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| Keywords: 'A Man of the Sandwich Islands with His Helmet' (unknown artist, c. 1800).jpg A colored portrait based on the Portrait of Kaneena a chief of the Sandwich Islands in the North Pacific by w John Webber The actual spelling is Kanaina and he was one of the two chiefs along with Palea Pareea who were the first to greet Captain James Cook at Kealakekua Bay Described as fine as a figure as can be seen He was about six feet high had regular and expressive features with lively dark eyes; his deportment was easy firm and graceful According to Abraham Fornander he is possibly the person who struck the fatal blow that ended James Cook's life; he called him Kalanimanokahoowaha According to another source he was one of the chiefs that died in the fighting http //www visualphotos com/image/1x5048004/c1800_portrait_of_man_of_the_sandwich_islands after creator John Webber ca 1800 <gallery>File 'A Man of the Sandwich Islands with His Helmet' unknown artist c 1830 jpg File Portrait of Kaneena a chief of the Sandwich Islands in the North Pacific jpg</gallery> PD-old-100 Kanaina Works after John Webber Mahiole ʻAhu ʻula Depictions of natives in European works Native Hawaiians in art | ||||
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