ation . ▁King ▁K ame h ame ha ▁III ▁specifically ▁directed ▁him ▁to ▁conform ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁political ▁economy ▁that ▁he ▁learned ▁in ▁L ah ain al una . ▁The ▁bulk ▁of ▁Mah une ' s ▁work ▁and ▁ideas ▁were ▁influenced ▁by ▁his ▁mission ary ▁education ▁at ▁L ah ain al una ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence , ▁although ▁recently ▁doub ts ▁have ▁been ▁cast ▁upon ▁the ▁actual ▁author ship ▁of ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁and ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁Hawai ian ▁historian ▁Jon ▁Kam ak aw i wo ʻ ole ▁Os orio ▁believe ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁American ▁mission ary ▁William ▁Rich ards , ▁who ▁was ▁mainly ▁responsible ▁and ▁that ▁Mah une ▁and ▁Jon ah ▁Kap ena , ▁were ▁only ▁assist ants ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Rights . ▁ ▁Mah une ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁King ' s ▁sugar c ane ▁plant ation ▁in ▁W ail u ku ▁on ▁Mau i , ▁which ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁un success ful . ▁ ▁Ser ving ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁in ▁L ah ain a ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁time , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Hon ol ulu ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁where ▁he ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁government ▁as ▁a ▁civil ▁servant . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁Mah une ▁died ▁after ▁a ▁dist ress ing ▁and ▁pain ful ▁ill ness ▁of ▁several ▁months . ▁He ▁died ▁without ▁writing ▁a ▁will ; ▁his ▁land hold ings