https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/57e0e3011d854f49c8737d7e7a57861b.pdf 3d4ab5a32cf6ae619a88929fcb3de03f PDF Text Text ���Letter Reference: 1838_Jun22_Kalama-nakumuao Date of Letter: June 22, 1838 From: ko oukou pokii [your younger sibling, likely S.P. Kalama] To: na kumu ao Hawaii [the Hawaiian teachers] Content Summary: The writer, likely S.P. Kalama, urges the Hawaiian teachers to keep in touch and report through letters. Typescript: [Page 1 of 3] He wahi manao aloha i na kumuao Hawaii. Aloha oukou ^e na kumuao mai Hawaii a Kauai. He wahi manao aloha wale no ko'u ia oukou no ko kakou noho pu ana i kekahi manawa, a hiki mai i ko oukou la i hookaawaleia 'ku ai mai keia wahi aku. He nui no kuu makemake e palapala pakahi aku ia oukou a pau loa aka, aole nae i hiki. Ua hooleia mai au e ka pepa a me ka moku nana e lawe aku ka palapala. No ia mea manao au e palapala ma ke Kumu Hawaii i ko'u manao aloha ia oukou a pau; a nana no e hai aku ia oukou a pau e noho ana ma kela wahi keia wahi. o Hawaii nei, mai Hawaii a Kauai. ¶Mai manao oukou ua make makou ka poe ma Lahainaluna nei, Aole, eia no makou ko oukou mau hoaloha luhi ke noho nei no. Aole loaa ia makou ka oukou mau palapala a me ko oukou mau manao ma ke K.H, ^kakaikahi wale no ka poe a'u i ike ai ma ke K.H. Ua like 'ku paha oukou me a'u nei. ¶Aole ano e loa o Lahainaluna nei i keia manawa, oia mau ana no ka honua, a me ka lepo, a me na pohaku, a me na mea ulu, a me na awawa �kahawai. [Page 2 of 3] ¶Ua nui ko ke Akua aloha ana mai ia makou maanei. Ua haawi wale mai oia ia makou i na mea a pau e pono ai ko makou mau kino. Ua loaa mai ia makou ka noho lako ana ma keia ao, aole nae ia he mea ^ia e pono ai ko makou no mau uhane. Oia kahi mea a'u i noonoo ai no ko kakou noho ana. I ka wa o kakou i noho pu ai maanei, ua like wale no ko kakou noho ana. No ia mea, kahaha kuu naau i ka nalowale loa o kela mea keia mea o kakou a pau. No ia mea, manao iho la wau pe nei. I na he mea hiki i kela mea keia mea ke palapala aku i kekahi i kekahi, me ka hoakaka aku i ke ano o kona noho ana, e like me ka noho ana o na misionari; ina aole pa ha e nalowale loa ^kakou. Manao wau, ma ka palapala malaila paha kakou e halawai pinepine ai. Eia hou. Mai noho aku oukou mamuli o ka hana hua ole mai; aka, e noho oukou me ka maka ala a me ke kuoo, e hoolilo ana ia oukou i mau Liona ^e holoholo ana ma kela wahi keia wahi, me ka hooikaika loa i ka oukou mea i hele aku ai e hana. ¶He pono ia oukou ke noonoo mai i ka mea e pono ai ko kakou noho ana ma keia hope aku, a e helelei ole ai na kula o keia pae aina. Na oukou no e noonoo pono i ka mea e mau ai ke ao ana, a me ka mea e pau koke ai; no ka mea, aole makou i ike pono i ke ano o ka noho pu ana me na haumana, a me na konohiki; o oukou k no ka poe i maopopo. Ua ike oukou i ko oukou noho lako ana, a me ko oukou noho popilikia ana. Aloha oukou a pau loa mai Hawaii a Kauai, a me ka oukou mau wahine a me na kamalii a oukou. E malama i ka Haku, a me kana mau olelo a pau loa. -K Mai hoopili mea �ai, aka e noho me he mea la i makaukau no ke kaua, a na ke Akua o ko kakou kupunakane e malama mai ia kakou. Na ko oukou pokii. Kulanui, Lahainaluna, Maui Iune/ 22, /38 [Partially readable note written over text at right margin: ... for Ke Kumu Hawaii...12/39] [Page 3 of 3] [Archivist's Note] Kalama (?) Lahainaluna June 18, 1838 dup. of pp. 2&3 8-59 Translation: [Page 1 of 3] A message of affection to the Hawaiian teachers. Greetings to you, teachers from Hawaii to Kauai. I have loving thoughts for all of you from our dwelling together for the time we spent together until you were all separated from here. I had a great desire to write individually to all of you, but I was unable. I was denied that by paper and a ship to carry the letters. For that reason, I thought to write in Ke Kumu Hawaii my affectionate thoughts to all of you, and it would express that to all of you dwelling all over Hawaii, from Hawaii to Kauai. Do not think that we, the people, here in Lahainaluna have died. No, here we are, your fellow laborers, still residing here. We have not received your letters and your messages in the K.H. I have seen only a few people in the K.H. Perhaps it is the same for you folks as it is for me. Lahainaluna is not much different at this time. The earth and soil are still there as well as the stones, plants, and stream-lined valleys. [Page 2 of 3] God has had great compassion on us here. He has provided to us everything necessary for our bodies. We have a well-supplied existence in this world, but it is of no benefit to our souls. That is something I have thought about concerning our existence. During the time we all resided here, our existence was the same. For that reason, my heart was taken aback as each one of us disappeared. For that reason, I thought to myself thus: If it is possible for each one to write to one another, and explain the nature of his residence, like the residence of the missionaries, perhaps we would not all become obscure. I think through letters is where we should frequently meet. Also, do not abide with actions that bear no fruit, but be watchful and earnest, making yourselves Lions, racing everywhere, striving in what you have gone to do. �You should all consider what is needed for our existence in the future, and what will keep the schools in these islands from falling away. You must carefully consider what will secure learning, and what would quickly end it, for we here do not clearly know what it is like to dwell with students and regional land managers. You all are the ones who know. You know if you are well-supplied or if you are in distress. Regards to all of you from Hawaii to Kauai, and to your wives and children. Honor the Lord and all of his words. Do not rely on others, but live like one ready for war, and may the God of our forefathers take care of us all. From your younger sibling. College, Lahainaluna, Maui June 22, 1838 [Page 3 of 3] [Archivist's Note] Kalama (?) Lahainaluna June 18, 1838 dup. of pp. 2&3 8-59 Notes: 1. Ke Kumu Hawaii - The Kumu Hawaii is the second newspaper printed at Lahainaluna College, running from 1834-1839. 2. K.H. - K.H. is a reference to Ke Kumu Hawaii. 3. konohiki - Traditionally, a konohiki was the headman of a Hawaiian land division. 4. S.P. Kalama - The author, S.P. Kalama, was a student at Lahainaluna at the time of this letter. He was an avid writer and a noted engraver, responsible for many of the Lahainaluna maps. � 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 Kalama, S. P. - Ali`i Letters - 1838.06.22 - to Na Kumu Ao Hawaii Description An account of the resource The writer, likely S.P. Kalama, urges the Hawaiian teachers to keep in touch and report through letters. 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 Kalama, S. P. 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 1838-06-22