Luika (Laika) Kaumaka – The First Confessor and Apostle of Waialua My historical research on the foundational period of the Catholic mission and the detailed ecclesiastical records of Father Reginald Yzendoorn indicate that the story of Luika (Laika) Kaumaka is one of the most significant accounts of early religious resilience in Hawaii. She stands in…

Chapter 1 The Ali’i and the Seed: The Baptism of Boki and the Dawn of the French Mission In 1819, the Hawaiian Kingdom was in a state of profound spiritual transition. King Kamehameha the Great had recently died, and the ancient kapu system—the strict religious and social framework of the islands—was being systematically dismantled. It…