The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-03

| Company's servants l delivered the
/ letter to Mr. Metcalf the chief super
cargo at Canton, and l really believe a
! finer man never lived. He smiled and
said: Neither you nor your King seem
/ TO know much about the East India
! Company" He was, however, very kind
! to me, and got Mr.. Magniac to do my
| business and have my vessel repaired,
and | got back to WOahoo at the latter
! end of the year.
! Kamehameha I was kind and gener-
| Gus to me, as he was to all foreigners
who served him or behaved we'll; so he
was to the natives, who both loved and
feared him, for he always encouraged
the industrious and scowled at the idle
He gave me, l may say forced upon me,
for did not wish it at the time, one of
his own lands, called Niu, with all upon
1t, situated a little to the eastward of
Diamond Hill, a survey or plan of
which is in the Consulate and Land
Commission. And / was most willingly
allowed to take for my wife relative
of karaimoku, and she dying in child
bed, the daughter of Mr.. Isaac Davis,
the companion of Mr.. Young and also
great fayorite of Kamehameha, be-
came my second partner. Separating
from her some years afterwards, |
married my present wife, by whom l
have had eight legitimate children. AL
together | had fifteen children, ten of
whom are still living, and l have sew
eral grandchildren.
| was at Kairua, Island of O'Whyhee,
when the first seven pioneer mission
aries and assistant missionaries. with
their wives and three Sandwich Island
ers, arrived there in 1920, which was
about year after King Rio Rio (Ka-
mehameha ID, son and successor to
Kamehameha I, had destroyed the idols
and done away with heather tabus
Mr.. Young, who was very fond of read
ing the Bible, had all but persuaded
Kamehameha to do so previous to his
death. Rio Rio and his chiefs were
ayerse to the missionaries landing and
remaining on the Islands. But the lat
ter handed to Mr.. Young and myself
to read and explain to the chiefs, a
pamphlet containing their names and
respective trades, and the views of the
Missionary Board in sending them to
these Islands, namely, to convert the
natives to Christianity and to practical
ly teach them trades and other handi-
phlets, we were pleased with the meek
ness and disinterestedness of our new
friends, and Mr. Young at last succeed
ed, and l lent my might also, in per-
suading first Karaimoku CWm. Pitt and
afterwards Rio Rio, to consent to their
taking up their residence on shore. 1t
was with much difficulty that Mr.
Young could induce Karaiomoku and
TO hn1 10 Of
England would not be angry with them
for permitting American missionaries
to live on the Islands.
The missionaries then, and for some
time afterwards, were very thankful
for the good offices and hospitality they
gladly received from the old foreign
residents in general, Joining occasional
ly in their festive meetings. l mention
these things now because it seems to me |
they ought to be recorded before we all
disappear, especially after what has ia
ken place, and is now taking place, re-
specting the lands of such of us as have |
refused to abjure our own country, or
have not taken the temperance pledge. |
L will further here state that until |
the missionaries obtained political in
fluence, the natives from the highest
to the lowest of these Islands, were will
ling and even desirous that foreigners
should possess lands and take their
daughters for wives. But to return to
myself:
| had charge and command of the
Kings vessels, which dropped off in
number as sandaIwoOd decreased, until
Rio Rio sailed for England in 1923,
when he desired me to remain behind
and assist the Governor and act as pilot
at Honolulu. My commission as such,
signed by the then Prime Minister,
is now in the Consulate, as
is also another more formal appoint
ment as pilot in my favor, signed by
he present King in September 1843.
Whilst [ was pilot at Honolulu the
Government had the use, with my con-
sent, of one of my taTO patches, called
heoloewa, belonging to my land at
Criji. I applied to the present King,
III, at the beginning of
lS45, to cause it to be restored to me.
The King said, by all means, and ac-
ordered Governor Kekuanoa
o comply with my wish. But when 1 ap-
piled to the Governor said he could not
10 so without DR.. Judd's leave. My son
David went to DR.. Judd who replied:
Go down to Oliamanu Ghe tax gath
7rer in charge of the tarO patch) and if
he wishes to give it up he may; if not
he can keep it." OIiammanu said he
could not deliver it without DR.. Judd's
order, and I have not been able to OBJ
-ain the faro patch in question to this
lay.