https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/5cf5cac460e455afb17b89e9745f101e.pdf adc55cbdb133a05b7a3d98a83c370911 PDF Text Text ��Letter Reference: Undated_Kauikeaouli-CarolineIslandChiefs Date of Letter: Undated From: Kauikeaouli To: Chiefs of the Caroline Islands Content Summary: Kauikeaouli writes the chiefs of the Caroline Islands to inform them that a company of missionaries will be departing from Hawai‘i to teach in the Caroline Islands. Typescript: [Page 1 of 2] Kamehameha III Of the Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, Kauai, and Nihau, King sends greeting to all chiefs of the Islands in their great ocean to the westward called the “Caroline Islands,” “Kingsmill Group” &c. Peace & hapiness to you all now & forever. Here is my friendly message to you. There are about to sail for your islands, some teachers of the Most High God, Jehovah, to make known unto you his word, for your eternal salvation. A part of them are white men from the United States of America, and a part of them belong to my islands. Their names are as follows: B.G. Snow & Wife, A.A. Sturges & wife, L.H. Gulick & wife, E.W. Clark, J.T.Gulick, Opunui & wife, Kaaikaula & wife, and Kekela. H. Holdsworth is Captain of the vessel. I therefore take the liberty to commend these good teachers to your care & friendship; to exhort you to listen to their instructions, & to seek their acquaintance. I have seen the value of such teachers. We here on my islands once lived in ignorance & idolatry. We were given to war & we were very poor. Now my people are enlightened; we live in peace & some have �acquired property. Our condition is very greatly improved on what it once was; and the word of God had been the great cause of our improvement. [Page 2 of 2] Many of my people regard the word of God, Jehovah, & pray to him, & he has blessed them. I advise you to throw away your idols, take the Lord Jehovah for your God, worship & love him, & he will bless & love you. May He “make these new teachers a great blessing to you, & your people & whithold from you no good thing. Kamehameha Notes: 1. Kamehameha III - Kauikeaouli, also known as Kamehameha III, was the second royal son of Kamehameha Paiʻea. Kauikeaouli ruled the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1825 to 1854. 2. Caroline Islands - The Caroline Islands are a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean. 3. Kingsmill Group - The Kingsmill group is the name for a group of islands in the Gilbert Islands in the Pacific Ocean. 4. B.G. Snow & Wife - American missionaries who went on a mission from Hawaiʻi to Micronesia in 1851. 5. A.A. Sturges & wife - American missionaries who went on a mission from Hawaiʻi to Micronesia in 1851. 6. L.H. Gulick & wife - Luther Halsey Gulick and wife were American missionaries who went on a mission from Hawaiʻi to Micronesia in 1851. 7. E.W. Clark - Rev. E.W. Clark was an American missionary assigned with Rev. Sheldon Dibble to Lahainaluna Seminary in 1834. 8. J.T.Gulick - John Thomas Gulick was the son of Peter Johnson Gulick that arrived with the 3rd company of missionaries to Hawaiʻi and was born on Kauaʻi. 9. Opunui & wife - This couple was among the company of missionaries sailing to the Caroline Islands on this journey. 10. Kaaikaula & wife - This couple was among the company of missionaries sailing to the Caroline Islands on this journey. 11. Kekela - James Kekela was a Hawaiian missionary on this journey who was then sent to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia on a mission in 1853. 12. H. Holdsworth - The captain of the ship that took these missionaries to the Marquesas. � 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 Kauikeaouli - Ali`i Letters - No Date - to Caroline Islands Chiefs Description An account of the resource Kauikeaouli writes the chiefs of the Caroline Islands to inform them that a company of missionaries will be departing from Hawai‘i to teach in the Caroline Islands. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Non-Missionary Letters, 1820-1900. 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 Kauikeaouli 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 No date