More on Kamakau’s history, 1868.
History of Kamehameha.—A communication from Mr. Kamakau, the author of the History of Kamehameha, now in the course of publication in the Kuokoa, will be found in our columns. We learn from this...
View ArticleAn Adornment for Kaiulani, 1876.
This mele was composed by Her Highness Kapili [Likelike] for her mountain climbing excursion to the famous cliff of Kapela. HE KAHIKO NO KAIULANI 1 Kahiko ka nani i Lihau, Ka lehua puakea i ka uka, I...
View ArticlePlease take the time to answer a short survey from the Bishop Museum Library...
via Please take the time to answer a short survey from the Bishop Museum Library & Archives, 2018.
View ArticleThoughts? October 20, 2018.
It has been seven years since this blog was started. Have you personally found anything new or useful in these posts? What kind of things are you looking for when you are clicking around this blog?
View ArticleContributors of mele to Helen Roberts’ collection at Bishop Museum, 1924.
MELE, LEGEND CONTRIBUTORS ARE THANKED Hawaiian Folklore Commission Names Many Islanders YEAR’S COMPILATION The names of many well-known residents of the various island communities have been mentioned...
View ArticleWahinekeouli Pa from Kauai composes a mele for her huakai to the land of...
IKE MALIHINI IA HAWAII Malihini ka ike ana ia Hawaii, Aina i na kuahiwi ekolu, Owau no me kuu leimomi, Aloia mai ai na kai loa, Aohe ou loa a e Hawaii, I ka ihu haulani o Mauna Kea, Na … Continue...
View ArticleKii found in Haleiwa sent to Bishop Museum, 1906.
[Found under: “Kela Ame Keia.”] Rev. W. D. Westervelt found in a taro patch near the Haleiwa Hotel, a god image of ohia wood that is 8 feet tall. This kalaipahoa was sent all the way to the museum at …...
View ArticleMore on the kii found in Haleiwa, 1906.
GHOST IDOL FOUND NEAR HALEIWA HOTEL Rev. W. D. Westervelt discovered an ancient Hawaiian idol in a taro pond near the Haleiwa hotel last week and will have the same sent to the Bishop Museum to be...
View ArticleHawaii loses another kii, 1877.
An Interesting Idol.—Mons. Ballieu has been so fortunate as to secure a wooden god, which was quite recently discovered in a cave on the island of Hawaii, on the lower slopes of Mauna Kea. It is...
View ArticleKanehoalani, 1885.
[Found under: “LOCAL AND GENERAL.”] The wooden god Kanehoalani was found on August 3d at Molokai in a house lately occupied by Kuakala. The natives believe that this god first came from Tahiti and...
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[Found under: “NA NU HOU HAWAII.”] D. Napela acquired at Kahananui, Molokai, on the 3rd of August, a wooden God idol which people called Kanehoalani. It is believed that this god idol was carved in...
View ArticleKuakala of Molokai was a kahuna lapaau, 1871.
A Procession to Worship.—On the first of this Nov, that was a Wednesday. When I appeared outside of my home, I saw a great procession of horses towards the west. There were people on the horses dressed...
View Article“Waianuenue,” 1896.
[Found under: “LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.”] The Bishop Museum has obtained another ancient Hawaiian wooden idol from Kealia plantation in the shape of “Waianuenue,” or a fish god. It arrived on board the...
View ArticleMore on “Waianuenue,” 1896.
An Ancient Image. On the Inter-Island wharf yesterday morning was standing a crate in shape resembling a coffin. On inquiry it was found to contain “Waianuenue,” an ancient wooden “fish” god. It is a...
View ArticleWaianuenue coverage, 1896.
[Found under: “KELA A ME KEIA.”] From the sugar plantation of Kealia, Kauai, the Bishop Museum received, aboard the Mikahala of the last Sunday, a kii of Waianuenue, a fishing god of old. (Makaainana,...
View ArticleOn Kalaipahoa, 1931.
POISON GOD BURNED Hilo, Hawaii, July 6, 1931. Editor, The Star-Bulletin. Sir: In your issue of July 4, 1931, there appears a picture of an old Hawaiian wooden idol under which it was stated that it...
View ArticleImportance of newspapers, 1857.
Originally posted on nupepa: Newspapers of Foreign Lands. Newspapers are published a lot these days. The millions of Newspapers of Britain, France and America which are printed each week have not been...
View ArticleKalaipahoa, and “Hawaiian Art,” 1941.
HAWAII’S WOODEN GODS GOOD POLYNESIAN ART Huc M. Luquiens Appreciates Carved and Feathered Deities of Ferocious Mien and Lost Symbolism By LORIN TARR GILL “If we were forced to choose a single specimen...
View ArticleOne hundred years ago was born Genoa Adolpho, 1918.
[Found under: “Vital Statistics: BORN”] ADOLPHO—In Honolulu, October 31, 1918, to Mr. and Mrs. John Adolpho, of Hustace Street, a daughter—Genoa. (PCA, 11/9/1918, p. 6)
View ArticleMore “Alika”! 1893.
Originally posted on nupepa: ALIKA. Aia i Alika o ka ihu o ka moku, Ua hao a paihi ka pe’a i na kia Ke liolio nei na kaula polena Alualu ole iho i ka pa a ka makani Ke kau…
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