Alii dies 175 years ago. 1844
DEATH. Isaia Kaaoaohema, an alii of Hawaii nei, died recently on the 25th of October. He was 56 years old. He lived in ignorance, and as an idol worshiper of the times of old, and when the word of God...
View Article100 years since the Missionaries left Boston, 1919.
YESTERDAY MADE A FULL ONE-HUNDRED YEARS SINCE THE MISSIONARIES LEFT BOSTON. The image below is of the very first group of Missionaries to leave Boston, on the 23 of the month of October, 1819....
View ArticlePopulation of Kona, Kauai and Niihau, 1835.
CENSUS OF KONA, KAUAI AND NIIHAU. Adults Children All of them Total number of people in 1831 Nuololo 49 9 58 53 Miloli 39 3 42 55 Haeleele 10 5 15 11 Olapa 7 1 8 15 Kolo 66 23 … Continue reading →
View ArticleSalt in Wailupe, 1869.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO.”] Salt emerged in Wailupe.—We were told of the news that salt emerged in abundance in Wailupe. That new thing was not seen before there, that being the emergence of this...
View ArticleKamehameha Alumni to build building in honor of Ida M. Pope, 1919.
A MEMORIAL FOR MISS IDA M. POPE. Work to build a building as a home for the girls is being planned, and this building will be a memorial to Miss Ida M. Pope who served as the first principal of …...
View ArticleConcert in Hilo for the Ida Pope Memorial fund, 1920.
IDA POPE MEMORIAL CONCERT OFFERS RARE ATTRACTION TONIGHT Assisted by the Kamehameha Boys’ Glee Club, which arrived on the Mauna Kea, together with the other cadets of the school this morning alumane...
View ArticleName song by Maryjane Kulani Montano for her daughter, 1919.
HE INOA NO MARIE KAPIOLAOLEHUA D. BROWN. He aloha i ka lau o ka niu, I ka holu nape mai i ka makani; He makani aheahe liuliu, O ka malu hau o Ulukou. He huina pua ia o ke kaona, … Continue reading →
View ArticleName song of the Honolulu Academy of Arts by Mary Jane Montano, 1937.
MRS. MONTANO AUTHOR OF ART ACADEMY SONG Mrs. Maryjane Montano wrote the words of the name song of the Honolulu Academy of Arts, which was dedicated to Mrs. C. M. Cooke, it was pointed out today. Mrs....
View Article“Haaheo Kilohana i ka Lai,” 1952.
FRAGRANT MEMORY—In memory of the late Mrs. C. M. Cooke, who founded the Honolulu Academy of Arts 25 years ago, this group of Hawaiian women will sing and play “Haaheo Kilohana i ka Laʻi” at tonight’s...
View Article“Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii” published, 1961.
S. M. Kamakau, whose writings provided much of the material used by author Alexander in his “Brief History” which appears weekly on these pages, will be honored on Monday as a collection of his...
View ArticleKiai Flora Hayes, 1940.
“MY (OUR) CHIEF INTEREST IS OUR CHILDREN” —and Flora Hayes has proved it! On the basis of no flamboyant promises does Flora Hayes seek election to the Territorial Senate. Her record as President of the...
View ArticleFlora Allen Kaai marries Homer Hayes, 1914.
DR. AND MRS. HOMER HAYES OF PUKOO, MOLOKAI Who were married in Honolulu last week. The bride, who was Miss Flora Allen Kaai, is a daughter of Judge and Mrs. Samuel W. Kaai of Hookena. (Advertiser,...
View ArticleFlora Hayes at the Bishop Museum, 1965.
Flora Hayes is translating letters of Isle kings, queens and princes By DENBY FAWCETT Flora Kaai Hayes, who couldn’t pass her academic course at Kamehameha School for Girls in 1913, has become one of...
View ArticleAnnie Kanahele awarded, 1981.
25th David Malo Award Goes to Annie Kanahele Annie L. A. Kanahele, educator, author and church leader, was presented the 25th annual David Malo Award last night by the West Honolulu Rotary Club at a...
View ArticleSex?
keka, seka. n. Sex, gender. Eng. (Hawaiian Dictionary, Pukui and Elbert) [Has anyone seen this term in use in traditional writing, whether it be seka or keka?]
View ArticleHonolulu’s population, 1895.
The Number of People Here in Honolulu. Because of the arrival of the sickness called Cholera [Kolera], all of the people were tallied in the areas near the town of Honolulu, as the areas were settled,...
View ArticleDescription of Hawaii Island, 1867.
TRAVELLING ON HAWAII. Makawao, September 10, 1867. O Alaula—Aloha to you:—I want to tell you of some things pertaining to my travels on Hawaii. On the 6th of August, we boarded the Kilauea to sail to...
View ArticleDeath of Mary E. Green, 1902.
DIED.—At Honolulu, September 29, 1902, Mary Elizabeth Green, aged 72 years. Miss Mary E. Green the subject of the above obituary notice, was born at Lahainaluna, Dec. 14, 1830, where she resided with...
View ArticleDeath of Kiliwehi Hoapili, 1873.
KILIWEHI HAS PASSED. Passed on to death is one of the women of royal blood, Mrs. Kiliwehi Hoapili. She is one of the women who came from true alii blood of the royal kupuna of Hawaii nei. She was...
View ArticleKiliwehi’s divorce decree, 1873.
[Found under: “Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit—June Term, 1873.] Mary Ann K. Kaauwai vs. William Hoapili Kaauwai; divorce. Decree of divorce made absolute, and permanent alimony of $10 per month...
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