Henry Martyn Whitney, the first postmaster, was authorized to print stamps for those rates in June 1851, which he did using the printing press of The Polynesian, a weekly government newspaper.
hˈɛnɹi mˈɑːɹtɪn wˈɪtni, ðə fˈɜːst pˈoʊstmæstɚ, wʌz ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzd tə pɹˈɪnt stˈæmps fɔːɹ ðoʊz ɹˈeɪts ɪn dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn, wˌɪtʃ hiː dˈɪd jˈuːzɪŋ ðə pɹˈɪntɪŋ pɹˈɛs ʌvðə pˌɑːlɪnˈiːʒən, ɐ wˈiːkli ɡˈʌvɚnmənt nˈuːzpeɪpɚ.