Henry ʻŌpūkahaʻia played a pivotal role in inspiring the missionary presence in Hawai‘i. His avid embrace of Christianity, told in the best-selling Memoirs of Henry Obookiah, created a compelling vision of what the missionaries could accomplish in these far-off lands.
Henry ʻŌpūkahaʻia
ʻŌpūkahaʻia, portrait by Samuel F.B. Morse, 1816. Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives.
ʻŌpūkahaʻia, portrait by Samuel F.B. Morse, 1816. Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives.