Palawai

Authors

Keywords

Palawai, Hawaii, Zion, missionaries

Abstract

Because the law in Hawaii did not allow Hawaiian converts to migrate to Zion, Brigham Young counseled the missionaries to locate a gathering place in Hawaii. On September 28, 1853, Francis A. Hammond discovered a possible gathering place for the LDS while traveling on the island of Lanai. The spot Hammond chose was the Palawai Basin. He described it as: “lying at the foot of the large mountain on the east and extending toward a high ridge on the west, which enclosed completely a large tract of good land, perhaps 5,000 acres of which was in full view.” Further, Hammond wrote, “I have never seen a better tract of land in one body on these islands.” Hammond could see only one drawback to the place and that was its lack of fresh water during the dry season.1

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

(2012) "Palawai," Mormon Pacific Historical Society: Vol. 33, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mphs/vol33/iss1/4