The Wards vacation in Waikapu, 1869.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO: Oahu.”] Travelled to Waikapu.—In the evening of this past Monday, C. P. Ward (Kapepee), the Supervisor of the Government Warehouses [Luna Hale Papaa o ke Aupuni], and his...
View ArticleThe moon was painted red by God, 1870.
Originally posted on nupepa: From Kauai. Pertaining to the lunar eclipse. On the 17th of January, at 2:25 and 35 seconds in the morning, one body affected another body in the heavens, and its color...
View ArticleLucy Ward in car accident, 1912.
MISS LUCY WARD’S LIFE SAVED FROM DANGER Dragged along by a streetcar was automobile Number 862, driven by Miss Lucy Ward, for 36 feet, on King Street this past Friday. While she was stopped outside of...
View ArticleEnglish newspaper coverage of Lucy Ward car accident, 1912.
CAR CASUALTIES. While Miss Lucy Ward was driving an automobile, containing besides herself Miss Kulamanu Ward, Miss Mabel Phillips and Curtis W. Hustace, out of the Old Plantation gateway on Friday...
View ArticleNew firebrand hill, Nanaau, 1868.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO: Kauai.”] New Firebrand Hill.—W. D. Kaipoleimanu of Hanamaulu writes to proclaim his witnessing of the hurling of firebrands atop a new tall hill named Nanaau. The soaring...
View ArticleIosepa P. Kamai and Iosepa K. Kaaiawaawa teach singing, 1869.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO: Oahu.”] Singing Voices in Kaneohe.—When we took a short trip to Kaneohe, our ears were given joy when we heard resounding singers at that country bower, under the...
View ArticleReward for turning people in who secretly sell awa, 1869.
($20.00) REWARD! I will give that money award to anyone who gets an Arrest Warrant and testifies before the Circuit Court Judge against the person or persons who, SECRETLY SELL AWA, in the District of...
View ArticleAwa shop in Waianae is closed, 1869.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO: Oahu.”] Awa Shop in Waianae Closed.—This past Tuesday, the Awa Shop of Kihikihi folks at the place mentioned above closed. This is the reason; according to the Law, only...
View ArticleHawaiian Historical Society Calendar, 2019.
I forgot to mention when I posted the nupepa calendar for this year, that we shouldn’t forget to order the Hawaiian Historical Society Calendar. It is filled with historic happenings for practically...
View ArticleBirthday of Charles Reed Bishop, 1909.
BIRTHDAY OF BIHOPA COMMEMORATED. This past Monday Charles R. Bishop became eighty-seven years old, one of the old haole of Hawaii nei who Hawaii greatly is in debt to for his efforts to search for and...
View ArticleCommentary on awa licenses, 1869.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO: Oahu.”] Awa License.—On Tuesday of last week, C. S. Bato [C. S. Bartow] auctioned off awa Licenses for Koolaupoko, Waialua, Ewa and Waianae. The sum made from those three...
View ArticleCornelius S. Bartow auctions off awa licenses, 1866.
AUCTION SALES C. S. BARTOW. Sale of Awa Licenses at Auction! BY ORDER OF His Excellency the Minister of Interior. In compliance with the requirements of the Act to amend Chap. 7, Article 2 of the Civil...
View ArticleDeath of C. S. Bartow, 1881.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO.”] In the afternoon of this past Wednesday, C. S. Bartow [C. S. Bato], a familiar haole in this town, and Auctioneer, and if we are not mistaken, Consul to the Republic of...
View ArticleWords from a 100 years ago, 1919.
DEAD PEOPLE, Don’t Think About What the Living are Doing. But We, the Living, Don’t Want to Become Dead People, Therefore, We Need to Regularly Read Our Aloha Aina, And See the News of the Day. (Aloha...
View ArticleFlu outbreak, 1919.
[Found under: “NUHOU KULOKO”] Cases of flu have been on the increase; at the Japanese Hospital are a number of patients, and at the Queen’s Hospital are some; there have been ten people who have died...
View ArticleBirthday of Charles E. King, 1934.
[Found under: “THE STAR-BULLETIN CONGRATULATES TODAY—”] Charles E. King, musician, composer and insurance man, who is 60 today. He was born in Honolulu and at one time taught in local public schools...
View ArticleCharles E. King comes home, 1949.
Charles E. King, Songwriter and Bandleader, Here From New York Charles E. King flew into town Monday night, bringing with him 75 years of Hawaiian music. The noted songwriter, bandleader and authority...
View ArticleOn Hawaiianization of foreign words, 1869.
The Hawaiian language, when the Islands were first discovered by Europeans, was of course adapted only to the simple wants of the people. With the introduction of new facts to the knowledge of the...
View ArticleBirthday celebration for King Lunalilo, 1873.
Birthday of the King.—We were invited by the Hon. G. W. D. Halemanu to put forth these words below for the makaainana of Hamakua, thusly: The birthday of the Royal One, King Wiliama C. Lunalilo will be...
View ArticleParade by the haole for the new King Lunalilo, 1873.
Torch-Lit Parade.—On the night of last week Wednesday, the haole kamaaina of this town came out with torches and paraded in a long procession on the streets. That was one of the activities chosen by...
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