Chicken fight, 1939.
Apprehended When cargo ships from the Matson Shipping Company make a stop here in Hilo, there is always a shipment of some boxes of chickens that are brought ashore. When they are brought to the place...
View ArticleFlu warnings, 1920.
Signs of the Flu. These are the signs of the Flu: a headache, sore throat, red eyes and muscle aches, but the back has the most pain. Sometimes, the pain is not severe and other times it is; and after...
View ArticleOla! 2020.
[Found under: “Na Lani Hooulu Lahui Elua”] Ia oe e Ka-La e alohi nei, Ma na welelau o ka Honua, E hai ae oe i kou kani, I ka malamalama oikelakela, Nau i noii nowelo aku, Pau na pali paa … Continue...
View ArticleJohn Ioane Ukeke, in his earlier days! 1880
Originally posted on nupepa: CHINESE THEATER! OPENING A GRAND CONCERT! Of all types of Hawaiian Music, on the night of the SATURDAY NIGHT, THE 26TH OF THIS MONTH! AT THE Chinese Theater! SEASIDE OF...
View ArticleA mele by Mrs. Lily Kalino for her home, Hilo, 1896.
LEILEHUA SONG. Hanohano Hilo-one e waiho nei Kahiko i ka ua Kanilehua Kuu pua i kuia e na manu He lei hoohihi na ka malihini Hui: Oia kuu home kulaiwi Kuu aina hanau hoi a nui A he nui no … Continue...
View ArticleEspecially during these times, we have to take care of each other! 2020.
aloha kekahi i kekahi [have aloha for one another] (Kuokoa, 12/13/1923, p. 4)
View ArticleRemembering Ke Alii Lokomaikai, 2020.
UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO. (Hae Hawaii, 8/31/1859. p. 1)
View ArticleCelebration of the birth of Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, 1939.
The residents of the homesteads of Nanakuli, Papakolea and Waimanalo, Oahu; Hoolehua, Molokai; and Keaukaha, Hilo; are making ready with their commemoration of the birth of the chief Iona Kuhio...
View ArticleI know I have not been posting lately…
I have been in a weird funk for a while with all of what is going on in the world. But I just saw that the Welo Hou blog from Bishop Museum is back! Maybe the museum is closed for … Continue reading →
View ArticleThe passing of Simeon Kiaaina Nuuhiwa, 1937.
S. Nuuhiwa, Famed Kauai Cowboy, Dies SIMEON KIAAINA NUUHIWA One more tie with the Islands’ colorful past was cut last week when 69-year-old Simeon Kiaaina Nuuhiwa, white-bearded old time cowboy of...
View ArticleSimeon Kiaaina Nuuhiwa, 1930.
‘CHARLIE CHAPLIN’ Kiaaina Nuuhiwa, 67, Hawaiian cowboy, comedian, story teller and all around entertainer, who will be one of the chief attractions in “Ke Alaula,” a Hawaiian pageant which will be...
View ArticleSimeon Kiaaina Nuuhiwa and Lalani Village, 1932.
HAWAIIAN ARCHITECTURE Kiaaina Nuuhiwa, 68, completing the heiau, or temple, which is one of seven huts now being built for the Hawaiian village at Waikiki. Native gods will be enshrined...
View ArticleCensus, 1920.
THE POPULATION HERE IN HAWAII NEI. As per the report received by Governor Charles J. McCarthy this Tuesday and made public pertaining to the population of the different ethnicities living here in...
View ArticleKiaaina dies at 105 years old, 1922.
105 YEARS OLD, ANSWERS CALL Funeral Services Held at Honolii For Kiaaina, of the High Rank; Old Age Brings Grim Reaper MOURNED DEATH OF PRINCE Continuous Failing in Health is Noted Since Sudden Death...
View ArticleMore on Kiaaina, 1919.
Past Hundred Yet Is Active In Politics An interesting fact has been brought out during the course of registering the comparatively few men who have so far put down their names as voters in Hilo. An...
View ArticleNamaielua Kaikioewa Kiaaina, 1921.
Don’t Worry, Live Long, Kamaaina Centenarian Says Sprightly Citizen of 104 Calls at Tribune Office, Tells Longevity Secret Do you think you have any chance of living more than a hundred years? Follow...
View ArticleEdward H. Hanapi, Jr. in Asia writes home, 1920.
Hawaiian Youths in Siberia To My Dear Papa From when we left Honolulu until we reached Japan, I have been reminiscing about you and younger brother, Emperor. The first port we entered was Nagasaki in...
View ArticleHawaiian boys playing music in Siberia, 1920.
Hawaiian Minstrels Play For Siberian Wolfhounds This Hawaiian quartet has just returned after touring Siberia and the far east entertaining Uncle Sam’s doughboys under the auspices of the Knights of...
View ArticleEdward K. Hanapi, Editor of Aloha Aina, 1918.
KE ALOHA AINA. Established for the Benefit of the People A Newspaper by the Hawaiian Lahui. EDWARD K. HANAPI EDITOR [Edward K. Hanapi is the Editor of Ke Aloha Aina newspaper from 11/30/1918 to at...
View ArticleKawailani Glee Club ad, 1914.
Kawailani Glee Club. JOHN HICKEY, Manager. We can fulfill All types of orders. Like parties, Dances and other Celebrations of your heart’s Desire. Office—Kahiliaulani Hall. Kukui Street, Honolulu....
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