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The portrait of a young Hawaiian girl and her pet dog is perhaps Tikhanov's most appealing watercolor. The girl is shown crouching, her knees drawn up and her feet neatly tucked under as if arranged to fit the confines of the page. She turns her head to face outward at a slightly awkward angle, but she seems at ease, absorbed in her own thoughts. Her small dog rests on her knees, curled up.<br/><br/> The young girl wears about her waist a pink paʻu skirt of the finest and softest manufacture. Her matching <i>kihei</i>, or wrapper, is thrown across her left shoulder, over her head, and down her back. An additional detail of the girl's costume is the lei of hala' fruit segments, perhaps worn as a sign of mourning for the recent death of Kamehameha I's sister.<br/><br/> The identity of the girl is unknown, but she must have been of high status because of her elegant costume and band of lime-bleached hair, a dressing much in vogue at the time among women of royal rank.
Kamehameha II (c. 1797 – July 14, 1824) was the second king of the Kingdom of Hawaii. His birth name was Liholiho and full name was Kalaninui kua Liholiho i ke kapu Iolani.
Kamamalu Kalan Ku'ana-o-Kamehamalu Kekuaiwa-o-kalani Keali-Ho'opili-a-Walu (1802–1824) was Queen consort of the Kingdom of Hawaii as the wife of King Kamehameha II.<br/><br/> In 1823, Kamehameha II and Kamamalu left the Sandwich Islands for London, arriving there in May 1824 for a state visit with King George IV. In London the royal party were fitted with the latest fashion and attended opera and ballet at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Many ladies of London sought the patterns of the turban that adorned her head. She attracted attention because she stood over six feet tall and was strikingly beautiful. She and her husband were the first Hawaiian monarchs to visit England.<br/><br/> While in London, Kamamalu contracted measles and died on July 8. Six days later her grief-stricken husband also died of the measles.
Kamehameha II is best remembered for the 'Ai Noa, the breaking of the ancient kapu (taboo) system of religious laws six months into his reign when he sat down with Kaʻahumanu and his mother Keopuolani and ate a meal together. What followed was the disbanding of the social class of priest and the destruction of temples and images.<br/><br/> In 1823, Kamehameha II and Kamamalu left the Sandwich Islands for London, arriving there in May 1824 for a state visit with King George IV. In London the royal party were fitted with the latest fashion and attended opera and ballet at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.While in London, Kamamalu contracted measles and died on July 8. Six days later her grief-stricken husband also died of the measles.
The 1778 arrival of British explorer James Cook was Hawaii’s first documented contact with European explorers. Cook named the islands the 'Sandwich Islands' in honor of his sponsor John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. He published the islands' location and reported the native name as Owyhee.<br/><br/> Cook visited the islands twice. During his second visit in 1779, he attempted to abduct the King of the Big Island of Hawaii, Kalaniʻōpuʻu, and hold him as ransom for the return of a ship's boat that was taken by a minor chief and his men, a tactic that had worked for Cook in Tahiti and other islands. Kalaniʻōpuʻu and his supporters fought back and Cook and four Marines were killed as Cook's party retreated to the beach and launched their boats.