Let’s Unveil the Past!

In September of 1954, exactly sixty years ago this fall, four year old Martha Elizabeth Greenwell (M.E.G.), affectionately known by her family as “Meg”, unveiled a large granite monument erected in honor of her late paternal grandfather.

Maile's MeanderingsMaile MelroseSeptember 5, 2014arthur greenwell, kealakekua ranch, captain cook, hawaiian history

Ka`awaloa, South Kona, Hawaii

If it were possible to be a fly on the wall of Kealakekua’s cliffs in 1793, we would have seen Vancouver unloading California cattle into canoes in these waters. We would have witnessed Queen Ka`ahumanu and Kamehameha patching up their lover’s quarrel on board Vancouver’s ship. We would have shuddered in fear and delight as explosions of fireworks lighted up the inky night skies over the bay, a popular 18th century entertainment produced by the English for their Hawaiian hosts.

Maile's MeanderingsMaile MelroseMay 19, 2012kaawaloa, kealakekua, hawaiian history, jack london, captain cook