Lot 3027
Hawaii, Mataio Kekuanaoa, signature "M. Kekuanaoa" twice on Feb. 28th 1860 document written in Hawaiian, unlisted official red wax Crown seal, Very Fine.Estimate $300 - 400.
Mataio Kekuanao'a (1791-1868) descended from the high chiefs of the island of Oahu. His first name is the Hawaiian form of Matthew. Kekuanao'a translates as "the standing protection" in Hawaiian. He was the Royal Governor of Oahu 1839-64. On December 21, 1863 he was made the sixth Kuhina Nui, replacing his daughter who became Crown Princess and heir apparent to the throne. He also served as a member of the House of Nobles from 1841-68, Privy Council 1845-69, and as President of the Board of Education from 1860.
Realized: $475