Elizabeth McHutcheson was a hearty woman of Scottish descent cursed with a terminal case of wanderlust. She married a ship’s captain named Francis Sinclair and eventually produced six children. Elizabeth moved her family to New Zealand and established a farm. However, her husband and eldest son were later lost at sea along with most of the family’s possessions.
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From this event came the idiom, Don't shoot a Hawaiian three times or he will get mad. I first read of this while a boy on O'ahu reading through old newspapers.
ReplyDeleteThe linked article is quite accurate to the actual details and time line.
Rick
Interesting and I hadn't heard the quote before.
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