More on the importing of birds and plants and laborers, 1865.
Planters’ Society. A general meeting of the Society was held at the Court House on Saturday last, April 1st, 1865, pursuant to a call published by his Ex. R. C. Wyllie. Mr. Montgomery was called to the...
View ArticleMore rice birds and rice paddies on Kauai, 1865.
[Found under: “He Palapala na Kauka Kulika mai.”] Pertaining to the Rice in Waimea. Rice is planted much here in this place. The rice just newly planted here in some paddies is growing and it is green...
View ArticleCanaries for sale, 1865.
CANARY BIRDS! THE BEST EVER IMPORTED into this Market, guaranteed Good SINGERS! For Sale at C. FRED. PFLUGER’S Fort Street, nearly opposite Messrs. von Holt & Heuck. (PCA, 8/12/1865, p. 1)
View ArticleCrows and tiny birds, 1869.
Crows.—It was something marvelous to see the Crows brought by Dr. Hillebrand [Kauka Hilabarani], flying from the ridges of Haili to the Pauoa Valley. On Saturday morning of last week, they flew with...
View ArticleMaintain the peace, 1894.
Originally posted on nupepa: Announcement of the Hawaiian Patriotic League. Keep the Peace. I have been ordered by the Executive Committee [Aha Hooko] of the Central Hawaiian Patriotic League of...
View ArticleMore results of July 4, 1894.
Pledge. We are publishing Article 101 of the Constitution of the Republic of Hawaii, so that the Lahui may understand it, and so that the Jurors for the upcoming August Session see it, that being this:...
View ArticleGovernor to vacate Washington Place, 1920.
Governor McCarthy [Makate] of the Territory of Hawaii will vacate the Home of the deceased Queen Liliuokalani, because it was made known that the widow of John Aimoku Dominis desired to return to live...
View ArticleʻIliʻili hānau o Kōloa, Kaʻū, 1911.
The Birthing Pebbles of Koloa. The pebbles of Koloa, Kau are terribly famous for them giving birth, and their giving birth is attested to by a great number of Hawaiian. This however is something...
View ArticleMeanwhile, this is what they were reading in English, 1911.
NO RACE SUICIDE IN STONE FAMILY Mayor Fern’s Multiplying Grotto and the Story of Na Iliili Lanau o Koloa [Na Iliili Hanau o Koloa]. BORN. STONE—In Honolulu, recently, to the wife of Na Iliili Stone,...
View ArticleDon’t close your eyes, 1893.
AN INDEPENDENT PERSON. A person who is independent knows not of currying favors. A person who is independent will always have pride in themselves. A person who is independent, when they hear their Alii...
View ArticleKalaniopuu’s ahuula and mahiole, the latests, 2020.
Feather Cloak and Helmet Gifted to Captain Cook to Return Permanently to Hawaiʻi Honolulu, Hawaiʻi—An ʻahu ʻula (feather cloak) and mahiole (feather helmet) gifted to Captain Cook in 1779 are being...
View ArticleDaniel Akana Ku, Jr. 1927.
DAINEL AKANA KU, JR. [DANIEL AKANA KU, JR.] Expert Guitar and Steel Player. This is a picture of a Hawaiian boy skilled at playing the steel guitar; Mr. Sam Ku, Jr. is his older brother’s name. He was...
View ArticleDeath of Daniel Akana Ku Jr. in San Francisco, 1964.
Hawaiian Trio Leader Passes SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Daniel Ku, native of Hawaii and for years the leader of the luxury liner Lurline’s famed Hawaiian trio. He...
View ArticleAlthea Ku to wed John Fernandez Serrao, 1955.
TO MARRY—Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ai Chang announce the engagement of their daughter, Althea Raelene P. Ku, to John Fernandez Serrao, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Serrao. Miss Ku, a 1954 graduate of St....
View ArticleSam Ku Company, 1928.
Farewell Twilight CONCERT SAM KU COMPANY Dan Ku, Hiram Kaliko, “Princess” Maunu, George Kalani and Sam Ku (quintette sailing for Paris on Taiyo Maru, Sept 18) LAST CHANCE—MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW Big New...
View ArticleSolos on two steel guitars at the same time, 1928.
SAM KU WEST FEATURED ON NEW PALACE PROGRAM Sam Ku, professionally known in other parts of the world as Sam Ku West, and his accompanying artists will make their initial appearance in the Volcano City...
View ArticleDeath of Sam Ku West, 1930.
DIES IN PARIS Sam Ku West of Honolulu, noted player of the guitar and harp, who is dead at Paris, France. SAM KU WEST, HAWAII HARPIST, DIES IN FRANCE Honolulu Boy, Famed For Guitar and Harp Music,...
View ArticleNewspaper history, 1913.
JOURNALISM AT THE CROSSROADS OF THE PACIFIC If the newsboys of Honolulu carried under their arms copies of each newspaper in the city, besides those published in the English language, they would be...
View ArticleNewspaper history, continued, 1913.
Journalism at the Crossroads (Continued From Page One.) community being much interested in the doings and sayings of such public men as Roosevelt, Wilson, Taft, Bryan and other prominent figures....
View ArticleNewspapers and periodicals, 1834–1906.
Hawaiiana Periodicals published in these islands during the past seventy-two years: 1834—Ka Lama Hawaii, Hawaiian, at Lahainaluna. 1834—Ka Kumu Hawaii [Ke Kumu Hawaii], Hawaiian, at Lahainaluna....
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