Hawaii, 1838 (a facsimile of this original has been recently reprinted). He helped form the first Hawaiian Historical Society with Samuel Kamakau in 1841. After that group disbanded, another society of the same name was founded in 1892. Also in 1841 he was elected as representative from Maui to the first House of Representatives of the Kingdom. In 1858 more stories were added to his book and a second Hawaiian edition was published. The book was translated by Nathaniel Bright Emerson and published in English in 1898, and again in 1951 and 1987 editions. He wrote a history of Kamehameha I, but the manuscript was lost. In 1852 he supervised building Kilolani Church on Maui. Its ruins are now on the grounds of the Trinity by-the-Sea Episcopal Church near modern-day Kihei, located at . His grave is located above the Lahainaluna school on Maui. The Lahainaluna School has named the Boys' Dormitory after him, and has an annual celebration of his contribution in mid-April. Writings in Nūpepa ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi All of Maloʻs writing, his intellectual production and the moʻokūʻauhau (genealogies), kanikau (laments), letters and published works were all composed ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, in the Hawaiian language. Maloʻs kanikau for Kaʻahumanu is regarded as one of the most beautiful and complex of any kanikau composed in the 19th century, and was published several times over the course of the 19th century in nūpepa ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language newspapers). Malo composed several kanikau for prominent women in his life, here is a list of some of Maloʻs writings that appeared in Nūpepa, including the kanikau. He Kanikau no Kaahumanu Na Harieta Nahienaena Ka Make o Kuakini Ka Make Ana o Batesepa Puhia, Ka Wahine o D. Malo Eia ua Mele Kanikau la See also Hale Nauā Society References Further reading Arista, Noelani (2020). Langlas, Charles; Lyon, Jeffrey (Eds). "Davida Malo, A Hawaiian Life." in The Moʻolelo Hawaiʻi of Davida Malo Volume 2: Hawaiian Text and Translation. University of Hawaiʻi Press. Lyon, Jeffrey. (2020).The Moʻolelo Hawaiʻi of Davida Malo Volume 1: Ka ʻŌlelo Kumu. University of Hawaiʻi Press. Chun, Malcolm (Ed).(2006) Ka Moolelo Hawaii: Hawaiian Traditions. First Peopleʻs Productions. External links . 1793 births 1853 deaths Historians of Hawaii Native Hawaiian people Hawaiian literature Hawaii (island) People from Maui Hawaiian Kingdom Protestants Members of the Hawaiian Kingdom House of Representatives Lahainaluna School alumni