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Letter Reference:
1839_Kauikeaouli-Missionaries
Date of Letter:
1839
From:
Kamehameha III et al. [Kauikeaouli, Kekāuluohi, Hoapili]
To:
na kumu [Missionary Teachers]
Content Summary:
Kauikeaouli writes to the missionary teachers informing them that Mr. Amos Starr Cooke has
been asked to set up and lead the Chiefs' Children's School.
Typescript:
[Page 1 of 2]
Aloha oukou
e na kumu.
Auhea oukou e
na kumu a pau loa.
Ke noi aku nei makou
ia Mi Kuke i kumu
na na keiki Alii a
makou. Oia ke kumu ao a na keiki Alii.
A me Kauka hoi ka
mea nana e malama i na
keiki alii. No ka mea e
paa loa 'na no maua ia
Kauka i mea e pono ai na
keiki a me na pilikia kekahi i waena o makou a
me oukou.
Kamehameha III Hoapili k
Kekauluohi
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Letter of Kamehameha ^III
& Kekuluohe
asking for a Teacher
for the children of
the Chiefs 1839.
Na na
Misionari, a pau.
Translation:
[Page 1 of 1]
Greetings to all of you, the teachers,
Heed this all of you, all teachers. We are asking for Mr. Cooke to be a teacher for our chiefly
children. He will be the instructor for the royal children. Also Dr. Judd, to take care of the
chiefly children. For we are securing Dr. Judd for the good of the children and to resolve any
difficulties between us and all of you.
Kamehameha III
Hoapili
Kekauluohi
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Letter of Kamehameha ^III
& Kekuluohe
asking for a Teacher
for the children of
the Chiefs 1839.
For all the
Missionaries.
Notes:
1. Mi Kuke - Amos Starr Cooke was a member of the eighth company of missionaries sent
to Hawaiʻi by the A.B.C.F.M., arriving in 1837. He was appointed headmaster of the
Chiefs' Children's School in 1839 at the request of the king and the chiefs. His wife,
Juliette Montague Cooke, worked with him to establish and operate the school.
2. Kauka- Dr. Gerrit Parmele Judd, known as Kauka, was a member of the 3rd company
of missionaries, arriving in Hawaiʻi in 1828. A medical doctor by training, he became
an important advisor to the king and the government, holding a number of official
positions and resigning from the mission in 1842 to become a translator and recorder
for the Hawaiian government.
3. Kamehameha III - Kauikeaouli was the second royal son of Kamehameha Paiʻea. As
Kamehameha III, he ruled the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1825 to 1854.
4. Hoapili - Hoapilikāne, also known as Ulumeheihei, was a chief in the royal court of
Kamehameha I. Because of his close kinship with Kamehameha, Ulumeheihei was
dubbed Hoapili, or close friend, as a title of endearment.
5. Kekauluohi - Miriam ʻAuhea Kekāuluohi, mother of William Charles Lunalilo, became
the Kuhina Nui or regent of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1839, taking on the name
Kaʻahumanu III.
1839_Kauikeaouli-Missionaries
Date of Letter:
1839
From:
Kamehameha III et al. [Kauikeaouli, Kekāuluohi, Hoapili]
To:
na kumu [Missionary Teachers]
Content Summary:
Kauikeaouli writes to the missionary teachers informing them that Mr. Amos Starr Cooke has
been asked to set up and lead the Chiefs' Children's School.
Typescript:
[Page 1 of 2]
Aloha oukou
e na kumu.
Auhea oukou e
na kumu a pau loa.
Ke noi aku nei makou
ia Mi Kuke i kumu
na na keiki Alii a
makou. Oia ke kumu ao a na keiki Alii.
A me Kauka hoi ka
mea nana e malama i na
keiki alii. No ka mea e
paa loa 'na no maua ia
Kauka i mea e pono ai na
keiki a me na pilikia kekahi i waena o makou a
me oukou.
Kamehameha III Hoapili k
Kekauluohi
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Letter of Kamehameha ^III
& Kekuluohe
asking for a Teacher
for the children of
the Chiefs 1839.
Na na
Misionari, a pau.
Translation:
[Page 1 of 1]
Greetings to all of you, the teachers,
Heed this all of you, all teachers. We are asking for Mr. Cooke to be a teacher for our chiefly
children. He will be the instructor for the royal children. Also Dr. Judd, to take care of the
chiefly children. For we are securing Dr. Judd for the good of the children and to resolve any
difficulties between us and all of you.
Kamehameha III
Hoapili
Kekauluohi
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Letter of Kamehameha ^III
& Kekuluohe
asking for a Teacher
for the children of
the Chiefs 1839.
For all the
Missionaries.
Notes:
1. Mi Kuke - Amos Starr Cooke was a member of the eighth company of missionaries sent
to Hawaiʻi by the A.B.C.F.M., arriving in 1837. He was appointed headmaster of the
Chiefs' Children's School in 1839 at the request of the king and the chiefs. His wife,
Juliette Montague Cooke, worked with him to establish and operate the school.
2. Kauka- Dr. Gerrit Parmele Judd, known as Kauka, was a member of the 3rd company
of missionaries, arriving in Hawaiʻi in 1828. A medical doctor by training, he became
an important advisor to the king and the government, holding a number of official
positions and resigning from the mission in 1842 to become a translator and recorder
for the Hawaiian government.
3. Kamehameha III - Kauikeaouli was the second royal son of Kamehameha Paiʻea. As
Kamehameha III, he ruled the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1825 to 1854.
4. Hoapili - Hoapilikāne, also known as Ulumeheihei, was a chief in the royal court of
Kamehameha I. Because of his close kinship with Kamehameha, Ulumeheihei was
dubbed Hoapili, or close friend, as a title of endearment.
5. Kekauluohi - Miriam ʻAuhea Kekāuluohi, mother of William Charles Lunalilo, became
the Kuhina Nui or regent of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1839, taking on the name
Kaʻahumanu III.