KA ELELE (The Messenger). Honolulu, Oahu, Sept. 24, 1846. Buke 2 (Vol. 2), Pepa (no.) 12.   This is an exceptionally scarce original Hawaiian-language newspaper published during the constitutional era of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Edited under the direction of Rev. Richard Armstrong, Ka Elele ranks among the earliest and most important newspapers printed for Native Hawaiian readers. Appearing at a time when Hawaii possessed one of the world's highest literacy rates, the newspaper served as a principal vehicle for religious instruction, education, community correspondence, and news from throughout the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific.
This issue contains numerous letters from Hawaiian communities, including Kohala, Kailua, Kipikipi, and Makawao, together with reports concerning Oregon, Fort Vancouver, California, Mexico, Great Britain, and the United States. 
Original issues of Ka Elele are seldom encountered outside institutional collections. Gregory's "Union List of American Newspapers" notes no institution has this date, with only scattered issues held by just 4 institutions.
Eight pages, 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to a single sheet, some minor foxing, nice condition.