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Steel guitar teacher, Harvey W. Pogue, passes on, 1938.
EXPIRED News from New York was received about the passing of Harvey W. Pogue or Pokue in Hawaiian, one of the boys of the Pokue family on Maui, one of the local families of that island; and for a time...
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Hervey W. Pogue, steel guitarist and violinist, 1938.
MUSICIAN DIES—Hervey W. Pogue, famed steel guitar artist and violinist, died in New York City on September 27. He was born in Maui and was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William F. Pogue of Haiku,...
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Samuel Manaiakalani Kamakau, ke kakau moolelo, in his early days, 1845.
SOME ANCIENT MATTERS OF HAWAII NEI. Lahainaluna, Dec. 10, 1845 When the islands of Hawaii were created by Kumuhonua and his wife Haloiho; when Kumuhonua slept and rose from his sleep, the earth turned...
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Conclusion of Kamakau’s “Ancient matters…” 1845.
…standing. Then the Hawaiians said, “The haole said that there at Molea at Hamakua is kapu for marking fishes.” Then the Hawaiians shouted, it was as if the haole knew where the fishes were marked! By...
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Pass down the moolelo! 2017.
What are we doing today to carry on the legacy of that writer of moolelo? Samuel Manaiakalani Kamakau and his fellow scholars at Lahainaluna were taught to do research and to write down and teach the...
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Law on naming, 1863.
Pertaining to Names. Because we come across all sorts of names, and because we believe that the Law passed on the 24th of August, 1860; that being the Law called, “An Act to regulate names” [“He...
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Hawaiian Halloween in LA, 1937.
WAIKIKI Commencing Saturday, Oct. 30 HAWAIIAN HALLOWE’EN CELEBRATION–for 7 Days –as in The Islands! SOL HOOPII’S Orchestra LENA MACHADO PRINCE LEI LANI ALOHA KAIMI Arrives from Honolulu to Join TANI...
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A mele for the birthday of Princess Victoria Kamehamalu Hae o Ku, 1864.
[Found under: “La hanau o ke Kama Alii Wahine”] La Hanau. 1 No ka la hanau ke aloha, La hanau o ke Alii, Ke Kama o Hawaii nei, Ka makua o ka lehulehu, I keia la mua o Novemaba, Ke … Continue reading →
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150 years ago—The beginnings of the Kaahumanu Society, 1864.
Originally posted on nupepa: Ahahui Kaahumanu. I am V. K. Kaninaulani, along with A. Pauahi,¹ and L. Kamakaeha, are the Officers of this Association, of the Town of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, of the...
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A beautiful mele for Manawaiopuna Falls by Mrs. H. Kauai, 1891.
Hooheno no Manawaiopuna. 1 Me ua liilii no ia uka waokele Ka owe nehe mai i ka liko lauae Ua pulu malihini kuu kino ilaila No ke ake e ike ia wai kaulana. HUI. Ike au i ka wai o … Continue reading →
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Kaahumanu Society gathering in Haleiwa, 1870.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO: Oahu.”] Kaahumanu Society.—The Society had a banquet on this past 30th of July, as was advertised in the Kuokoa, and there was just so much food. The Society paraded from...
View ArticleAhuimanu College boys speak out, 1876.
O Kuokoa Newspaper, Aloha oe:— On the 11th of March past, printed in your columns was a letter pertaining to us, the school students of Ahuimanu. It was stated that the letter came from us! We state...
View ArticleExpulsion from Ahuimanu College, 1876.
[Found under: “Nu Hou Kuloko.”] Ahuimanu College—Published in our paper last week was a letter written by some of the boys of that school, pertaining to the boarding, the education, and the work at...
View ArticleHauula? 1899.
GOD IDOL. Below Waipahu a person found an akua kii in the water, and he brought it up to Mr. Aki to put on display to the public. This is a wooden idol carved from a Hawaiian wood, and it … Continue...
View ArticleMore on the kii, 1899.
An Interesting Idol. Attorney Atkinson, who has taken a great interest in Hawaiian curios, has secured an idol which recently was found in the Ewa District, where virgin soil was being ploughed and...
View ArticleThe discovered kii and A. L. Atkinson, 1899.
AN HAWAIIAN RELIC A Valuable Idol Recently Discovered in an Ewa Rice Field. Mr. A. L. Atkinson is now the owner of a valuable Hawaiian relic. In digging in one of the rice fields several days ago in...
View ArticleIwi in Kamaiko Heiau, 1908.
BONES FOUND IN HEIAU At Keei, Kona, Found were Many Human Skulls and Bones. Upon the return of Mr. A. Gartley and C. H. Cook from their excursion to South Kona, Hawaii, they said that when they went to...
View ArticleKamaiko Heiau story in the PCA, 1908.
GRIM RELICS OF HUMAN SACRIFICE ARE DISCOVERED A. Gartley and C. H. Cooke Find Many Skulls and Skeletons at the Kamaiko Heiau in Kona, All in Good Preservation. A Gartley and C. H. Cooke made a most...
View ArticlePicture of Kamaiko Heiau in 1908.
THE HEIAU OF KAMAIKO, NEAR NAPOOPOO, WHERE A. GARTLEY AND C. H. COOKE RECENTLY DISCOVERED THE SKULLS OF PRIEST AND THEIR FOLLOWERS SAID TO HAVE BEEN EXECUTED AT THE HEIAU ABOUT THE TIME THE TABUS WERE...
View ArticleOld kii found, 1873.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO.”] An Old God Idol.—When a well was being dug [kohi] at Captain Adams’ place in Kalihi, a wooden god idol was found which was 18 inches long. It is an ugly kii, like that...
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