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Men of Hawaii, Volume II, 1921.

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MEN OF HAWAII BEING A BIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY, COMPLETE AND AUTHENTIC, OF THE MEN OF NOTE AND SUBSTANTIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Volume II. Revised Edited by John William Siddell Published by HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN, LIMITED Territory of Hawaii 1921. [Here is a revised version of Men of Hawaii, available online here at the Internet […]

Missionary Album, 1969.

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MISSIONARY ALBUM Portraits and Biographical Sketches of the American Protestant Missionaries to the Hawaiian Islands Enlarged from the Edition of 1937 Sesquicentennial Edition Published by the Hawaiian Mission Children’s Society 1969 Honolulu, Hawaii [This is a great reference if you are looking for information on Protestant missionaries to Hawaii nei. It was put out by […]

Alexander Joy Cartwright, Kakalaika, trusted by Queen Emma, 1874.

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BEING THAT THE PERSON NAMED below has been vested the power of attorney [mana hookohu] by the Alii, the Dowager Queen Emma, he is empowered as Agent for the administering of her estate and to care for it all, therefore, public notice is given that there is none other to whom this power is given […]

Paaiea Pond, from the pen of J. W. H. Isaac Kihe, 1914.

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SOME STORIED LANDS OF KONA Written for the Hoku o Hawaii by ka Ohu Haaheo i na Kuahiwi Ekolu¹ THE PAAIEA POND Paaiea was a great pond almost like the ponds of Wainanalii and Kiholo. In the olden days, when the great ruling chiefs were living, and when these fish ponds were full of the […]

Alsoberry Kaumu Hanchett, 1925.

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Here is a photograph of Dr. A. K. Hanchett from The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders, with which is incorporated volume III Men of Hawaii; an historical outline of Hawaii with biographical sketches of its men of note and substantial achievement, past and present, who have contributed to the progress of the Territory, edited […]

Paaiea Pond, part 2, from the pen of J. W. H. Isaac Kihe, 1914.

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SOME STORIED LANDS OF KONA Written for the Hoku o Hawaii by ka Ohu Haaheo i na Kuahiwi Ekolu¹ PAAIEA POND The old woman replied. “I have come to the alii. I live in the uplands, and grew hungry for fish, so I got up and made the descent thinking that the Konohiki of the […]

More on fishponds, 1901

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FISH PONDS. The most interesting of the fishery resources of the islands are the fish-ponds. This is the only place within the limits of the United States where they are found on such an immense scale and put to such general and beneficent use. The time of the building of many of these ponds goes […]

New Bank of Hawaii opened, 1927.

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The New Bank of Hawaii Building Opened for Business this Monday [This building stood where the current downtown BOH building is on the corner of King and Bishop Streets. It opened for business on Monday, the 28th of March, 1927.]Filed under: Building, Illustration Tagged: Bank of Hawaii

Paaiea Pond, part 3, from the pen of J. W. H. Isaac Kihe, 1914.

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SOME STORIED LANDS OF KONA Written for the Hoku o Hawaii by ka Ohu Haaheo i na Kuahiwi Ekolu¹ PAAIEA POND Meeting with Kolomu’o and Pahinahina. When the woman left that place at the seaside of Kaelehuluhulu, she arrived in the uplands of Keoneeli, a place that is renown to this day called Kepuhiapele ['the […]

Hula in Hilo, 1914.

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HAWAIIAN HULA There will be first-class Hawaiian Hula which have never been seen before here in Hilo, being shown at the Waiakea Theater on the evening of this Saturday, June 6, at 7:30 P.M. One of the famous Hawaiian expert hula practitioners of Honolulu, Mrs. Hiaa, is the kumu of this hula troupe, along with […]

Eo e Hilo i ka ua Kanilehua!

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With Hilo in the midst of Merrie Monarch week, i thought i might post some articles this week dealing with Hilo and hula and mele in honor of all the people working hard to fulfill their kuleana of keeping traditions alive and building connections between the past, the present, and the future!Filed under: commentary from […]

Mrs. Emma Moniz opens hula studio, 1936.

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Hula Studio Is Opened In Hilo Mrs. Emma Moniz hula studio on Kamehameha Ave., above Moses Company, Ltd., is proving to be a popular resort for Hilo people desiring to learn the art of Hawaiian dancing. Mrs. Moniz opened her studio last Thursday, and the first student to register was Lehua Lani Ragsdale, six-years old. […]

The Queen visits Hilo, 1914.

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QUEEN LILIUOKALANI Queen Liliuokalani arrived here in Hilo in the afternoon of this past Sunday, and she is an honored guest of Mrs. Aima Nawahi these days. The Royal one of Hawaii is in good health. She will return to Honolulu the following Friday. This Thursday, at 10 a. m. until 12 noon, our Queen […]

Mrs. Rose Kuamoo’s new studio, 1941.

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NEW STUDIO Today, Mrs. Rose Kuamoo is moving to a new studio, to teach hula and song. The studio is above Hilo Dry Goods, on Kamehameha Avenue, near Kress Store. (Hoku o Hawaii, 10/1/1941, p. 1)Filed under: Hula Tagged: Hilo Dry Goods, Kress Store, Rose Kuamoo

Miss Kuaana Nathaniel starts a pa hula, 1945.

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PA HULA Miss Kuaana Nathaniel has begun a pa hula that is opened every Wednesday evenings beginning from 7:00 and ending at 8:00 in the evening. She is a youth that is proficient in the Hawaiian hula, and should anyone desire their children to gain this knowledge, go and meet and talk with Kuaana Nathaniel […]

More on music with Joseph Kalima and Albert Nahale-a, 1935.

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Some people of Hilo are starting a Glee Club from amongst the members of the Executive Committee of Hilo nei, from church members to other friends who are coming together for the purpose of singing here in Hilo. Others from the Churches of Haili have been asked and some expert singers also have been asked […]

Kohala Hula Club and Emma Moniz, 1936.

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HAWAIIAN TABLEAU TO BE PRESENTED HERE The Resurrection of Kaha, a Hawaiian tableau directed by Mrs. Emma Moniz, of Kohala, will be staged next Saturday, April 18, at the Halai community Hall, Hilo, under the auspices of the Kohala Studio, beginning at 7:30 p. m. Besides the tableau, based on a native legend, Mrs. Moniz […]

Aia i ka la’i ulalaeho, 1936.

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NEW RADIO STATION MANAGER ARRIVES Fred W. Ellers, chief engineer during the past eight years at station KYA, San Francisco, arrived in Hilo last week, with Mrs. Ellers and Winfield S. Hancock, to take charge of Hilo’s new radio station, KHBC. The new station will open early next month. Mrs. Ellers will direct the programs. […]

“Those in whose memories were stored the mythologies, traditions, genealogies, proverbial wisdom, and poetry,” 1939.

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The History Of The Hula Dance (From Hawaiian Tourfax Annual) The hula stood for very much to the ancient Hawaiian; it was to him  in place of our concert hall and lecture room our opera and theater, and thus became one of his chief means of social enjoyment. Besides this, it kept the communal imagination […]

Henry Nalaielua on KHBC, 1940.

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Talking on KHBC HANALE NALAIELUA The one who will give short announcements when they air from the Naniloa Hotel on Saturday, December 21, during the entertainment in the program given by the Bohlings, and brought to you by the Hoku o Hawaii. Mr. Nalaielua will speak in “gibberish” (English) and the language pleasant to the […]
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