Text
Letter Reference:
1836_Jun_Kauikeaouli-Kinau
Date of Letter:
Jun 1836
From:
King Kauikeaouli [Kamehameha III]
To:
Kaahumanu 2 [Elizabeth Kīnaʻu, Kaʻahumanu II]
Content Summary:
King Kauikeaouli writes to Kaʻahumanu II, Kīnaʻu, regarding his consumption of alcohol.
Typescript:
[Page 1 of 2]
Aloha oe e Kaahumanu 2
Eia kou manao ia oe e hooikeike
aku au iko iko umanao ika rama
aole ipau kou inu ana ika rama
aole nae au einu maka ona heinu
no he wahi inu hoolealea ae no oko
palapala au ihoo una mai nei ua
ike ihonei au aole paha epon oke ae aku
au keinu nei nohoi ina la ua haalele
loa au iala paha upono oia kou manao
la ia oe ua palapala mai nei nohoi kapoe
kumu akakou ikola kou manao noka ram
a nohoi kolakou manao uahai aku nohoi
au ia lakou i kou manao inala aole au
einu iki anala ina ua ae aku au ikou
manao la oia kou manaola ia oe pau kou
manao
Aloha nui oe
Na King Kauikeaouli
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Letter of the King
to Kinau June 1836
Autograph letterNa Kaahumanu 2
Oahu
Honolulu
Papu
Translation:
[Page 1 of 2]
Greetings to you, Kaahumanu 2,
Here is my message to you, I shall present my thoughts about liquor. My drinking of
liquor has not ended, but I do not drink to drunkenness. It is drinking, but only some drinking for
pleasure. The letter you sent me, I have recently seen; I probably should not agree, for I am still
drinking. If I had completely quit, then perhaps it would be proper. That's my message to you.
Our teachers have also written their thoughts and their concerns are about liquor as well. I told
them my opinion, that if I did not drink at all, if that were the case, then I would have agreed
with that notion. Those are my thoughts to you, and my message is finished.
Great regards to you,
From King Kauikeaouli
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Letter of the King
to Kinau June 1836
Autograph letterTo Kaahumanu II
Oahu
Honolulu
Fort
Notes:
1. Kaahumanu 2 - Elizabeth Kīna‘u was a high-ranking daughter of Kamehameha and an
early convert to Christianity. She became known as Kaʻahumanu II when she assumed
the role of Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Islands from 1832-1839.
2. King Kauikeaouli - Kauikeaouli, also known as Kamehameha III, was the second royal
son of Kamehameha Paiʻea. Kauikeaouli ruled the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1825 to
1854. Signing the letter as "King Kauikeaouli" may have intended to impress upon
Kīnaʻu his authority to make his own decisions in the matter.
1836_Jun_Kauikeaouli-Kinau
Date of Letter:
Jun 1836
From:
King Kauikeaouli [Kamehameha III]
To:
Kaahumanu 2 [Elizabeth Kīnaʻu, Kaʻahumanu II]
Content Summary:
King Kauikeaouli writes to Kaʻahumanu II, Kīnaʻu, regarding his consumption of alcohol.
Typescript:
[Page 1 of 2]
Aloha oe e Kaahumanu 2
Eia kou manao ia oe e hooikeike
aku au iko iko umanao ika rama
aole ipau kou inu ana ika rama
aole nae au einu maka ona heinu
no he wahi inu hoolealea ae no oko
palapala au ihoo una mai nei ua
ike ihonei au aole paha epon oke ae aku
au keinu nei nohoi ina la ua haalele
loa au iala paha upono oia kou manao
la ia oe ua palapala mai nei nohoi kapoe
kumu akakou ikola kou manao noka ram
a nohoi kolakou manao uahai aku nohoi
au ia lakou i kou manao inala aole au
einu iki anala ina ua ae aku au ikou
manao la oia kou manaola ia oe pau kou
manao
Aloha nui oe
Na King Kauikeaouli
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Letter of the King
to Kinau June 1836
Autograph letterNa Kaahumanu 2
Oahu
Honolulu
Papu
Translation:
[Page 1 of 2]
Greetings to you, Kaahumanu 2,
Here is my message to you, I shall present my thoughts about liquor. My drinking of
liquor has not ended, but I do not drink to drunkenness. It is drinking, but only some drinking for
pleasure. The letter you sent me, I have recently seen; I probably should not agree, for I am still
drinking. If I had completely quit, then perhaps it would be proper. That's my message to you.
Our teachers have also written their thoughts and their concerns are about liquor as well. I told
them my opinion, that if I did not drink at all, if that were the case, then I would have agreed
with that notion. Those are my thoughts to you, and my message is finished.
Great regards to you,
From King Kauikeaouli
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Letter of the King
to Kinau June 1836
Autograph letterTo Kaahumanu II
Oahu
Honolulu
Fort
Notes:
1. Kaahumanu 2 - Elizabeth Kīna‘u was a high-ranking daughter of Kamehameha and an
early convert to Christianity. She became known as Kaʻahumanu II when she assumed
the role of Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Islands from 1832-1839.
2. King Kauikeaouli - Kauikeaouli, also known as Kamehameha III, was the second royal
son of Kamehameha Paiʻea. Kauikeaouli ruled the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1825 to
1854. Signing the letter as "King Kauikeaouli" may have intended to impress upon
Kīnaʻu his authority to make his own decisions in the matter.