O Feberuari ka malama olelo Hawaii, 2019.
O Maraki kekahi, Aperila, Mei, Iune, Iulai, Augate, Sepatemaba, Okatoba, Novemaba, Dekemaba, a Ianuari hoi. O ka makahiki no a puni.
View ArticleA mele by Liholiho, 1932.
Palalua i ka la o Kawaihoa Palalua i ka la o Kawaihoa E ko ana ke anu o ka laalaau A i aha ia la e oe ka wai o Kawaikali E kali ae ana i ka manao a loko … Continue reading →
View ArticleAnother mele by Liholiho, 1932.
Keopu kuahiwi no Waimea Ike ia Keopu he kuahiwi no Waimea E lena ana na maka o Kahau-o-ka-lena I haele no i ke kai e Maunauna I mapu no i Kawaiakekua O ke kua ka i haawi mai io’u nei … Continue reading →
View ArticleIncentive! 1907.
Kaahumanu’s Pillow (COMPOSED BY KANEIAKAMA W.) Because of the spread of the news of the skill of Kaneiakama at composing mele, Kaahumanu sent a messenger before her saying to compose a mele for the...
View ArticleJohn Papa Ii speaks of his aunty, Kaneiakama, 1869.
[Found under: “HUNAHUNA MOOLELO HAWAII.”] And perhaps because of the skill of Kaneiakama at composing mele, that the chiefess [Kaahumanu] had a liking for her, and maybe that is why that land [Waianae]...
View ArticleA clear picture is worth a thousand words, 1909.
HONOLULU IN THE YEARS 1852–54. The picture above shows a part of the town of Honolulu capturing the grounds of what is called now, the Executive Building [Iolani Palace], seen between the years from...
View ArticleEmma Rose, living in New York, 1909.
WHO CAN PICK OUT HOUSE WHERE EMMA ROSE WAS BORN? An Interesting Letter From a Woman Who First Saw the Light in Honolulu—Remembers Old Landmarks. Southampton, U. S. A. February 4, 1909. To Mr. James...
View ArticleMore on Emma Rose, 1909.
WHERE EMMA ROSE LIVED IN OLD TIMES An old resident of Honolulu, referring to the request of Miss Emma Rose, published in the Advertiser yesterday, says on the subject: “In the early days there was a...
View ArticleEmma Rose writes again, 1909.
EMMA ROSE WRITES AGAIN ABOUT OLD HONOLULU Southampton, March 29, 1909. To Mr. James Steiner. Dear Sir: The postals, album and papers, received, and I thank you very much for the kindly interest you...
View ArticleMore Emma Rose, 1909.
MISS EMMA ROSE GETS PICTURES OF HER OLD HOME Southampton, May 20, 1909. To Mr. James Steiner. Dear Sir: Inclosed please find money order $1.50 for photos. I am very much obliged for all the trouble you...
View ArticleChinese new year was not a good time for many 120 years ago, 1899.
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR BRINGS GRIEF TO THOSE AT QUARANTINE. They are in Bonds and in Prison on the Greatest Festival of the Celestial Calendar. The Chinese at Quarantine have other griefs than that of...
View ArticleYear of the boar and some quilting to boot at Hawi Mill, 1899.
NEWS OF HAWI! My dear Loea Kalaiaina, Aloha oe:— Here at Hawi Mill, some Hawaiian women started up a Quilting Club, and they named it, “Ka Hui Laulima a ke Aloha.” They are now active, headed by Mrs....
View ArticleCold! 1869.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO: Oahu.”] These have been some cold mornings and chilly evenings, perhaps because of the Ekepue wind; the “prickling pins of cold” are creeping along. Some people however...
View ArticleKonahi! 1869.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO: Oahu.”] Holiday of the Chinese—This upcoming Thursday, the 11th of this month, is the new year day of the Chinese, called by them, a “Ko-nahi” day. The doors of their work...
View Article“He moku Kaula,” 1866.
[Found under: “Ka Moolelo o Kamehameha I.”] “He moku Kaula iho a me Niihau, I kaulua ia Kawaihoa a Kane, O kaulana a ka la i Halalii—la, Hala ka la nalo ma Lehua, Hiki ka molehulehu o ke ahiahi, Moe …...
View ArticleMoku Kaula i ho-a ia me Niihau, 1898.
[Found under: “MOOLELO KAHIKO.”] Moku Kaula i ho-a ia me Niihau, I kaulua ia Kawaihoa a Kane, O kaulana a ka la i Halalii, Hala ka la kau ma Lehua, Kau e no ka molehulehu o ke ahiahi, Moe e … Continue...
View ArticleSpanish flu outbreak a hundred years ago, 1919.
[Found under: “NOHOU KULOKO.”] There have been 26 cases of flu (Spanish) reported to the Board of Health, with one death; 16 were in Honolulu, and 10 at the Mills School in Manoa. (Aloha Aina,...
View ArticleWilliam Ahia for Mayor, 1919.
[Found under: “NOHOU KULOKO.”] There was an argument amongst some Hawaiians about politics this past Wednesday about the Mayoral candidate, while the two of them where standing at the corner of...
View ArticleThe birthday of Princess Ruta Keelikolani Keanolani Kanahoahoa Muolaulani...
Originally posted on nupepa: The birthday of Muolaulani.—In a report we received, we learned some things about the birthday of the Royal Governess Keelikolani. We were informed that on the past 9th,...
View ArticleMileina Ahia, Kapeka Pinao, and Josiah Haole pass on, 1899.
Freed from Burdens of this World. MRS. MILEINA AHIA. In the morning of this past Thursday, at her residence mauka of Waikahalulu, after a short illness, the breath of the native mother whose name is...
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