▁he ▁was ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁brilliant ▁sch ol ars ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁chosen ▁to ▁remain ▁as ▁mon itors , ▁teachers ▁in ▁the ▁children ' s ▁school ▁and ▁assist ants ▁in ▁transl ating . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁gradu ates ▁from ▁L ah ain al una , ▁he ▁assist ed ▁King ▁K ame h ame ha ▁III ▁and ▁his ▁chief s ▁in ▁the ▁writing ▁of ▁Hawai i ' s ▁first ▁constitution . ▁Mah une ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁secret aries ▁and ▁advis ors ▁to ▁the ▁King . ▁He ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁writing ▁the ▁first ▁draft ▁of ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Rights ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁originally ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁language . ▁After ▁several ▁round ▁of ▁changes ▁by ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁his ▁council ors , ▁it ▁was ▁published ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁ ▁Consider ed ▁Hawai i ' s ▁Mag na ▁Cart a , ▁it ▁laid ▁down ▁the ▁in al ien able ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁people , ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁equality ▁of ▁between ▁the ▁mak a ʻ ā in ana ▁( common er ) ▁and ▁the ▁ali ʻ i ▁( ch ief s ) ▁and ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁law ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Rights , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁laws ▁codes ▁within ▁the ▁constitution ▁were ▁of ▁Mah une ' s ▁author ship . ▁Mah une ▁wrote ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁laws ▁concerning ▁tax