https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/0c289166e3fb2b74714df1f506a1a2c5.pdf 7081862b2afda291d50bd869e87de752 PDF Text Text ��������Letter Reference: 1824_Oct 24_Hoapilikane-Kaahumanu Date of Letter: October 24, 1827 From: Hoapilikane [Ulumeheiheihoapilikāne] To: Elisapeka Kaahumanu [Elisabeth Kaʻahumanu] Content Summary: Hoapilikāne writes to Kaʻahumanu, Regent of the Hawaiian Kingdom, regarding the incident with Captain Clark, regarding native women boarding foreign vessels in opposition to the chiefs' laws. Typescript: [Page 1 of 2] [Copy] Copy of a letter from Hoapili to Kaahumanu giving an account of the firing on Lahaina and the reasons of it. No. 214 Lahaina Okakoba 24. 1827 Aloha oe Elisabeka Kaahumanu, Eia ka olelo ke hai aku nei ia oe. Ua hewa iho nei makou o Maui nei. Aole hewa ia hai, i hewa no ia'u, na ko'u manao ponoi no. Eia ka mea i hewa ai, e nana mai oe, ma ka manao o ke Akua, no ka mea ua olelo kakou, aole e holo ka wahine hookamakama i ka moku. Malama iho nei au ma ia olelo o kakou. A holo malu iho nei ka wahine e hookamakama o Nakoko a me Mikapako, aole au i ike i ka inoa o kahi mau wahine. I lohe mai au i kanaka he wahine ko ka moku; alaila, nonoi aku au i ke alii moku ia Kapena Kalaka, e hoihoi mai i ka wahine, aole e ae mai, hoomaewa ia mai ka'u olelo, a hala ia la; kakahiaka ae, nonoi hou aku au, ekolu au noi ana aku. I mai kela ia'u, e hana wale no oukou, aole e pono - aole pela Pelekane, aole no oukou e pono ke aua i ka wahine i ka Pelekane: o ka wahine no i hele ma ka hewa mai aua oukou o hiki mai ka Manuwa pau loa �oukou i ka luku. Alaila i aku au, aole loa oʻu manao ia mau olelo au i ^olelo mai la. Hookahi pono ia'u manao o ka wahine wale no e hoihoi mai oe; aka i hoihoi ole mai oe ea, e kaohi ana au ia oe mauka nei a loaa mai ka wahine, alaila oe hoi ma ka moku. Aole loa he ae ia mai o ka'u. Alaila kena aku au i kanaka e kii i ka waapa; paa iho nei ia'u ka waapa a me ka haole paa iho nei [Page 2 of 2] ia'u iuka nei. I mai kela ia'u, piha loa keia aina i ka moku, noa Maui nei o wela loa, aohe kauhale ua makaukau kuu moku e kii mai ia oukou i keia po. I aku au, a i kii mai ka pu o ka moku malama no au ia oe, o oe, o au, o kuu alii hele kakou ma kahi e. I ki mai ko kanaka maka moku, noho malie no makou, aka i pae kanaka o ka moku mauka nei e kaua mai ai, alaila kaua aku kou kanaka. noho malie no kaua, o na kanaka o kaua e kaua, malama no au ia oe. Ina i haawi ole mai oe i ka wahine noho loa kaua mauka nei, aole oe e hoi ma ka moku. Hookahi au makemake o ka hoi mai o ka wahine. Pau kau noho iho la makou mai ke ahiahi a kokoke i ke aumoe ki ka pu kuniahi o ka moku. Hiki mai o Mika Rikeke, i mai ia'u, i hele mai nei au i uwao, i ke aloha ia oukou a i ke aloha ia lakou." Ninau Mika Rikeke ia'u. "Pehea kou manao?" I aku au, o ka wahine wale no kau manao, e hoi^hoi mai. Uwaoia makou e mika Rikeke, oia kuu hoihoi i ka haole, aole nae i loaa mai ka wahine. O ko'u manao keia i hana iho nei i keia aina o ko alii, mai pono paha, mai hewa paha. I mai nei e holo aku a Oahu, o Poki, o ke Kanikele, kii mai e kaua ia makou. Auhea oe, E hooikaika aku oe Nakoko ma a i loaa ia oe, e hoihoi mai i Maui nei, ai ku ole aku ka moku ilaila, e kauoha aku oe ia Pelekaluhi. Ua pau. Aloha oukou a pau loa, Hoapilikane. [English translation was filed with original. Annotation and translation not included here as part of the Awaiaulu MHM Project 2016] �Translation: [Page 1 of 2] [Copy] Copy of a letter from Hoapili to Kaahumanu giving an account of the firing on Lahaina and the reasons of it. No. 214 Lahaina, October 24, 1827 Greetings to you, Elizabeth Kaahumanu, Here is the statement about which I am informing you. We of Maui have erred. No one else is at fault, the fault is mine, because of my own thinking. Here is the reason for my mistake, you should look to God's message because we all said, women prostitutes must not go aboard the ships. I have heeded that decision of ours. Women secretly boarded the ship to prostitute, namely Nakoko and Mikapako. I do not know the names of some other women. I heard from some men that there were women aboard the ship. Then I asked the captain, Captain Clarke, to return the women. He did not agree and sneered at my words. That day passed, and the next morning I asked him again. I asked him three times. He then said to me, "Do whatever you like but you should not; it is not like that in Britain. You should not hold back the women from the British. The women who have gone wrong, do not restrain them or a man-of-war ship will come and slaughter you all." I then said "I give no consideration at all to what you say. The one thing I must concern myself with, is the women. You should return them, but if you do not, I will detain you ashore until the women are obtained. Then you may return to the ship." There was no agreement to my demand. Then I ordered men to get a skiff, I held the skiff and the foreigner [Page 2 of 2] ashore. He then said to me, "This land is full of ships. Maui must be free of restriction or it will burn, [leaving] no houses. My ship is ready to fire on you all tonight." I replied, "If the guns of the ship fire on us, I will hold you. You, me, and my chief will go elsewhere. If your men on the ship fire, we will remain calm, but if the men from the ship land ashore to fight, then my men will fight. You and I will remain calm, our men will do the fighting and I will keep you. If you do not give me the women, we will stay here ashore, and you will not return to your ship. I have only one desire, the return of the women." That is all I had to say. We stayed there from evening until nearly midnight, when the cannons of the ship fired. Mr. Richards came and said to me, "I came to arbitrate because of my concern for all of you, and my concern for them." Mr. Richards asked me, "What is your thought?" I said, ["]All that I want is for the women to be returned.["] Mr. Richards arbitrated for us. I then returned the foreigner, however we did not obtain the women. This is my intention that I have carried out for the land of your king, and it might be right or wrong. He said that he would sail to Oahu, to Boki and the British Consul to get them to make war upon us. Please heed this. Search for Nakoko and the others and if you find them, return them here to Maui. If the ship does not stop there, give orders to Pelekaluhi. That is all. �Regards to you all. Hoapilikane Notes: 1. Elisapeka Kaahumanu – The favorite wife of Kamehameha I, Kaʻahumanu was the first Kuhina Nui, or regent, from 1819-1832. She was an early Christian convert and a strong advocate for the Protestant religion. 2. Hoapilikane - Hoapilikāne, also known as Ulumeheihei, was a chief in the royal court of Kamehameha I. Because of his close kinship with Kamehameha, Ulumeheihei was dubbed Hoapili, or close friend, as a title of endearment. 3. Rikeke - William Richards came to Hawaiʻi with the second company of missionaries and taught at Lahainaluna. 4. Poki - Born under the name Kamāʻuleʻule, the high chief was known by the nickname Boki (“Boss”). He was the governor of Oʻahu and an entrepreneur. 5. Kanikele - Lit. Consul, this refers to the British Consul who at the time was Richard Charlton. 6. Pelekaluhi - Possibly a retainer of Boki. � 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 Hoapilikane - Ali`i Letters - 1827.10.10 - to Kaahumanu Description An account of the resource Hoapilikāne writes to Kaʻahumanu, Regent of the Hawaiian Kingdom, regarding the incident with Captain Clark, regarding native women boarding foreign vessels in opposition to the chiefs' laws. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions Pacific Islands Missions Records, 1819-1960 (ABC 19.1-19.7). Houghton Library, Harvard University. Used by permission of Wider Church Ministries 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 Hoapilikane 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 1827-10-10