Hagoth’s Lost Ships and Hawaii

Title

Hagoth’s Lost Ships and Hawaii

Magazine

Improvement Era

Publication Type

Magazine Article

Year of Publication

1924

Editors

Anderson, Edward H. (Secondary), and Grant, Heber J. (Secondary)

Pagination

482–483

Date Published

March 1924

Volume

27

Issue Number

5

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

In this article, the episode about Hagoth and his sea-venturing ships is quoted from Alma 63 and the theory advanced that the Polynesians descended from Book of Mormon peoples who sailed to Hawaii. It also compares rituals and customs of the ancient Hawaiians with the Israelites.

Hagoth
Polynesia
Hawaii

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