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Announcing the first Kamehameha Day, 1872.
BY AUTHORITY. Tuesday, the 11th of June, the Day of Commemoration of Kamehameha I, will be observed as a Holiday, and all Government Offices will be closed. Ferd. W. Hutchison. Minister of the Interior...
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The First Kamehameha Day, 1872.
This past Tuesday, as per the Royal Proclamation, the 11th of June was observed as the day to commemorate Kamehameha I, our Royal Ancestor who conquered the land. This is a new day included in the...
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Kiliwehi Hoapili Kaauwai, 1873.
[Found under: "Local News."] Last Saturday, brought to Honolulu from Wailuku was one of the royal women who had gone on a tour of the world, that being Mrs. Kiliwehi Hoapili Kaauwai, with an ailing...
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Mrs. Kiliwehi Hoapili Kaauwai passes on. 1873.
Mrs. Kiliwehi Kaauwai Dies. On Wednesday, the 5th of November, the breath of this descendant of chiefs left her, after being sick for a long while. Perhaps some four months ago, she travelled to East...
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Kaahumanu Society Chapter V of Kona a century old! 1913 / 2013.
KAAHUMANU SOCIETY ESTABLISHED. At 3:30 p. m. on Sunday, and through the kindness of Rev. E. S. Timoteo of the Church of Kealakekua, he allowed the coconut frond lanai of his home to hold the meeting to...
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Lei o Kaahumanu, 1916.
LEI O KAAHUMANU. Lei Kaahumanu i ke aloha, Lei haaheo i ka lanakila; Lei i ka mamo hulu melemele, Lei Hawaii i kou inoa. Hui: E ala e ka I ame ka Mahi, E ala na kini o ka aina; Hookahi puuwai me ka...
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Kuu Aina Hanau E. 1871.
Kuu Aina Hanau e. 1. Kuu aina hanau e, Nou au e mele nei, Aina maikai, O na makua o’u, Me na keiki pu, E o, mai o a o, Kuu mele nei. 2. Kuu aina hanau e, Kuu aina makamae, Aloha au I kou mau kahawai,...
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Autobiography of Joseph Kawai Opunui, 1929.
THE STORY OF JOSEPH KAWAI OPUNUI AND HIS DESCENDANTS Joseph Kawai Opunui was born on June 16, 1853 of Hapuku Opunui (m) and Kauhailama Waiwaiole (f) at Kalapana, Puna, Hawaii; and when he grew older,...
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Henry May & Co., Ltd. advertisement, 1919.
Tastigood OLEOMARGARINE Be careful about pronouncing the name correctly, and check if your merchant gave you the right package. Cut out this picture, and show it to your grocer, then he will know what...
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Columbia Records in Hawaii, 1911.
TO RECORD HAWAIIAN SINGING. H. L. Marker, an employee of the Columbia Phonograph Company, arrived aboard the steamship Amerika Maru, and the main reason for his trip is to record Hawaiian singing in a...
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Child of Robert Waipa Parker born, 1889.
At 7:30 in the evening of this Sabbath at Hauhaukoi, Honolulu nei, born to the wife of Lieutenant Robert Waipa Parker, was a plump boy. The child was named Kawiwoole, because of the steadfastness of...
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Pearls found in Heeia, 1918.
PEARLS FOUND IN OYSTERS. According to the Japanese newspaper, Hawaii Shinpo, down in Heeia, Koolau, from six oysters [papaua] got by a Japanese who was diving in the ocean a few days ago, he found two...
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Humor in the papers, 1870.
A proud man asked the women peddling apples, “Are these apples fit for pigs?” The woman replied, “They are fit indeed, so you should give it a try.” (Manawa, 11/21/1870, p. 1) Ka Manawa, Buke I, Helu...
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La Hoihoi Ea, 1843.
THE RESTORATION. This day, July thirty first, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, will hereafter be referred to, as memorable in the history of the Sandwich Islands Government. The existence of...
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Remembering what happened 170 years ago, 1843 / 2013.
La Hoihoi Ea Honolulu Filed under: Alii, Aloha Aina, Holiday Tagged: La Hoihoi Ea, La Hoihoi Ea Honolulu, Restoration Day, Thomas Square
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Song for the Restoration of the Kingdom, 1843.
MELE HOI HOU ANA. (Leo, ‘E Ola ke Alii i ke Akua.’) 1. E ko makou alii! Mahalo ‘ka moi, I keia la! E mau kou ola nei! E mau kou aupuni! No na hanauna hoi, I oni paa. 2. Nani! ka inoa maikai! Me kona...
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English Song for the Restoration of the Kingdom, 1893.
[The Hawaiian Historical Society, on their Facebook page, posted this awesome image of the English lyrics of the "Restoration Anthem," which it seems was sung at the luau given by Kamehameha III at...
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Restoration Celebration at Luakaha, in Nuuanu, 1843.
FEAST OF THE KING. Here is the food that M. Kekuanaoaʻs overseers [konohiki] contributed for the feast of the King upland of Nuuanu at Luakaha on the 3rd of August. Mahuka, 2 pigs, 3 chickens, 53...
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Restoration celebration at Kaniakapupu, 1847.
Fourth Anniversary of the Restoration. The 31st of July, appears to have become a national holyday among the Hawaiians. So far from discouraging its annual observance, we think it should be rather...
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Admiral Richard Thomas honored once again, 1857.
BY AUTHORITY. By order of the King, the Chief [Kamehameha IV], it is hereby proclaimed that in order to show the aloha of his Nation at the passing of Admiral Richard Thomas, the one who returned the...
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