Text
Letter Reference:
Undated_Kanaina-Baldwin
Date of Letter:
Undated
From:
Unsigned [A note in the upper left corner says C. Kanaina - Charles Kanaʻina]
To:
Palawina [Rev. Dwight Baldwin]
Content Summary:
Charles Kanaʻina writes to Rev. Baldwin regarding his wife's health and asks that he
come to see her in person.
Typescript:
[Page 1 of 1, left side]
[Letter Cover]
Na
Palauwina
Maunahoomaha
[Page 1 of 1, right side]
C. Kanaina
E Palawina e
ke hai aku nei a'u
ia oe, ua nui mai
ka eha o ka maihehe
o Auhea ua nui mai ka palahu o ka Ili.
ua wa^iho ia ka laau
kupenu oua mai la
no ka maneo, pe nei
ko'u manao a me ka
mai[noi?] ia oe, E iho mai
oe e nana ia ia i
keia la. Oia kahi
olelo ia oe.
Translation:
[Page 1 of 1, left side]
[Letter Cover]
For
Baldwin
Maunahoomaha
[Page 1 of 1, right side]
C. Kanaina
O Baldwin,
I am informing you that the pain of Auhea’s abscess has increased. There is more
pus on the skin. The ointment for that ailment was applied because of itching. This is my
message and a [request] to you. Come down and attend to her today. That is my word to
you.
Notes:
1. C. Kanaina - This name is written in the upper right hand corner of the letter in a
different hand.
2. Palauwina/Palawina - Rev. Dwight Baldwin came to Hawaiʻi in 1831 with the
fourth company of missionaries and resided on Maui.
3. Kanaina - Charles Kanaʻina was a man of chiefly lineage who married Miriam
Kekāuluohi (referred to as Auhea in this letter). Their son, Willian Charles
Lunalilo, was the sixth monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
4. Auhea - This is one of the names of Miriam Kekāuluohi, wife of Charles Kanaʻina
and mother of William Charles Lunalilo.
Undated_Kanaina-Baldwin
Date of Letter:
Undated
From:
Unsigned [A note in the upper left corner says C. Kanaina - Charles Kanaʻina]
To:
Palawina [Rev. Dwight Baldwin]
Content Summary:
Charles Kanaʻina writes to Rev. Baldwin regarding his wife's health and asks that he
come to see her in person.
Typescript:
[Page 1 of 1, left side]
[Letter Cover]
Na
Palauwina
Maunahoomaha
[Page 1 of 1, right side]
C. Kanaina
E Palawina e
ke hai aku nei a'u
ia oe, ua nui mai
ka eha o ka maihehe
o Auhea ua nui mai ka palahu o ka Ili.
ua wa^iho ia ka laau
kupenu oua mai la
no ka maneo, pe nei
ko'u manao a me ka
mai[noi?] ia oe, E iho mai
oe e nana ia ia i
keia la. Oia kahi
olelo ia oe.
Translation:
[Page 1 of 1, left side]
[Letter Cover]
For
Baldwin
Maunahoomaha
[Page 1 of 1, right side]
C. Kanaina
O Baldwin,
I am informing you that the pain of Auhea’s abscess has increased. There is more
pus on the skin. The ointment for that ailment was applied because of itching. This is my
message and a [request] to you. Come down and attend to her today. That is my word to
you.
Notes:
1. C. Kanaina - This name is written in the upper right hand corner of the letter in a
different hand.
2. Palauwina/Palawina - Rev. Dwight Baldwin came to Hawaiʻi in 1831 with the
fourth company of missionaries and resided on Maui.
3. Kanaina - Charles Kanaʻina was a man of chiefly lineage who married Miriam
Kekāuluohi (referred to as Auhea in this letter). Their son, Willian Charles
Lunalilo, was the sixth monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
4. Auhea - This is one of the names of Miriam Kekāuluohi, wife of Charles Kanaʻina
and mother of William Charles Lunalilo.