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levi chamberlain : waikiki, 1823, and lahanai, 1825

Levi Chamberlain : Waikiki, 1823, and Lahanai, 1825.

Extracts from
Chamberlain, Levi: Journal
Hawaii, Nov 11, 1822- Jan 1, 1849

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Introduction.
Born Dover, VT., August 28, 1792, he arrived in Hawaii on April 27, 1823.
He was Superintendent of Secular Affairs, served as a missionary teacher, and was an expert accountant..
He made three tours of Oahu on afoot.
He married Maria Patron at Lahaina, September 1, 1828 and died at Honolulu, July 29, 1849.

Volume II
August 5, 1823 -January 11,1824.

Wednesday 8th (October, 1823).
Having had for some time a desire to see Waititi & Leahi (Diamond-hill) Mr. Loomis & myself mounted the horses after dinner & rode up there, afterwards making the circuit of Diamond hill.
The situation of Waititi is pleasant, & enjoys the shade of a large number of cocoanut &. kou trees.
The kou has large spreading branches & affords a very beautiful shade.
There is a considerable extension of beach and when the surf comes in high the natives amuse themselves in riding on the surf-board.

Volume V
June 27, 1825 - April 14, 1826

Saturday January 7, 1826
The rain having fallen in torrents during the night raised the waters of Lahaina very much - A large stream from the high lands ran through the center of Lahaina so that a communication was opened from the sea to the cultivated parts and the people paddled with their canoes into the banana groves over fields of potatoes &. taro.
The Chiefs amused themselves by playing on surfboards in the heart of Lahaina.

Chamberlain, Levi: Journal
Hawaii, Nov 11, 1822- Jan 1, 1849

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Geoff Cater (2014-2017) : Levi Chamberlain : Waikiki, 1823 and Lahaina, 1826.
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