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34 Killing... Whales were caught and slaughtered for oil, meat and other necessities. Loving... By the late 1970s tours begin in earnest, creating a huge boom in the economy. Protesting... When extinction became a real possibility, people stood up. Whaling Through The 1800s FirsT ProTesTs sTarTed in early 1900s FirsT Whale WaTch Tours sTarTed in 1955 LEARNING TO LOVE THE WHALES: A PROGRESSION THROUGH THE AGES Adult Humpback Photo by Marty Wolff SHIPS WERE BUILT TO STORE WHALE OIL. In 1790, try-works, large pots that boiled the blubber and turned it into oil, were installed on ships along with areas to store barrels of the whale oil. "sailamokus," traveled around the world. Whalers prompted the cultivation of many vegetables, fruits and cattle on Maui. Because the whalers weren't crazy about the traditional Hawaiian diet of fish and poi, Hawaiians started finding alternatives by growing potatoes and other types of vegetables. This provided ship crew members with plenty of items to choose from on their visits to Maui, and for their long voyages. Hawaiian cowboys, called paniolos, corralled, raised, and began slaughtering wild cattle. These cows were direct descendants of those gifted to King Kamehameha by Captain George Vancouver in 1793. Based on scarcity of humpback whales in archeological sites and their perceived lack in Native Hawaiian art, petroglyphs and stories, it has been suggested that humpbacks are relatively