Peace was what the world needed, not the end of the world! “The kapu system helped to make the ancient culture what it was: strong, tough, and resourceful, but also strict, combative, and sometimes brutal,” Tweto pointed out. Liholiho, who had become King Kamehameha II, put an end to the kapu system forever by destroying some temples and ceremoniously eating in public with women. The ancient Hawaiian kapu system and religious structure came to an end even before the Christian missionaries arrived in March 1820. Lava rocks and waves crashing Photo by Carmen MicsaThe end of the world“Why is this place called the end of the world?” I asked Heather.

Source: Forbes January 08, 2023 09:06 UTC