https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/209b61cc356eedd58cd33d7a648b9a63.pdf 95ebcf8122c4179d55de0dd016811620 PDF Text Text ��Letter Reference: 1843_Jan21_Kekuanaoa-Cooke Date of Letter: January 21, 1843 From: Kekuanaoa [Mataio Kekūanāoʻa] To: Mr. Kuke [Mr. Amos Starr Cooke] Content Summary: Mataio Kekūanāoʻa reports to Mr. Amos Cooke that he has an ailment, and the children should not be around him at this time. Typescript: [Page 1 of 2] Aloha oe e Mr. Kuke E aloha ae oe i na keiki a pau a kaua Ke hai aku nei wau ia oe a me lakou pu, aole wau e hiki ke hoi aku no ka nui loa o kuu eha hookahi wale no o'u mai o ka mai hilo, a mai ae mai oe i kekahi o na keiki a kaua e hele mai no ka mea he mai ino keia, a ua hoao aku nei wau i ka hele aole e hiki, a me ke amo, aole no e hiki, a ke noho nei no wau e hoomanawanui a oluolu hoi aku no wau. Aloha oe Waianae Jan. 21th 1843 Kekuanaoa �[Page 2 of 2] [Letter Cover] Kekuanaoa Waianae Jan. 21/43 ansd Same day Mr. Kuke Halekula'Lii Honolulu Translation: [Page 1 of 2] Greetings to you, Mr. Cooke, Send regards to all our children. I am informing you and them as well that I am unable to return because of the intensity of my pain. I have one ailment, a running sore. Do not allow any of our children to come because this is a severe ailment. I have tried to walk and I am unable, and tried to lift and cannot. I abide to be patient until I am better, at which point I will return. Regards to you, Waianae Jan. 21st 1843 Kekuanaoa [Page 2 of 2] [Letter cover] Kekuanaoa Waianae Jan. 21/43 ansd Same day Cooke Chiefs’ Children’s School Honolulu Notes: 1. Mr. Kuke - Mr. Amos Starr Cooke arrived in Hawaiʻi with the eighth company of missionaries in 1837. During the time of this letter, he served as the headmaster of the Chiefs’ Children’s School. 2. mai hilo - The term maʻi hilo can refer to gonorrhea or other venereal diseases, but can also be a running sore or abscess. 3. 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. � 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 Kekuanaoa - Ali`i Letters - 1843.01.21 - to Cooke, Amos S. Description An account of the resource Mataio Kekūanāoʻa reports to Mr. Amos Cooke that he has an ailment, and the children should not be around him at this time. 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 Kekuanaoa 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 1843-01-21