Word: opukahaia
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Dates: during 1959-1959
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Meanwhile, 5,000 miles away, another young Hawaiian was the accidental agent who evoked new tradition and new standards. He was Opukahaia, taken to New Haven, Conn, by a sea captain in 1809. One day Opukahaia was found weeping on the steps of Yale College, lamenting his ignorance. Sympathetic college students tutored him, and soon he became an ardent Christian; he died of typhus before he could return to the islands. The story of Opukahaia inspired the organization of the Sandwich Islands Mission, and in October 1819 seven New England families, singing When Shall We All Meet Again, set sail...
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