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Letter Reference:
1842_Mar8_Kauikeaouli-Baldwin
Date of Letter:
March 8, 1842
From:
Kamehameha III [Kauikeaouli, Kamehameha III]
To:
Baluina [Rev. Dwight Baldwin]
Content Summary:
Kauikeaouli responds to a letter from Reverend Baldwin regarding tapa.
Typescript:
[Page 1 of 2]
[Archivist's note in another hand]
Kam III
Lahaina Mar 8, 1842
Aloha nui oe e Baluina
Ua loaa mai kau wahi
palapala ia'u aua loaa
hookahi iako mamaki
ua loko maikai olua ika
hoike mai ia'u iko olua
hemahema aole ou ma
nao e ku ai aku no ko'u
Aloha maoli aku ia olua
Na Kamehameha III
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Na Baluina
Translation:
[Page 1 of 2]
Lahaina March 8, 1842
Great regards to you, Baldwin
I received your letter and I have received one forty-piece bundle of mamaki tapa. You
two were gracious in reporting to me your needs. I have no intention of selling these, because of
my great affection for you two.
From Kamehameha III
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter cover]
For Baldwin
Notes:
1. Baluina - Rev. Dwight Baldwin came to Hawaiʻi in 1831 with the fourth company of
missionaries and resided on Maui, stationed at Waineʻe Church.
2. iako - ʻIako is the number forty, particularly used in counting pieces of tapa.
3. mamaki - Māmaki is a mulberry-like tree (Pipturus albidus), the bark of which was used
to make tapa. The word mamaki in the letter likely refers to the tapa itself rather than the
tree.
4. Kamehameha III - Kauikeaouli was the second son of Kamehameha I and Keōpūolani
and ascended the throne in 1825 as Kamehameha III. He was the longest ruling of the
Hawaiian monarchs, and was king at the time of this letter.
1842_Mar8_Kauikeaouli-Baldwin
Date of Letter:
March 8, 1842
From:
Kamehameha III [Kauikeaouli, Kamehameha III]
To:
Baluina [Rev. Dwight Baldwin]
Content Summary:
Kauikeaouli responds to a letter from Reverend Baldwin regarding tapa.
Typescript:
[Page 1 of 2]
[Archivist's note in another hand]
Kam III
Lahaina Mar 8, 1842
Aloha nui oe e Baluina
Ua loaa mai kau wahi
palapala ia'u aua loaa
hookahi iako mamaki
ua loko maikai olua ika
hoike mai ia'u iko olua
hemahema aole ou ma
nao e ku ai aku no ko'u
Aloha maoli aku ia olua
Na Kamehameha III
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Na Baluina
Translation:
[Page 1 of 2]
Lahaina March 8, 1842
Great regards to you, Baldwin
I received your letter and I have received one forty-piece bundle of mamaki tapa. You
two were gracious in reporting to me your needs. I have no intention of selling these, because of
my great affection for you two.
From Kamehameha III
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter cover]
For Baldwin
Notes:
1. Baluina - Rev. Dwight Baldwin came to Hawaiʻi in 1831 with the fourth company of
missionaries and resided on Maui, stationed at Waineʻe Church.
2. iako - ʻIako is the number forty, particularly used in counting pieces of tapa.
3. mamaki - Māmaki is a mulberry-like tree (Pipturus albidus), the bark of which was used
to make tapa. The word mamaki in the letter likely refers to the tapa itself rather than the
tree.
4. Kamehameha III - Kauikeaouli was the second son of Kamehameha I and Keōpūolani
and ascended the throne in 1825 as Kamehameha III. He was the longest ruling of the
Hawaiian monarchs, and was king at the time of this letter.