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Commentary on Hawaiian Music and Liliu’s “Mele Lahui Hawaii,” 1867.
Hawaiian Music.—It is something to hear of Hawaiians, who but a few years ago, as a nation, possessed no other songs but the semi-barbarous Meles of their ancestors, and no other music than the...
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Now this is how it is done, 1919.
MAUI BEAUTY SONG I Maui au a huli hoi mai, Loheia mai ana ua meahou, Ma ka leka au a i ike iho ai, Na hana hakuepa a ka lokoino; Owau ka i lawe olelo ia, He kahuna lapaau hoopunipuni, … Continue reading →
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A hula, 1896.
KA LEHUA UA KEA (HULA) Auhea wale oe ke ala E maalo nei i kuu maka Ua kuhi au aia la me oe O kuu lei ahihi i ka uka A heaha la hoi keia A ka nui manu ae … Continue reading →
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John Wise runs for delegate to Congress, 1922.
HE MELE NO JOHN WISE A he ohohia nui no Keoni Waika Ka elele hiwahiwa a ka lahui Hui like mai kakou E koho me ka lokahi. Hookahi mea nui i anoi ia O ka pono kaulike o ka lehulehu … Continue reading →
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Andrew K. Poepoe on retaining traditional mele styles, 1930.
Hawaiian Singers Urged to Preserve Native Characteristic Song Tones By A. K. POEPOE With the advent of various mechanical music devices in the homes and public places, foreign tone qualities are being...
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Mele and education according to Andrew K. Poepoe, 1930.
Modern Teacher Tells How Old Hawaiians Were Taught By A. K. POEPOE (This is the second article by Mr. Poepoe, a Normal school instructor, telling of Hawaiian tone production methods.) A story obtained...
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Hula in Philadelphia? 1917.
HAWAIIAN HULA IN PHILADELPHIA, AMERICA At a party given in Philadelphia some weeks ago, according to news received, the thing that was most delightful was the Hawaiian hula portion. The people who...
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Kamehameha Day, 100 years ago, 1917.
KAMEHAMEHA DAY. According to Chairman Edgar Henriques of the Celebration Committee for the coming 11th of June, the Program for the Celebration has been prepared; starting on Sunday the 10th will be...
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On Kepelino’s “Traditions of Hawaii,” 1870.
Ka Moolelo Hawaii. O Kuokoa Newspaper; Aloha oe:— Please carry before all of the experts this bit of the “Moolelo Hawaii” which I saw from the selections of John Zibilina Kahoalii. All of the the...
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Iolani Luahine performance, 1949.
DANCES OF FIVE ISLANDS WILL BE INTERPRETED in the modern half of the hula concert to be given by Iolani Luahine and her group on Tuesday at 8 p. m. in McKinley high school auditorium. In this picture,...
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Early days of some of the greats, 1933.
PTA news FOR ISLAND PARENTS & TEACHERS CUMMINS SCHOOL C. C. Robinson of the Y. M. C. A. spoke on “Developing Comradship Between Parents and Children” at the Liholiho P. T. A. meeting at Cummins...
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New kahili made by Keahi Luahine, 1920.
CEREMONY MARKS TRANSFER OF FINE PAGEANT KAHILIS Fourteen magnificent kahilis, completed after three months of painstaking toil by a Hawaiian, Keahi Luahine, of Kakaako, especially for the great...
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Hawaiian naval flag? 1887.
THE HAWAIIAN NAVY FLAG. The Hawaiian Navy flag, from a design by Mrs. Strong, contains in the center, on a white back ground, a gold crown resting on a yellow shield. The shield contains a white tabu...
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Hula program by Iolani Luahine, “beginning of a renaissance”.
Iolani Luahine Recreates Poetry Of Old Hawaii in Hula Recital Iolani Luahine, premier exponent of the ancient hula, was presented to a capacity of audience at Mabel Smyth auditorium Tuesday night in a...
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Another mele for Kilauea Lighthouse, 1919.
Originally posted on nupepa: HE MELE NO KA HALE KUKUI O KILAUEA. HALE IPUKUKUI O KILAUEA, KAUAI. Nani wale ka uwila i Kilauea, E anapa mai la i ka paia lani; Hoike mai ana i kona nani, He malamalama oi…
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Hokulea! 1975
Photo by Robert B. Goodman for Polynesian Voyaging Society Not since Kamehameha… The place is Kaneohe Bay; the date, 1975. But not since the days of Kamehameha has such a Polynesian canoe-blessing...
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Early days of the Hokulea, 1975.
Canoes blessed, voyaging society tests the water By BRUCE BENSON Advertiser Science Writer At least a thousand people sat silent on the beach yesterday, watching a Polynesian canoe-blessing ritual not...
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More Hokulea past, 1975.
Keaulana: ‘It was beautiful.’ First cruise proves craft a humdinger By BUNKY BAKUTIS Advertiser Staff Writer After the dust had settled from the day’s ceremony and the crew relaxed around beer coolers...
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E manao aku ana hoi a he ole ka maliu mai… 1882.
KE ALOHA ONIPAA. Hakuia e Mrs. Pikini Young Hee. 1 Onaona aala ia’u ka nua lehua o Puna, Maholehole ia pua i ka pehia ia e ka noe, Ike i ka ili e mahelo o ka panini i ka wai, … Continue reading →
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When will the women of Hawaii gain suffrage? 1917.
WOMEN WILL BE ALLOWED TO VOTE London, May 22—Before the onset of this frightening war in Europe, in England there was great opposition to the wish of women to have the right to vote; but today, there...
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