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Isaac Davis (c. 1726–1810) was a British advisor to Kamehameha I and helped form the Kingdom of Hawaii. He arrived in Hawaii in 1790 as the sole survivor of the massacre of the crew of ''The Fair American''. He along with John Young became friends and advisors to Kamehameha. He brought western military knowledge to Hawaii and played a prominent role during Hawaii's first contacts with the European powers. He spent the rest of his life in Hawaii and was known to the Hawaiian as Aikake. ==Life== Isaac Davis was born about 1726 in Action, Ma.〔(Hawaiian Genealogy of Kekoolani and Other Families - pafg18 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File )〕 He was a seaman on the American schooner ''Fair American'', engaged with a larger companion ship, the ''Eleanora'', in the maritime fur trade between the Pacific Northwest and China. In 1790, the ''Eleanora'' was underthe Captain Simon Metcalfe, when one of his skiffs was stolen by the chief Kaōpūiki at Honuaula on Maui. He punished the Hawaiians severely, killing more than 100 Hawaiians at Olowalu. Metcalfe also once mistreated Kameeiamoku, a high chief on the island of Hawaii, and one of the sacred ''pio'' twins, by whipping him. The humiliated Kameeiamoku swore vengeance on the next ship to arrive. He attacked ''The Fair American'' at Kaūpūlehu, which was under the command of Metcalfe’s 18-year-old son, Thomas. Thomas and all of the ''Fair American’s'' crew were killed, except for Isaac Davis, the sole survivor of the attack, who was tied to a canoe and left nearly dead. It is said that Davis's life was spared because of his brave fighting(). In March 1790, Simon Metcalfe left his boatswain, John Young, ashore and sailed away from the Hawaiian Islands without knowing that his son had been killed. The ''Fair American'' was taken over by Kamehameha. Although one blogger, citing a historical account that originated in a Hawaiian language newspaper in the early 20th century, explains that Kamehameha did not kill the crew of the ''Fair American''.〔Kanaiolowalu And Other Peoples' Credibility, http://kanaiolowalu-myths.blogspot.com/2013/06/kanaiolowalu-and-credibility.html. (citing Desha, Stephen, ''Kamehameha And His Warrior Kekuhaupio'', 237, Kamehameha Schools Press (May 2000).〕 Davis was nursed back to health by an American beachcomber named Isaac Ridler. Like his friend Young, Davis assisted Kamehameha in his dealings with foreigners and in wars of conquest.〔(Hawaiian Encyclopedia : Part 1: Complete Timeline of Hawaiian History )〕 Davis was given the Hawaiian name ''Aikake'', after the way that the Hawaiians tried to pronounce Isaac, from /ˈaɪzək/ to /ˈaɪzɑkɛ/, Isaac"eh", to /ˈaɪkəkɛ/ (Aikake). He was given the status of a high chief and married a relative of King Kamehameha I. He was appointed Governor of Oahu, and owned estates on Oahu, Maui, Molokai, and the Big Island 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Isaac Davis (Hawaii)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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