The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-09-30

secretary and interpreter. In the
mean while he took for his wife, ac-
cording to the custom then, the
Chiefess Holau I'd, descendant of
Lonoikamakahiki and Kaikilani- Ali
wahine, Puma, both King and
Queen of Hawaii land not Of Puma
alone). This Chiefess was the grand
niece of Queen Holau, wife of King
Kekaulike of Maui, consequently a
niece of King Kaeokulani of Kauai,
and cousin of Kaumualii, the last
king of Kauai. His children with
the Chiefess were: Virginia Kahoa
Kaahumanu; Teresa Owana, Paul
and John Rives.
In November 27, 1928, Kameha-
meha IL. took him as his private
secretary to visit England Qook on
pages 1S4 S5 of Alexander's Brief
history Although as Query may
see that Alexander's history is too
partial and bias, but one thing he
did not hesitate to admit on pages
200 and POI of his history, that Mon.
Rives, the Frenchman, was the ori-
ginator of inducing Pope Leo XII.
to send the Catholic faith on the
Hawaiian Islands. Look again on
page l6S of the same history you
would find that his very first friends
on the Islands, Kalanimoku and
Boki, embraced the Catholic faith
on board of the corvette L'Uranie"
by the Abbe de Quelen, in August,
1919.
During Mon. Rives' stay in the
Isles he always used his influence in
the courts and among the chiefs for
the good of the natives. He was the
best friend of the white men who
came here to stay. He used his in
huence to give lands to the pioneer
white settlers, among them were the
Parkers at Waimea, Hawaii. But he
always advised the king and the
chiefs against the Bostonian mis-
sionaries and the low white scurvy
His native name given to him by
Queen kaahumanu was Luahine
, (meaning the Queens old age).
, And for Alexander's benefit | give
the following as Mon. Rives' estates
given to him for his good services
by Liholiho, Kaahumanu and Ka
5 lanimoku, were:
Naawaawa, Kahului at Kona; Ko
koiki, at Kohala; Waiohuli, Waiehr
and Kopili on Maui; Moakea OF
Molokai; Kuhia, Lelepaua, Puunu
and Kalaepohaku on Oahu.
! And as Kamehameha II. anc
f Queen Kamamalu died in 1924, il
i, London, the tide turned agains
. him (being the principal one who
induced the King to travel abroad
r and the Bostonian missionaries go
g the best of him, and all his estates
+ were confscated, and the mission
- aries became the evil power of th'
country ever since.
: Mon. Jean Jassin Rives cam,
= from one of the best families Of Bor
? deaux, and he has nephews anc
! nieces living there yet till this day
If Query and Alexander want t.
: know more about his family, pleas
e write to the Hawaiian Consul O.
!, other authorities at Bordeaux.
p Don't be hasty in calling others a
. sailors in the sense you meant
Queen Emma's grandfather, Nh
John Young, Sr., was merely a,
English boatswain of courage whel
o he appeared here first, and hi
t quality of bravery made Kameha
~ meha I. gave him rank as high a
) his chiefs of blood, and he bccam
3 the chief artillery officer of the king
l. dom. And what is the harm of
II cultured young man of courage t
! become sailor as a starting point
:, Be man of courage and be not
u Query of idleness. HAIolAIo.
e Honolulu, Sept. 20, 1893.
e