The influence of Kapiolani against this most influential form of idolatrous worship was felt throughout the whole nation.
In 1836, twelve years later, Rev. Titus Coan wrote about the coming of many natives into a Christian life. He says: “In 1836, twelve [[162]]years after the visit of Kapiolani, among these converts was the High Priest of the volcano. He was more than six feet tall, and was of lofty bearing. He had been an idolater, a drunkard, an adulterer, a robber, and a murderer. His sister was more haughty and stubborn. She, too, was tall and majestic in her bearing. At length she yielded and with her brother became a docile member of the church.”
But it was Lord Tennyson who set down for posterity the heroic deed of the great queen in the following beautiful poem:
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[1] Vaccinium penduliformis—var. reticulatum. [↑]
[2] Plants used for kapa were wauke, olona, mamaki, poulu, akala, hau, maaloa, and the mulberry. [↑]
