Title: Tough to watch, but presents a culture in transition
Product review: Story primarily involves how one emotionally repressed New England reverend wants to save the native Hawaiian souls on his terms, yet also protect them from exploitation by foreigners. Abner's character is so grim that it would be difficult to get through this story without wife Jerusha's loving influence, which is why I opted to get the MGM VHS version for viewing. Ultimately shows how brutal any revolution in religion, society, economy or politics can be. Hopefully a complete widescreen edition will come eventually to DVD or Bluray, now that the sequel The Hawaiians is now available on made to order video from at the time that this was written.
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