https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/d48a891a74e73fc14200ced1b9aeeaf8.pdf c560157181e6ec9cb687f9e60fe56a78 PDF Text Text �����Letter Reference: 1827_Dec11_Malo-Loomis Date of Letter: December 11, 1827 From: David Malo To: Mr. Loomis Content Summary: Malo informs Mr. and Mrs. Loomis of events that occurred on Maui including struggles the chiefs were facing with Captain Clark, the English Consul, Mr. Buckle and other foreigners. Typescript: [Page 1 of 4] (Translation of Malo’s letter to Mr. Loomis) Oahu Honolulu Dec 11, 1827 Love to you Mr & Mrs. Loomis also to the preachers and church of the Lord & all the brethren I am about to make known to you an affair of consequence which has been witnessed here. Maui has suffered a cannonading from Capt. Clark of an English ship. Females were the ground of the difficulty- their name Mikabako and Nakoko. Mikabako had recently been married. They went recently to the ship for the purpose of adultery, which when Hoapili heard he asked the Capt. of the ship to return the woman. Capt. Clark replied to Hoapili, I do not know any thing about them. Hoapili said let my men go and search, the Capt. said I will return & search & tomorrow I will return them. To this Hoapili consented. The morning arrived but no females came. The Capt of the vessel lied. Three times Hoapili asked him but he could by no means obtain them. Then Hoapili stopped the Capt on shore, & took his boat away from the beach. Then the cannonading took place- many balls fell �in the back part of Lahaina. The English Consul has called Hoapili to account for these things. He says the fault is altogether Hoapili’s. He says the crime is a great one, that Hoapili [Page 2 of 4] is a mad man, that he shall pay for this his theft in stealing the boat. For these things the English Consul is exceedingly angry at Hoapili, so also is Jones & all the foreigners. Here also is another subject. Capt Buckle has come after Mr. Richards to put him to death. He is exceedingly angry at Mr. Richards letter. Jones and the English Consul & the foreigners of Honolulu and of Hawaii and of Maui have all but one desire, the death of Mr. Richards. But they can’t effect it, for the chiefs of this country guard Mr Richards by night & by day. For this reason his enemies cannot get at him. Here also is another subject - The English Consul threatens war upon the chiefs of the Sandwich Islands - He says he will put to death all the chiefs of Maui except two, Nahienaena & Kekauonohi. He has also threatened war upon Kaikioewa - he said he would cut his head off. Kaikioewa & he came very near having war at Tauwai. The Consul said to Kaikiowea, let Kauikeouli go by himself back to the moun tains, and added that he would take of Kaikioewa's head & demolish the fort. That he was by no means afraid to make war with the chiefs of the Sandwich Islands for he had power to put them all to death, that he had five hundred that he was guarding Kauikeouli, the king, & Boki but Kaahumanu should put them to death, - That Kaahumanu was the great king of the Sandwich Islands - that Kaikioewa was king of Tauwai - Naihe king of Oahu Hoapili king of Maui & Kaukini king of Hawaii. [Page 3 of 4] That Kauikeouli was by no means king of the Sandwich Islands that he & Boki would have been put to death by Kaahumanu if he had not guarded & saved them. This is the amount of what he said at Tauwai. The chiefs bear patiently this talk of his - they by no means turn their thoughts to his speeches, for the chiefs of the Sandwich Islands lay themselves low before him, & he exalts himself far above them. �Here also is another great thing the anger of the foreigners at the chiefs, which for its greatness is unexampled. There is no ground at all for their anger. The chiefs are paying all their debts. This is the cause of the angerThe chiefs are assembled at this place, Honolulu, the chiefs of Hawaii, the chiefs of Maui, the chiefs of Oahu, the chiefs of Tauai are assembled to consult about establishing laws for the country - They exceedingly desire to make war upon the chief of the Sandwich Islands. The Americans & Englishmen have all had a council together & this is the result declared - Kuanawa shall have charge of the fort on the hill & Manuia the charge of the fort near the harbor - the five hundred men of the consul & all the foreigners, are to come & take Kauikeouli to themselves entirely & keep him from this time forward - that all the chiefs & people who have turned to the good way are to separate themselves to another place, & they alone have charge of the king forever after. Thus says the American consul whose name is John Jones - thus says [Page 4 of 4] the English consul & thus say all the foreigners who reside in this country. The English consul says to Kauikeouli, if you establish laws, your lands are gone - but if you first give information to England & King George establish laws then that will be right” The American consul says, let them be established on Hawaii and on Maui, but by no means on Oahu. Those two men exalt themselves beyond account - the chiefs of the Sandwich Island fall down under their feet. These two men can not condescend so low as to converse with us for they are so very great. There is one exceedingly basic foreigner at Maui Mr Butler - his mouth is like a sword- he cannot possibly speak a good thing for his mouth is full of bitterness. The chiefs bear patiently all these wicked speeches. The chiefs of the Sandwich Islands are like prisoners of theirs. I declare these things to you that you may publish them that all men may know these sayings of theirs. But make no use of my name, but if you think best it is with you �to write it or not. Love to you all in the name of the Lord Jesus. David Malo Notes: 1. Mr. and Mrs. Loomis - Elisha & Maria Loomis was in the first missionary company in 1820. Mr. Loomis became the first printer in Hawai‘i. 2. Capt. Clark - Captain of an English ship who shot cannon fire at Lahaina. 3. Mikabako - A woman who went aboard Capt. Clark's ship to engage in prostitution and was at the center of this event. 4. Nakoko - Another woman who went aboard Capt. Clark's ship to engage in prostitution and was also at the center of this event. 5. Hoapili - 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. He was the governor of Maui at the time of this letter. 6. Kauikeaouli - This younger brother of Liholiho became Kamehameha III in 1825, immediately following receipt of the news about the death of Kamehameha II. 7. Boki - Boki Kamāʻuleʻule was a high chief in the court of Kamehameha and a sibling of Kālaimoku Boki served as a governor of Oʻahu and was an entrepreneur. 8. Ka‘ahumanu - The favorite wife of Kamehameha I, Kaʻahumanu was the first Kuhina Nui, or regent, from 1819-1832. She was a convert and a strong advocate for the Protestant religion. 9. Kuanawa - Likely Mataio Kekūanāoʻa, of chiefly descent, was first married to Kalani Pauahi and then to Iosepeta Kīnaʻu. He was a member of the royal court and held important positions for the Hawaiian government throughout his life. 10. Manuia - Manuia was a guardian who accompanied Liholiho to England and was the chief placed in charge of Fort Honolulu by Boki. 11. Capt. John Jones - U.S. Captain John Coffin Jones was appointed U.S. consular agent to Hawaiʻi in 1820. 12. Capt. Buckle - A British sea captain, William Buckle, purchased Leoiki, a Hawaiian girl, and held her captive on his ship for seven months. 13. Mr. Richards - William Richards came to Hawaiʻi with the second company of missionaries and taught at Lahainaluna. He later left the mission and became a teacher and advisor in service to the Hawaiian government. 14. Nahienaena - Nāhiʻenaʻena was the third and youngest child of Kamehameha I and his most sacred wife, Keōpūolani, and was the sister of Liholiho and Kauikeaouli. 15. Kekauonohi - Keahikuni Kekauʻōnohi was a grandaughter of Kamehameha I, and a wife of Kamehameha II, Liholiho, and later married Kealiʻiahonui. 16. Kaikioewa - Kaikioʻewa, was the governor of Kauaʻi. 17. Naihe - Naihe was a counsellor to the chiefs in the Hawaiian Kingdom. �18. Hoapili - 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. 19. Kaukini (Kuakini) - John Adams Kiʻipalaokū Kuakini was an adviser of Kamehameha I and brother of Kamehameha's favorite wife, Kaʻahumanu. He became governor of Oʻahu and in his later years moved to Hawaiʻi Island. 20. Mr. Butler - Senor Don Eduardo Butler was an agent for the Argentine government in Hawaiʻi. � 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 Malo, Davida - Ali`i Letters - 1827.12.11 - to Loomis, Elisha Description An account of the resource Malo informs Mr. and Mrs. Loomis of events that occurred on Maui including struggles the chiefs were facing with Captain Clark, the English Consul, Mr. Buckle and other foreigners. 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 Malo, Davida 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 1827-12-11