Will of Bernice Pauahi Bishop
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Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Bernice Pauahi
Bishop, the wife of Charles R. Bishop, of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaiian Islands, being of sound mind and memory, but conscious of the
uncertainty of life, do make, publish and declare this my last Will
and Testament in manner following, hereby revoking all former wills
by me made:
First. I give and bequeath unto my namesakes,
E. Bernice Bishop Dunham, niece of my husband, now residing in San Joaquim
County, California, Bernice Parke, daughter of W. C. Parke Esq., of
Honolulu, Bernice Bishop Barnard, daughter of the late John E. Barnard
Esq. Of Honolulu, Bernice Bates, daughter of. Mr. Dudley C. Bates, of
San Francisco, California, Annie Pauahi Cleghorn of Honolulu, Lilah
Bernice Wodehouse, daughter of Major J. H. Wodehouse, of Honolulu, and
Pauahi Judd the daughter of Col. Charles H. Judd of Honolulu, the sum
of Two hundred Dollars ($'200.) each.
Second. I give and bequeath unto Mrs. William
J. Allen, Mrs. Amoe Haalelea, Mrs. Antone Rosa, and Mrs. Nancy Ellis,
the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.) each.
Third. I give and bequeath unto Mrs. Caroline
Bush, widow of A .W. Bush, Mrs. Sarah Parmenter, wife of Gilbert Parmenter
Mrs. Keomailani Taylor, wife of Mr. Wray Taylor, to their sole and separate
use free from the control of their husbands, and to Mrs. Emma Barnard,
widow of the late John E .Barnard Esq. the sum of Five hundred dollars
($500.) each.
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Fourth. I give, devise and bequeath unto H.
R. H. Liliuokalani, the wife of Gov. John O. Dominis, all of those tracts
of land known as the "Ahupuaa of Lumahai," situated on the Island of
Kauai, and the "Ahupuaa of Kealia", situated in South Kona Island of
Hawaii; to have and to hold for and during the term of her natural life;
and after her decease to my trustees upon the trusts below expressed.
Fifth. I give and bequeath unto Kahakuakoi (w)
and Kealohapauole, her husband, and to the survivor of them, the sum
of Thirty Dollars ($30.) per month, (not $30. each) so long as either
of them may live. And I also devise unto them and to their heirs of
the body of either, the lot of land called "Mauna Kamala", situated
at Kapalama Honolulu; upon default of issue the same to go to my trustees
upon the trusts below expressed.
Sixth. I give and bequeath unto Mrs. Kapoli
Kamakau, the sum of Forty Dollars ($40.) per month during her life;
to my servant woman Kaia the sum of Thirty Dollars ($30.) per month
during her life, and to Nakaahiki (w) the sum of Thirty Dollars ($30.)
per month during her life.
Seventh. I give, devise and bequeath unto Kapaa
(k) the house-lot he now occupies, situated between Merchant and Queen
Streets in Honolulu, to have and to hold for and during the term of
his natural life; upon his decease to my trustees upon the trusts below
expressed.
Eighth. I give, devise and bequeath unto Auhea
(w) the wife of Lokana (k) the house-lot situated in the corner of Richard
and Queen Streets, now occupied by G. W. Macfarlane & Co; to have
and to hold for and during the term of her natural life; upon her decease
to my trustees upon the trusts below expressed.
Ninth. I give, devise and bequeath unto my husband,
Charles R. Bishop, all of the various tracts and parcels of land situated
upon the Island of Molokai, comprising the
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"Molokai Ranch", and all of the live-stock and personal
property thereon; being the same premises now under the care of R. W.
Myer Esq.; and also all of the real property wherever situated, inherited
by me from my parents, and also all of that devised to me by my aunt
Akahi, except the two lands above devised to H. R. H. Liliuokalani for
her life; and also all of my lands at Waikiki, Oahu, situated makai
of the government main road leading to Kapiolani Park; to have and to
hold together with all tenements, hereditaments, rights, privileges
and appurtenances to the same appertaining, for and during the term
of his natural life; and upon his decease to my trustees upon the trusts
below expressed.
Tenth. I give, devise and bequeath unto Her
Majesty Emma Kaleleonalani, Queen Dowager, as a token of my good will,
all of the premises situated upon Emma Street in said Honolulu, known
as "Kaakopua," lately the residence of my cousin Keelikolani; to have
and to hold with the appurtenances for and during the term of her natural
life; and upon her decease to my trustees upon the trusts below expressed.
Eleventh. I give and bequeath the sum of Five
thou- sand Dollars ($5000.) to be expended by my executors in repairs
upon Kawaiahao Church building in Honolulu, or in improvements upon
the same.
Twelfth. I give and bequeath the sum of Five
thousand Dollars ($'5000.) to be expended by my executors for the benefit
of the Kawaiahao Family School for Girls (now under charge of Miss Norton)
to be expended for additions either to the grounds, buildings or both.
Thirteenth. I give, devise and bequeath all
of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate real and personal, wherever
situated unto the trustees below named, their heirs and assigns forever,
to hold upon the following trusts, namely: to erect and maintain in
the Hawaiian Islands two schools, each for boarding and day scholars,
one for
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boys and one for girls, to be known as, and called
the Kamehameha Schools. I direct my trustees to expend such amount as
they may deem best, not to exceed however one-half of the fund which
may come into their hands, in the purchase of suitable premises, the
erection of school buildings, and in furnishing the same with the necessary
and appropriate fixtures furniture and apparatus. I direct my trustees
to invest the remainder of my estate in such manner as they may think
best, and to expend the annual income in the maintenance of said schools;
meaning thereby the salaries of teachers, the repairing buildings and
other incidental expenses; and to devote a portion of each years income
to the support and education of orphans, and others in indigent circumstances,
giving the preference to Hawaiians of pure or part aboriginal blood;
the proportion in which said annual income is to be divided among the
various objects above mentioned to be determined solely by my said trustees
they to have full discretion. I desire my trustees to provide first
and chiefly a good education in the common English branches, and also
instruction in morals and in such useful knowledge as may tend to make
good and industrious men and women; and I desire instruction in the
higher branches to be subsidiary to the foregoing objects. For the purposes
aforesaid I grant unto my said trustees full power to lease or sell
any portion of my real estate, and to reinvest the proceeds and the
balance of my estate in real estate, or in such other manner as to my
said trustees may seem best. I also give unto my said trustees full
power to make all such rules and regulations as they may deem necessary
for the government of said schools and to regulate the admission of
pupils, and the same to alter, amend and publish upon a vote of a majority
of said trustees. I also direct that my said trustees shall annually
make a full and complete report of all receipts and expenditures, and
of the condition of said schools to the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, or other highest judicial officer in this country; and shall
also file before him annually an inventory of the property in their
hands
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and how invested, and to publish the same in some newspaper
published in said Honolulu; I also direct my said trustees to keep said
school buildings insured in good companies, and in case of loss to expend
the amounts recovered in replacing or repairing said buildings. I also
direct that the teachers of said schools shall forever be persons of
the Protestant religion, but I do not intend that the choice should
be restricted to persons of any particular sect of Protestants.
Fourteenth. I appoint my husband Charles R.
Bishop, Samuel M. Damon, Charles M. Hyde, Charles M. Cooke, and William
O. Smith, all of Honolulu, to be my trustees to carry into effect the
trusts above specified. I direct that a majority of my said trustees
may act in all cases and may convey real estate and perform all of the
duties and powers hereby conferred; but three of them at least must
join in all acts. I further direct that the number of my said trustees
shall be kept at five; and that vacancies shall be filled by the choice
of a majority of the Justices of the Supreme Court, the selection to
be made from persons of the Protestant religion.
Fifteenth. In addition to the above devise to
Queen Emma, I also give, devise and bequeath to her (said Emma Kaleleonalani
Queen Dowager (sic) the Fish-pond in Kawaa, Honolulu near Oahu
Prison, called "Kawa", for and during the term of her natural life;
and after her decease to my trustees upon the trusts aforesaid.
Simteenth. In addition to the above devise to
my husband, I also give and bequeath to him, said Charles R. Bishop
all of my personal property of every description, including cattle at
Molokai; to have and to hold to him, his executors, administrators and
assigns forever.
Seventeenth. I hereby nominate and appoint my
husband Charles R. Bishop and Samuel M. Damon, executors of this my
will.
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In witness whereof I, said Bernice Pauahi Bishop, have
hereunto set my hand and seal this thirty. first day of October A. D.
Eighteen hundred and eighty-three.
