abner kaʻehu pākī
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Abner Kaʻehu Pākī
Beyond the Scope of Bernice Pauahi
Bishop
Modern Scholarship
• Secondary Sources on Pākī scarce
• Majority frames Pākī as Pauahi’s
father
– He pua milimili na ke aliʻi Pākī / A he lei
hulu nani na Konia
Reframing Pākī
• Brings light to the political/social climate of the time
of his most pertinent influence: late 1840s-early
1850s
• Analysis of official government documents
and letters demonstrates two perspectives of
interest: 1. the relationships he held as a
gov’t official/aliʻi 2. political/social themes
of religion, ʻāina, and govt.
He aliʻi maoli
• Father, Kalanihelemaiiluna, nephew
of Kahekili
• Mother, Kawao, shares genealogical
line with Kamehamehas as
descendants of Keawe.
He aliʻi aupuni
• Member of the House of Nobles, Privy
Council, Supreme Court, and
Chamberlain to the King
– Chamberlain: presides over internal
economy of palace, expenditure of
funds, etc.
Pākī to W.C. Wyllie. Oct 21, 1847“Ma ke kauoha ana mai a ka Moi, ke olelo aku nei au ia oe e haawi mai oe I
mau dala $85 I mea e uku ai no ka hana ana o ka Hale Bele ma
Kawaiahao…”
Religion
• “Kauoha” for funding of church
• Government-driven
• Possible indicator of eagerness by
aliʻi to promote Christianity
Pākī to Kanehoa, Gov. of Maui. March 1, 1850
“E like me ke Kanawai no laila ke hai aku nei au I ko maua
mau aina mai Maui a me Molokai I na ia maua I manao ai
no maua iho e like me ka olelo ma ka Pauku 4 I ka puke
elua o ke Kanawai…”
Pākī to Keoni Ana. April 20, 1852 (2 separate letters)
“Ke hai aku nei au ia oe no na ia o ko ka Moi mau aina iau ka hana e like
me ke Kanawai…”
“Eia hou mai keia aina aole nae no’u ponoi a eia nae hoi iau ka hana a me
ka malama no Keelikolani nae ma ka mahele o Wm. P. Leleiohoku”
ʻĀina
• Pākī clarifies not only his lands, but
those over which he has steward ship
BY LAW
• No longer is aliʻi rights to ʻāina
validated by solely genealogy.
• Codified laws become a part of “aliʻi”
Pākī to W.C. Wyllie, Sept 1, 1849
“Ke hoouna aku nei au ia Kahonu e hele aku i mua ou o kekahi Hae o
ko kaua Moi aia no i luna o Kamehameha moku e hoouna aku oe iaia
e kii aku me ka palapala pu aku I loaa mai no ka mea ua lilo hoi ka
moku I Palani o ka Hae keia ia Akona Kapena e pono ke hoihoi mai.”
Timoteo Keaweiwi to Pākī and ʻĪʻī, July 18, 1845
“O na kanaka aole e pau ko kakou makau aia no a pau ka
noho luna ana o na haole a me ka hoohiki I kanaka maoli a
laila pau ke kaumaha o ka naau I ka makau o ia ka manao
o na kanaka a me ka hoopii hou aku no”
Government
• Haole occupy government positions
– ie. Wyllie, Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Makaʻāinana are concerned (makaʻu)
Eia ka puana a i lohe ia
• Through Pākī’s relationships established through
official government correspondences, three
themes emerge that inform us of the
political/social climate of the time.
– 1.Religion: Christianity-gov’t driven
– 2.ʻĀina: Ali’i rights codified, redefining ali’i status
– 3. Government: concern for haole-occupied gov’t
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