David Kaluna M. Kaʻaiakamanu (c.1855–1928) was a Native Hawaiian pastor from Kīpahulu, Maui, who served congregations at Kīpahulu, Hāna, Waiheʻe, and later Hauʻula (Oʻahu). Ordained on May 21, 1899, he became known not only as a church leader but also as an authority on Hawaiian culture—especially laʻau lapaʻau (native medicine). While working with Hawaiʻi’s Board of Health, he compiled the widely cited 1922 volume Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value. He retired around 1917 and passed away in December 1928. Link to Image Photograph by Louis R. Sullivan, Collection, Sullivan Collection Name Notes : “ David K. Kaaiakamanu?” BISHOP MUSEUM ALBUM Book 23, Page 139, Date Range: 1920–1921 More Information/Translations of Nupepa Articles & Handwritten Letters by Kaaiakamanu
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