Watercolor sketch by Clarissa Chapman Armstrong, c. 1840
Bartimeus Lalana Puaʻaiki (c. 1785 – February 21, 1844) was an early convert and the first Native Hawaiian to be licensed to preach Protestant Christianity. Prior to his conversion, he served as a hula dancer in the court of King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamāmalu.
Bartimeus Lalana Puaʻaiki (c. 1785 – February 21, 1844) was an early convert and the first Native Hawaiian to be licensed to preach Protestant Christianity...
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Subjects of her watercolor made in Hawaii included blind preacher Bartimea Puaʻaiki, Governor Hoapili of Maui and Queen Kalākua Kaheiheimālie. Richard Armstrong...
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Bartimeus", after the biblical character, born with the Hawaiian name Puaaiki. At the suggestion of local chief Kiha, he founded the independent Poʻokela...
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