Baptism of Kalanimōku

Three months after Kamehameha's death, Captain Louis de Freycinet aboard the French ship Uranie, arrived at Kailua. Kalanimōku was a grandson of Kekaulike, the king of Maui - Kalanimōku had been Kamehameha's prime minister and adviser on whom the king leaned most heavily. Kalanimōku said he had desired to be a Christian The ceremony of his baptism took place on board, with considerable pomp…