https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/0a4d49a343bf06a208eb7472269ee1a4.pdf ad1babcd92e21b75021a77524d20f2c4 PDF Text Text ����Letter Reference: 1843_Jun12_Ii-Cooke Date of Letter: June 12, 1843 From: Ioane Ii [John Papa ʻĪʻī] To: Mi Cooke ma [Mr. & Mrs. Amos Starr Cooke] Content Summary: John ʻĪʻī reports receiving word from the Cookes and informs them about the current events in Luaehu, Maui. Typescript: [Page 1 of 4] Luaehu June 12, 1843. Aloha oukou a pau loa Mi Cooke ma Ua hai mai kahi ia'u i nehinei, na Koana i hai mai ia ia i na mea a oukou i hai mai ma ona la, e hoike mai ia'u, aole nae maua i halawai he maka, he maka, a hala e aku lakou i ka po o ka po alima aku nei. Minamina loa au i kuu ike ole ia lakou. Aka, i ka hai ana mai a ke kahi ia'u i ko oukou noho ana, He mai kai, hauoli nui au ilaila, no ka mea aohe mea pilikia o oukou ia mau la i hala aku la. No ka lokomaikai o ka Haku ia, pela iho la ka manao [Page 2 of 4] ana o ka naau. A o ko makou noho ana hoi ma anei, ua like no ka oluolu, aka, o ke lii Kamehameha III ka mea mai, he hui ma ka wawae akau a nakolo i ke poo, ma ke kuli �ka pe hu, ua lapaauia e ke kauka o ka manuwa, ke hoi aku la. Aole i loaa kona makemake, aole no hoi kekahi mea ana i manao ai e loaa ia ia i loaa aku, ua hoi nele aku. Hookahi wale no mea i loaa ia ia i ko'u nana ana, o Ke komo i kela hale keia hale i kela la keia la, o kona hiki ana ma anei a hoi aku nei. Ua lohe wale iho nei makou ano, E lawe ana oia ia Leleihoku a hoonoho ma ko Kauka wahi, e hui pu me lakou, aole na ke lii aku, na kona manao iho no. Aia no ia Kauka ka ke lii palapala, e lohe he a ua nei paha oukou ia ia. [Page 3 of 4] He huhu kona ia Kauka, a me Balawina, a me na misionari, pela kuu lohe mai i kahi poe oanei. Aole o na lii manao i ka olelo no Haalilio i ka hoohenehene ana a ke kahi Amerika ia ia, he mea uuku loa ia wahi a lakou. No ka mea, he hauoli ko lakou i keia wa, a he kaumaha lakou ia G.Pauleta oia iho la no la. Aole akaka ka wa e hoi aku ai au. Aloha oukou a pau. Na Ioane Ii. [Page 4 of 4] [Letter Cover] [In a different hand] John Ii 1843 Lahaina June 12th Recd 13th ans �Na Amos S. Cooke ma. Halekula lii Honolulu Translation: [Page 1 of 4] Luaehu June 12, 1845 Greetings to you all, Mr.Cooke and company, Someone told me yesterday that Koana had informed him about the things that you folks had told him to report to me, but the two of us did not meet in person before they all left last Friday night. I regret not having seen them. But when someone told that your situation is good, I was happy at that, since nothing has troubled you during those days that have now passed. That is due to the benevolence of the Lord, or so deems [Page 2 of 4] my heart. And as for our existence here, it is equally comfortable, though our king, Kamehameha III, is ill, with an ache in the right foot, a pounding in the head, and swelling in the knee. These were treated by the doctor of the warship, who is now going back. He did not receive what he wanted; not one thing that he thought he would get did he acquire. He left empty handed. The way I see it, the one thing he got was entry into house after house, day after day, his coming here and his leaving. We have just gotten word that he will take Leleiōhoku and settle him at Dr. Judd's place, to join them. This not by the king, but by his own plan. Dr. Judd has the king’s letter, you will likely hear from him. [Page 3 of 4] He is angry at Dr. Judd, Baldwin and the missionaries, or so I hear from some folks here. The chiefs have no concerns regarding the statement about Ha’alilio and how an American ridiculed him as a trifle, according to them. Because they are happy at this point, and also troubled by G. Paulet, that is all. I am not sure when I will return. Regards to you all, From John ʻĪʻī [Page 4 of 4] [Letter Cover] John Ii 1843 Lahaina June 12th Recd 13th ans For Amos S. Cooke and company. Chiefs' Children's School Honolulu Notes: �1. Mi Cooke – Amos Starr Cooke was selected to be the headmaster at the Chiefs' Children's School in the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. 2. Koana - Koana is probably Rev. Titus Coan, who arrived with the seventh company of missionaries in 1835. 3. 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. 4. Leleihoku – William Pitt Leleiōhoku was the son of chiefess Kiliwehi and Hawaiʻi's last Prime Minister, Kalanimoku. Leleiōhoku was a young noble at the time of these events who later served as the Governor of Hawaiʻi Island. 5. Kauka - Kauka was an name used for Dr. Gerrit Parmele Judd, a former missionary and doctor who became a trusted advisor of Kamehameha III. He was a translator and diplomatic liaison at the time of this letter. 6. Balawina - Rev. Dwight Baldwin came to Hawaiʻi in 1831 with the fourth company of missionaries and resided on Maui, stationed at Waineʻe Church. 7. Haalilio - Timoteo Kamalehua Haʻalilo was a friend of Kamehameha III and an envoy of the government who was traveling with Richards in Europe at the time of this letter. 8. Lord G. Paulet - Lord George Paulet of Great Britain landed the HBMS Carysfort in Honolulu on February 11, 1843 and proceeded to make demands and threaten the government for compliance, causing Kamehameha III to temporarily yield his authority to Paulet's rule. 9. John Ii – John (Ioane) Papa ʻĪʻī, began his service in the royal court as a childhood attendant to Kalanikualiholiho, who became Kamehameha II. He continued to serve the sovereigns of Hawaiʻi until his death in 1870. At the time of this letter, he was serving Kamehameha III (Kauikeaouli) during the temporary takeover of Hawaiʻi by Lord Paulet of Great Britain. � 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 Ii, John Papa - Ali`i Letters - 1843.06.12 - to Cooke, Amos S. Description An account of the resource John ʻĪʻī reports receiving word from the Cookes and informs them about the current events in Luaehu, Maui. 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 Ii, John Papa 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 1843-06-12