https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/3a90ea2c722989402fb48733f4c7e48a.pdf 9fe39c606d81792c1a808c0620ae0af6 PDF Text Text ����Letter Reference: 1825_Mar16_Kalanimoku-Evarts Date of Letter: March 16, 1825 From: Karaimoku [Kālaimoku, William Pitt Kalanimoku] To: Evarts [Jeremiah F. Evarts] Content Summary: William Pitt Kalanimoku thanks Jeremiah Evarts for his influence in sending missionaries and the word of God to Hawaiʻi. Kalanimoku reports that many desire the word of God. Typescript: [Page 1 of 3] Oahu Honolulu March 16. 1825 Aroha oe Evarts Eia kau wahi o lelo ia oe Keu we aku nei au ia oe Aroha oe i ko hooili ana mai nei i ka Misionare a me ka olelo ake Akua ia ma kou ii ke makou i ka olelo maitai a ke Akua. ke malama nei ma kou i ka olelo maitai a ke Akua ke makemake nei makou i ka olelo mai kai a ke Akua a Iehova ako makou haku nui o talani. Nana kakou i ha na maitai mai. ke hooikaika nei makou ika olelo a Iesu E aroha mai ou kou ia makou e hooitaita nei makou i ka ole lo mai kai a ke Akua. Ke huli aku nei ko makou na au ma kapono a ke Akua. A me kelii hou amaua me Kaahumanu. Uapau roa ma kou i ka makemake ika o lelo ake Akua. ua pau roa na �[Page 2 of 3] lii i ka makemake i ka olelo mai kai ake Akua. Ike iho nei makou i ka olelo pono i ne ia ma nawa. ke mi hi nei ma kou i ko ma kou hewa mamua. Ua pau a kula ia heva mamua Meia alii a maua mamua. Pau aku la no ia hewa. Meia lii. a ma ua Pau ia na au kahiko mamua. me ia alii a maua. He lii hou ne ia ama ua me ka na au hou. a ke Akua iha avi mai nei ia ma kou a pau roa ua make ko makou alii ma Pelekane Ke ma nao nei makou ika olelo maikai ake Akua nui o kakou I ma lama wau i ke Akua. i kou po mai kai ana. na ke Akua kou ola e nohonei. Ke make make nei no wau ike Akua. [Page 3 of 3] O ka heva. mamua oka mea ia e mihi nei. i rohe ou kou a pau roa. Ke a ro ho aku nei au ia oe Evarts Na Karaimoku [English translation was part of the original file. Annotation and translation from original file not included here as part of the Awaiaulu MHM Project 2016] [Letter Cover] [English translation was continued onto the letter cover in the original file. Annotation and translation from original file not included here as part of the Awaiaulu MHM Project 2016] Jeremiah Evarts Esq. Gov. Sec. A.B.C.F.M. �69. Market St. Boston U.S.A. From Karaimoku April 10, 1826 Ansd. [Message from Rev. Hiram Bingham was inserted at the bottom of the letter cover in original file. No typescript of that message is included here.] Translation: [Page 1 of 3] Oahu, Honolulu March 16, 1825 Greetings to you, Evarts, Here is my message to you. I give salutations to you. Love to you for sending over the missionaries and the word of God to us so that we know the good word of God. We observe the good word of God and we want the good word of God, Jehovah, our great lord in heaven. It is he who fashioned us well. We strive in the word of Jesus. Have compassion for us as we endeavor toward the word of God. Our hearts are turning to the righteousness of God, along with the new king of ours, of myself and Kaahumanu. We all want the word of God and all [Page 2 of 3] the chiefs desire the good word of God. We have seen the righteous word at this time. We are repenting for our past faults. Those previous faults are over, along with our former king. Those wrongs are over, along with that king of ours. That previous, ancient heart is ended, along with that former king of ours. This is a new king the two of us serve, with a new heart that God has given to us all. Our king died in England. We regard the good word of our great God. I shall honor God for my blessings. My existence is due to God. I yearn for God. [Page 3 of 3] Faults of the past are what we now repent, that you all may hear. I give my regards to you, Evarts. From Kalaimoku [English translation was part of the original file. Annotation and translation from original file not included here as part of the Awaiaulu MHM Project 2016] Following the English translation, the translator's note reads as follows: �His late victory at Tauai is here referred to with delicacy and his personal salvation both in the late war and in his several sicknesses is gratefully ascribed to the God of heaven, [Translator] [Letter Cover] [English translation was continued onto the letter cover in the original file. Annotation and translation from original file not included here as part of the Awaiaulu MHM Project 2016] Jeremiah Evarts Esq. Gov. Sec. A.B.C.F.M. 69. Market St. Boston U.S.A. From Karaimoku April 10, 1826 Ansd. [Message from Rev. Hiram Bingham inserted at the bottom of the letter cover is unreadable in the existing digital file] Notes: 1. Evarts - Jeremiah F. Evarts was an early leader of the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions (ABCFM). He was a reformer who advocated for the rights of Native Americans and wrote under the pseudonym William Penn. 2. Kaahumanu - The favorite wife of Kamehameha I, Kaʻahumanu was Kuhina Nui, or Regent, with Kauikeaouli, King Kamehameha III, at the time of this letter. 3. Karaimoku - Kālaimoku, also known as Kalanimoku and William Pitt Kalanimoku, was a trusted advisor of Kamehameha I. During the travels of Liholiho and Kamāmalu to Great Britain, he co-ruled with Kaʻahumanu, maintaining a leadership role during the first reigning years of the new king, Liholiho's younger brother, Kauikeaouli. 4. Mr. Bingham - Rev. Hiram Bingham arrived in Hawaiʻi with the first company of missionaries in 1820. He was the leader of the Mission and was the pastor of the first church, Kawaiahaʻo. His translation and annotation are included in the original of this letter. � 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 Kalanimoku, William Pitt - Ali`i Letters - 1825.03.16 - to Evarts, Jeremiah Description An account of the resource William Pitt Kalanimoku thanks Jeremiah Evarts for his influence in sending missionaries and the word of God to Hawaiʻi. Kalanimoku reports that many desire the word of God. 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 Kalanimoku, William Pitt 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 1825-03-16