Salt production, 1869.
nupepa [Found under: “LOCAL NEWS: Oahu.”] Salt Storehouse.—We’ve seen makai of Kakaako in Honolulu nei, a huge wooden Structure is being constructed by the King [Kamehameha V], and the great riches...
View ArticleLook back at the 1867 laying of the cornerstone of St. Andrew’s Cathedral, 1906.
nupepa This is the first laying of the cornerstone of the Anglican Church of Honolulu, on March 5, 1867. Standing near the cornerstone is King Kamehameha V, and behind him are the priests of the...
View ArticleKamehameha V as recalled by R. A. Lyman and W. D. Alexander, 1902.
RECOLLECTIONS OF KAMEHAMEHA V. Bold and Wise Sovereign as Remembered by R. A. Lyman. Hawaii has not been known to the world very many years, but during that time a King of whom she may well be proud...
View ArticleMore on estate sale of Emma Aima Nawahi, 1936.
Valued Relics Of Hawaiian Royalty Offered At Auction Days of old Hawaii were brought to life yesterday morning when historical pieces of rare Hawaiian furniture, clothing, jewelry and ornaments...
View ArticleReaction to the death of Ida Pope, 1914.
[Found under: “NUHOU KULOKO”] The girls of the Kamehameha schools are in a state of grief these days because of the departure from this life of their principal Miss Pope. (Holomua, 7/18/1914, p. 8) Ka...
View ArticleDecember weather, 1920.
[Found under: “KELA AME KEIA”] These days in Hilo have been really chilly. These are now the long nights of Hooilo. The cold snow has covered the famous Mountains of great Hawaii these days. The sun is...
View ArticleNew steamship planned by the Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company, 1920.
A new steamship is being considered Honolulu, Dec. 13. Reliable news has been heard that the Officers of the Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company [Hui Mokuahi Holoholo Pili Aina] has decided to build...
View ArticleName for the new steamship, 1922.
WANTED: NICE NEW NAME FOR NEW INTER-ISLAND STEAMER Have you a suggestion for a name for the Inter-Island company’s new and palatial steamer for the Honolulu-Hilo run? J. M. Dowsett, a director of the...
View ArticleS. S. Haleakala, 1923.
S. S. Haleakala The Newest Steamer in the Pacific TODAY! Another stride of progress is recorded in the annals of inter-island travel in the Hawaiian Islands—by the arrival of the newly completed...
View ArticleInter-Island Steam Navigation Company schedule, 1923.
INTER-ISLAND STEAM NAV. CO., LTD. PHONE OFFICE 201 PHONE WHARF 129 HAWAII SERVICE STEAMER LEAVING HONOLULU: Monday 5 P. M. S. S. Haleakala For Hilo via Mala. Monday 5 P. M. S. S. Mauna Loa For Kona...
View ArticleOhia forests, 1920.
THE OHIA FOREST OF KOHALA “Thousands of dollars worth of ohia trees in the district of Kohala, Hawaii, will be destroyed in five years if there is nothing done to save that forest,” reported...
View ArticleHui Manuihi formation, 1938.
Hilo Bird Lovers Form New Club HILO, Nov. 2—Hilo’s first bird club, which is affiliated with the National Association of Audubon Societies, met last night at the Hilo Center. Members in attendance...
View ArticleFounder’s Day, 1894.
Founder’s Day past, 1894. Founder’s Day present is happening online this year, 2020. nupepa IT IS FOUNDER’S DAY. FORMAL OPENING OF GIRLS’ SCHOOL AND THE MUSEUM ANNEX. Exercises In Bishop Hall—Addresses...
View ArticleKe Alii Pauahi, lives on in the memory of her people, 1901 / today / for all...
Today, there are thousands and thousand who are blessed with knowledge gotten from these schools. She has passed, but she has left an unforgettable memorial standing on her land. nupepa Yesterday...
View ArticleI wonder what the other 88 photos were like, 1953.
HAWAIIANS ACT LIKE JAPANESE—Second graders of the Kamehameha Preparatory School donned Japanese costumes to enact this story of Japanese life. The photograph is one of the 90 in the exhibit Kamehameha...
View ArticleLouise Uilani Kapu to wed Ernest Gere Chan, 1957.
Louise Kapu Is Engaged Mr. and Mrs. Sam K. Kapu announce the engagement of their daughter, Louise Uilani, to Ernest Gere Chan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. T. Chan. Miss Kapu was graduated from the...
View ArticleKamehameha School’s first founders day celebration, 1888.
KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOL. On this Wednesday, at Kamehameha School, a gathering of remembrance was held on the birthday of the Princess Pauahi Bishop, the open-hearted one who set aside the school as a place...
View ArticleKamehameha School’s first Founder’s Day held in gymnasium at 3:30 p.m.,...
KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOL. First Celebration of Founder’s Day—Interesting Exercises. There was a fair gathering at the Kamehameha School on Wednesday afternoon, the occasion being the first observance of...
View ArticleMele are everywhere! 1912.
Mele by Mokihana Fernandez for a trip to Hawaii Island aboard the Mauna Kea. This mele is printed earlier without attribution in the Kuokoa, on 10/23/1908, p. 4. nupepa LEI MOKIHANA Na ka Maunakea i...
View ArticlePele arrives from the East, 1862.
[Found under: “HE MOOOLELO NO HIIAKAIKAPOLIOPLE.”] Holo mai Pele mai Kahikina,A kau ka waa i Mookini,Noho kaua i Kumalae,Hooku Pele ma i ke kii,Noho i ke kii a Pele ma, a ka pua o koi,Kanaenae Pele ma...
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