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Wahinekeouli Pa from Kauai composes a mele for her huakai to the land of...
Here is a beautiful mele mākaʻikaʻi composed by famous haku mele, Wahinekeouli Pā of Kauaʻi for her visit to Hawaiʻi moku o Keawe! Are you watching too?...
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Celebrating the 3rd of May in Wainiha, 1891.
[Found under: “Na Anoai o ka Ua Loku o Hanalei.”] On this coming 2nd of May, that being Saturday, the pig ovens being lit at all the homes of Wainiha will be seen, because of their commemoration of the...
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The difference between information printed in books and information printed...
A Printing error. On page four of this Ka Lama, there is a printing error. Here is what it said, The farming stick [oo mahi] that they used in the olden times, was ule,¹ and alahee, and so forth; But...
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Kamehameha II and Kamamalu return aboard the British ship Blonde on May 4, 1825.
Remembrances. On the 22nd of May in the year 1824, King Liholiho and his attendants landed in Portsmouth, England. On the 26th [of May] of that same year, Kaumualii, the King of Kauai, died at...
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Mrs. Elizabeth Kahele Nahaolelua to return home, 1897.
RETURNING. Aboard the Australia of this past Tuesday, there was a letter received by the family and friends of Mrs. Kahele Nahaolelua, Queen Liliuokalani’s lady-in-waiting [mea lawelawe], on Her [the...
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Mrs. Maule of Waihee protests, 1893.
DON’T BE DECEIVED. Please give me some tolerance, O Editor, and publicize this: in the Kuokoa newspaper of the 6th of May, 1893, page two, they announce with the title—”Mistaken [Kuhihewa].” And within...
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“Kuhihewa,” Kuokoa, 5/6/1893, p. 2.
[This is the article referred to by Mrs. Maule in the previous post. It is hard to read because the right side of the page this appears on fell into shadow because of the binding of the newspaper into...
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Repost of the announcement attributed to Mrs. Maule of Waihee, 1893.
Mistaken.—I am the one whose name appears below, I show myself before the public, that I signed the aloha aina paper was not right; being that I signed my name without being explained what makes aloha...
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Death announcement of Mary Ahia Naone, 1900.
SHE HAS PASSED, SHE IS GONE On the night of the 7th of May, 1900, Mrs. Mary Ahia Naone left this life, and peacefully went on the path of no return, auwe! aloha for the parent, the companion, aloha for...
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Six years later, Mary’s husband John K. Naone dies, 1906.
J. K. NAONE HAS PASSED ON. On the 8th of this month, like a their in the night, the hand of death which has no compassion visited the home of John K. Naone, at Pauoa, Honolulu nei, and snatched away...
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Death of Pilipo Naone, John K. Naone’s father, 1882.
PILIPO NAONE. On the 16th of February past, Naone let out his last breath, and the man returned to his Lord whom he loved greatly, for whom he was a servant in many good works; Naone died at eighty or...
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Hawaiians who died at sea, 1858.
People who died on ships. Mahoe, aboard the ship “Baltic.” Kalua fell from that ship and died in the ocean, on the 8th of May. On the 22nd of June, Nahau died aboard the ship “Corea.” C. S. Bartow Esq....
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Captain Samuel Mana, 1900.
A MAN WHO PERSEVERES AT HIS OCCUPATION CAPTAIN SAMUEL MANA IS ADMIRED KAPENA SAMUEL MANA. Sam Mana is one of the Hawaiians who is employed in the Sailing Profession as a Captain, and he is the only one...
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Mother’s Day a hundred years ago at Kaumakapili Church, 1921.
MOTHER’S DAY AT KAUMAKAPILI. Whereas this coming Sunday, the 8th, is declared as the day to commemorate mothers, whether they have died or are here living. Therefore, it will be commemorated at...
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An advertisement disguised as news? 1860.
Guano Men. The Hon. C. H. Judd, the Governor of Baker Island and the Hon. S. G. Wilder, Governor of Jarvis Island returned along with their wives and 60 men or more. They were paid $8,000 or more which...
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Oliver Knox Poniaulani celebrates 50th birthday, 1920.
COMMEMORATION OF JUBILEE AT KUAU, MAUI. Mr. Editor, Salutations:—Please allow me an open space of our pride, so that the friends and intimates will know of the jubilee of the news sleuth of the...
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Mrs. Emily Rochfort marries Oliver Knox Poniaulani, 1917.
MARRIAGE LICENSES June 2, 1917. Oliver K. Poniaulani, 47, Hawaiian, Paia; Mrs. Emily Rochfort, 43, Hawaiian, Paia. Ceremony by Father Francis. (Maui News, 6/8/1917, p. 2) Maui News, Eighteenth Year,...
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Did Oliver Knox Poniaulani and Emily Poniaulani get married twice? 1920.
[Found under: “MARRIAGE LICENSES”] PONIAULANI-PONIAULANI—Oliver Knox Poniaulani, 50; and Mrs. Emily Poniaulani,46; both of Kuau. Ceremony by Rev. Moses Kahiapo (Maui News, 6/9/1920, p. 1) Maui News,...
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A boy born on La Hoihoi Ea and why newspapers are better than books, 1865.
Misprint. O Kuokoaa [We are all human.] Newspaper; Aloha oe:—In Issue 33 of the Kuokoa, in the births section, the date and place of birth of our child was misprinted. It was printed this way: “July 1,...
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Early Primo Beer ad from 110 years ago, 1911.
PRIMO BEER Queen Street You can only get this deliciousness here Orders will be filled quickly; why don’t you try it. (Au Hou, 1/4/1911, p. 3) Ke Au Hou, Buke 2, Helu 1, Aoao 3. Ianuari 4, 1911.
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