Hawaiians living in the 1800s of colonization was a very literate peoples, they could read and write both english and Hawaiian, in fact they had the most hawaiian writen news papers operating in this area. So if we Hawaiians were so literate in understanding letters, reading and writing both english and Hawaiian, why is it that HC&S sugar plantation hold the lands at Honokowai above the Kapalua Airport at Mahinahina. They hold 600 acres of Kuleana lands that they alledgedly got from the original owners with a singed deed, the signature on that deed was an " X ", im pretty sure the ohana of these lands could at least spell thier name, go figure.
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Thank you for this post and info :)