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                  <text>��Letter Reference:
1838_Sep19_Kekuanaoa-Chamberlain
Date of Letter:
September 19, 1838
From:
Kekuanaoa [Mataio Kekūanāoʻa]
To:
Mr. Kamalena [Mr. Levi Chamberlain]
Content Summary:
Mataio Kekūanāoʻa writes to Mr. Levi Chamberlain regarding using land in Waialua for
raising cattle.
Typescript:
[Page 1 of 2]
Kahalekauila Sepat 19/38
Aloha oe e Mr Kamalena.
Ua olelo iho nei makou i
ka mea a kakou i olelo ai
i ka po nei, i kahi e hanai
ai ka Bipi i Waialua, aole
i akaka ia makou, ke hoole
aku nei makou.
Na Kekuanaoa
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Kekuanaoa
Jul 19 1838
Na Kamalani
Translation:
[Page 1 of 2]
Kahalekauila September 19, 1838
Greetings to you, Mr. Chamberlain,
Those of us here discussed the matter that we all spoke about last night, the place
to raise the cattle in Waialua. It is unclear to us, therefore we here are refusing.
By Kekuanaoa
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Kekuanaoa

�July 19, 1838
For Chamberlain
Notes:
1. Mr. Kamalena - 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. Kekuanaoa - Mataio Kekūanāoʻa, of chiefly descent, was first married to Kalani
Pauahi and then to Elizabeth Kīnaʻu. He was the Royal Governor of the island of
Oʻahu from 1834-1868, a member of the House of Nobles and Privy Council, the
6th Kuhina Nui (regent) and the father of Kamehameha IV and Kamehameha V.

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