Death of Anna Maria Dimond, 1893.
Death of Kaimana Wahine. In the evening of this past Monday, at the hour of 7:30, Mrs. Anna Maria Dimond let go of her breath, the aged companion of this life of Mr. Henry Dimond, at the age of 85. She...
View ArticleHoney in Hawaii, 1858.
New honey.—The honey bees at Dr. Hillebrand’s place are making new honey and it is very fine, just like the honey made by bees in other places. The work of this ever working species that is living here...
View ArticleHoney and bread, 1865.
[Found under: “HUNAHUNA MEA HOU O HAWAII NEI.”] Honey of the forest.—There are a lot of honey bees in the forests of Oahu nei. We often see buckets filled with honey harvested by Dwight Holcomb [Okamu...
View ArticleDeath of Dwight Holcomb, 1877.
Death of “Oakum.”—The half crazy vagrant who has for years been well-known in and about Honolulu by the name of Oakum, died at the Insane Asylum on Monday morning last, where he has been for some...
View ArticleMore on bees and the man known to Hawaiians as Okamu haole, 1897.
An Industry That Has Made Rapid Strides. It would be a difficult thing to fix the date of the beginning of the bee industry in the Hawaiian Islands. As far back as the “oldest inhabitant” can run his...
View ArticleIn less than 10 years Old Oakum is just a character with half a name, 1906.
Old Oakum, a Character in Honolulu Long Ago “Old Oakum” was one of the odd characters of Honolulu u to about thirty years ago. He was a harmless creature whose one talent was that of collecting honey...
View ArticleFanny Thomas Gulick dies in Kobe, Japan, 1883.
MRS. FANNY T. GULICK. From the latest news received last week we hear that Mrs. F. T. Gulika has died, the wife of Rev. J. P. Gulika, one of the old teachers who brought righteousness to this...
View ArticleSearch function on this blog, 2021.
In case you were searching for something in particular… There is a window where you can enter search terms to see if there might be posts related to those terms. I would suggest, as with all searching,...
View ArticleJonah Kumalae ilima lei ad, 1929.
VERY BEAUTIFUL ILIMA LEI Get ilima lei that were strung expertly by skillful hands at 2401 S. King Street, Moiliili, Honolulu, Telephone Number 91618. This is the adornment of our alii who have gone,...
View ArticleWhat a disappointment, 1867.
[Found under: “Hunahuna Huikau.”] It will not be seen after all.—We reported in Issue 4 of our Newspaper, “the moon will be eclipsed o n the 13th of September, and it will be seen here in Hawaii.” The...
View ArticleDeath of Sam P. Lohiau of Okoe, 1905.
This made me think back to Kamuela Kumukahi. nupepa Great Sorrow! My favorite Aloha Aina, allow me some space. At 3 o’clock in the afternoon, this past Friday the 26th of May, the breath of my dear Sam...
View ArticleHe Aupuni Palapala project’s new blog page, 2021.
It seems the newspaper project He Aupuni Palapala: Preserving and Digitizing the Hawaiian Language Newspapers at Bishop Museum started a blog page. Let’s keep an eye out for future posts from them! He...
View ArticlePublishing a newspaper wasn’t easy! 1868.
KE ALAULA. Have you not thought about, O People who frequently read this newspaper, with amazement at the beauty of your monthly paper, while asking yourself, “Who publishes this paper? and who puts in...
View ArticleRemembering, 1909.
PARADE COMMEMORATED ON MEMORIAL DAY Because Memorial Day [ka la Lu Pua] fell on this Sunday, therefore the parade was postponed until the following Monday; there were not that many people who went to...
View ArticleLooking back to the Hawaiian football champions of 1895, 1926.
WINNERS OF FIRST MAINLAND — ISLAND GRID TILT Here is the Honolulu team, island champions and victors over the Navy champs from Philadelphia. Top row, standing, left to right—Billie Cornwell, Chris...
View ArticleRevealing what was lost, 2021.
La Hanau EDWIN M. DESHA O Edwin M. Desha, ka Lunanui o Ka Hoku o Hawaii, ke hoomanao ana i kona la hanau ma keia Poalima iho, Okakoba 18. Mawaho ae o kona kulana he boki nui no ka Hoku, he kakauolelo...
View ArticleEdwin M. Desha fights for Ka Hoku o Hawaii, 1938.
Eddie Desha is Trying All Means to Save “Ka Hoku o Hawaii” An effort to perpetuate the Hawaiian language and a Newspaper published in that language is being made in Hilo. Eddie Desha, the nephew of the...
View ArticleHe Aupuni Palapala project at Bishop Museum, 2021.
Did you see the latest Nūhou Monday post from Bishop Museum? It mentions Ka Nūhou, the Hawaiian language newsletter put out by the club, Hui Aloha ʻĀina Tuahine at University of Hawaii at Mānoa. That...
View ArticleDeath announcement for Zerubabela Kapule, aka Zakaria Kapule, 1923.
Did you see the Nūhou Monday post from Bishop Museum? Here is a obituary for Zerubabela Kapule who was also known as Zakaria [Zachariah]. Obituaries ZERUBABELA KAPULE Zerubabela Kapule, retired and...
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