We soon figured out, that these Hawaiians still believed in their traditional Hawaiian beliefs. They believed in multiple gods and not just one. We knew this was our chance to spread Christianity to these Hawaiians. We explained to them in many ways that their problems are trying to tell them, that converting to Christianity is the only way to cure it. Probably after the 6th time we explained to them, slowly the Hawaiians converted to Christianity. Then the Hawaiian government got involved. The ali’i class started to convert to Christianity first, and because of that eventually members of the government, from the commoners to the chiefs stopped believing in their gods. They burned down their heiau, the images of gods, and committed to
We soon figured out, that these Hawaiians still believed in their traditional Hawaiian beliefs. They believed in multiple gods and not just one. We knew this was our chance to spread Christianity to these Hawaiians. We explained to them in many ways that their problems are trying to tell them, that converting to Christianity is the only way to cure it. Probably after the 6th time we explained to them, slowly the Hawaiians converted to Christianity. Then the Hawaiian government got involved. The ali’i class started to convert to Christianity first, and because of that eventually members of the government, from the commoners to the chiefs stopped believing in their gods. They burned down their heiau, the images of gods, and committed to