On January 7, 1822, occurred the first printing here in Hawaiʻi. When the very first primer “Pi-A-Pa” of eight pages in length was printed, Governor Cox (Keʻeaumoku II) was one there who gave assistance. Also present was the king and his kaukaualiʻi watching this thing which was wondrous to them, and as a result, the desire to seek knowledge was established once again among the aliʻi and makaʻāinana.
(Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, January 9, 1899, p. 1)