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                  <text>��Letter Reference:
1831_Jan21_Kinau-Chamberlain
Date of Letter:
January 21, 1831
From:
Kinau [Elisabeth Kīnaʻu, Kaʻahumanu II]
To:
Kamalani [Mr. Levi Chamberlain]
Content Summary:
Kīna‘u mentions names of three persons recommended for the Poʻahā.
Typescript:
[Page 1 of 2]
Aloha oe e Kamala^ni,
Eia kou wahi manao
ia oe eia keia poe
e komo i ka poaha
o kapoo Kaupena
Kualii alima uwiki
o ko'u nana ana ia
lakou
Na Kinau
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Na
Kamalani
Honolulu
Oahu
Kinau
Jan. 21 1831
Translation:
[Page 1 of 2]
Greetings to you, Chamberlain,
Here is my message to you. Here are these people to join the Poaha: Kapoo,
Kaupena, Kualii. I have been observing them for five weeks.
From Kinau
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]

�For
Chamberlain
Honolulu
Oahu
Kinau
January 21, 1831
Notes:
1. Kamalani – Mr. Levi Chamberlain was a member of the second company of
missionaries. He was the superintendent of secular affairs for the mission and
served as a missionary teacher.
2. ka poaha –The Po‘ahā, lit. Thursday, is a reference to the Bible study meetings,
held on Thursdays, that prepared one for baptism and membership in the church
congregation.
3. kapoo, Kaupena, Kualii - These are three persons recommended for the Poʻahā.
4. Kinau - Kīna‘u was a high-ranking daughter of Kamehameha and an early convert
to Christianity. She married Mataio Kekūanāoʻa in 1827 and two of their sons
became sovereigns, Kamehameha IV and Kamehameha V. Two years after this
letter, she became known as Kaʻahumanu II when she assumed the role of Kuhina
Nui of the Hawaiian Islands from 1832-1839.

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