April 30, 1839: Kamehameha III’s Response to British Consul Richard Charlton’s Request for Duty-Free Wine

Available in Chronological Files 402-5, dated April 30, 1839.

Ua loaa iaʻu kau palapala e nonoi ana i palapala ae i ka hoopae uku ole mai i na pahu waina elua. Ua makemake no wau e haawi aku i na pono a pau a ko Beritania poe alii e haawi ai i na Kanikela o na aina e e noho ana ilaila.

No ia mea, ke makemake nei au e haawi mai oe i ka olelo, a i ke kanawai paha o kou aina i pili i keia wahi, a e lilo no ia i kumu no kau hana ana.

Naʻu na Ta_ III