https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/2f3417658026fcd6af51a69dc5330273.pdf 49608e468a4a255049a95c2125084b7a PDF Text Text ���Letter Reference: 1822_Mahoehope_Kaahumanu-Kamehamalu Date: Mahoehope 32, 1822 [late July, 1822] From: Kaahumanu [Elisabeth Kaʻahumanu] To: Kamehamaru [Kamehamalu, Kamāmalu] Content Summary: Kaʻahumanu writes to Kamehamalu to introduce Kaumualiʻi as her new husband, encourage more letter writing and send a gift of goby fish. Typescript: [Page 1 of 3] Waimea, Mahoehope 32 1822 Aroha oe e Kamehamaru, Eia ka palapala ako Makua ^wahihine ana ko makuakane ana ko makua hou, kuu kane hou. Aroha oe ame kuu Keiki a meau kaikamahine apau roa. Aore omaua maimai he ola no Haavi mai o Uheke i kana wahi aroha ia oukou apau roa, Ekolu makou hooka wahi palapala aore he nui aku. Eia kuu wahi olelo ia oe, eia ku oe ika puu aioeoe ehoouna mai palapala ia nei, ua nui kanaka ua hapa ka palapala eake au ehoouna mai ielua lau palapala owhyhee nei ua makemake makou ike ^ao palapala mamuli paha akamai. [Page 2 of 3] Haavi aku oe ika maua Aroha ia Miti Bingham a Miti Binamu wahine, o ka pu aioeoe apau. Eia kau wahi makana iaoe hemau wailau o opu. Owau no kou makua Kaahumanu a Tamoree Taumuarii. [Page 3 of 3] [Letter cover] U �Kamehamaru Woahoo Hanalulu Translation: [Page 1 of 3] Waimea, Mahoehope 32, 1822 Greetings to you, Kamehamalu, Here is a letter from your aunt and your uncle, from your new uncle, my new husband. Love to you, to my son and to all of my daughters. The two of us have had no illness, but are in good health. Uheke gives his/her regards to all of you. There are three of us, but there was one letter and no more. Here is my word to you, there you are among the longnecks, so send letters here. There are many people, but few letters. I want [you] to send eight hundred Hawaiian letters. We want literacy, it may make us wise. [Page 2 of 3] Give our affection to Mr. and Mrs. Bingham and all the longnecks. Here is my gift to you, some bundles of goby fish. Me, your aunt Kaahumanu Kaumualii [Letter Cover] U Kamehamalu Oahu Honolulu Notes: 1. Mahoehope - Māhoehope is a summer month by the Hawaiian lunar calendar, generally cognate to July. 2. Kamehamaru - Kamehamalu, also known as Kamāmalu and Kamehamehamalu, was the primary wife of Liholiho, Kamehameha II. 3. Makuawahine - Makua wahine, lit. mother, can also be used to refer to an aunt or elder female in the family. 4. makuakane - Makua kāne, lit. father, can also be used to refer to an uncle or elder male in the family. 5. Keiki - Keiki, lit. son or child, can also be used to refer to a nephew or other younger member the family. 6. kaikamahine - Kaikamahine, lit. daughter or girl, can also be used to refer to a niece or other younger female member the family. 7. Uheke - This person is not identified, other than offering regards to Kamehamalu and the others. 8. puu aioeoe - Puʻu ʻāʻīoeoe, lit. group of longnecks; ʻāʻīoeoe was a term used to refer to the missionary wives, whose bonnets created an unusual shape to the head and neck. Puʻu �is a pluralizer. The mission wives were often relied on to tutor the chiefs and especially chiefesses. 9. lau - Four hundred in the old Hawaiian counting system. Two lau would be eight hundred. 10. owhyhee - Owhyhee was an early spelling used for Hawaiʻi, prior to the language being conventionalized. 11. ao palapala - Lit. teaching or learning of literacy. This letter emphasizes the interest and encouragement that fostered the spread of literacy throughout Hawaiʻi. 12. wailau - Wailau is a bundle of food wrapped in leaves for transport. 13. oopu - ʻOʻopu refers to one of the native goby fishes found mostly in freshwater streams, but some species live in sea water near the shore. 14. Kaahumanu - The favorite wife of Kamehameha I, Kaʻahumanu was the first Kuhina Nui, or regent, from 1819-1832. While this letter predates her commitment to Christianity, she did become a convert and a strong advocate for the Protestant religion. 15. Taumuarii - Kaumualiʻi was the last king of Kauaʻi who ceded his domain to Kamehameha I in 1810. He married Kaʻahumanu after the death of Kamehameha I. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kaahumanu - Ali`i Letters - 1822.07 - to Kamamalu Description An account of the resource Kaʻahumanu writes to Kamehamalu to introduce Kaumualiʻi as her new husband, encourage more letter writing and send a gift of goby fish. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hawaiian Evangelical Association Archives, 1853-1947. Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library at the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library at the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaahumanu, Elizabeth Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Puakea Nogelmeier Translated by Awaiaulu Foundation Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource If you would like permission to publish or reproduce this material, please send your requests to archives@missionhouses.org Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1822-07