A History of the Pacific Islands

achieved administration affairs American annexation attempt Australian authority became bêche-de-mer become Britain Cakobau Caledonia Carolines chiefs Christianity civil claim commerce communities Company constitution consul continued Cook Islands cultural decades early eastern eighteenth century election elsewhere established European expedition exploitation Fiji Fijian foreign French further German Godeffroys Hawai'i Hawai'ian Hebrides human independence Indian indigenous influence interests island groups Kamehameha king labour land languages Lapita less Ma'afu major Maori Marquesas Melanesian Micronesia mission missionaries nationalist nations native negotiations nineteenth century numbers ocean Pacific islanders Papua New Guinea party plantations political Polynesian Pomare Pomare II population possession protectorate Queensland races racial recruiting result sail sandalwood sandalwood trade seemed settlement settlers ships social society Society Islands South Pacific success Tahiti Tahitians tapu territory Tonga traditional treaty Tu'i Ha'atakalaua Tu'i Kanokupolu Tu'i Tonga United Vanuatu visits voyages Wesleyan Western Samoa whaling Zealand