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Keaomelemele, 2021!
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXIII, Helu 36, Aoao 1. Sepatemaba 6, 1884. It has been 137 years since the famous Composer of Stories Moses Manu first published the story of Keaomelemele in Ka Nupepa Kuokoa....
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Calendar 2022
It has been a while since I made a calendar. The new year is almost here and I wanted to once again send you a new alemanaka following the original one put out by the Aloha Aina newspaper in 1906....
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Love’s Bakery Christmas offerings, 1859.
LOOK OUT FOR CHRISTMAS! THE Undersigned would respectfully call the attention of the public to the following choice assortment of Cakes, constantly on hand and made to order: Pound Cake,Seed cake,Cup...
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New year paniolo entertainment up in Waimea, 1908.
In the contest of tie-down roping [? hookuku hoohei a kulai bipi] held by the boys of Waimea on this past Happy New Year Day at Samuel Parker Ranch [Samuela Paka Ranch], Charles Lindsay took the...
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Before there were Hawaiian language newspapers, there were over ten years of...
Tomorrow makes 200 years since the first printing took place in Hawaiʻi nei! This commemorative plaque is in front of the Hale Paʻi at the Hawaiian Mission Houses in Honolulu. Tomorrow morning they...
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Where are you, Dash?! 1871.
LOST LOST! A REWARD WILL BE GIVEN FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00) To the one who returns my DOG that was lost from Kamakela. It is large shaggy dog, with droopy ears, and has white spots, and he will listen if...
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Kahuna laau lapaau, 1869.
Hawaiian Doctors.–Yesterday the Board of Health convened to examine the Hawaiian kahuna. There were a great many kahuna who went; perhaps around two hundred. It is not known how many kahuna were given...
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St. Patrick’s Day, 1903.
[Found under: “Nuhou Kuloko.”] This Tuesday night, the Irish boys observed the day of the holy one, St. Patrick. There were many enjoyments held that night. (Kuokoa, 3/20/1903, p. 5) Ka Nupepa Kuokoa,...
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Birthday of Kamehameha III.
[Found under: “NU HOU HAWAII.”] The birthday of Kamehameha III was celebrated here in Honolulu on this past March 17 as a holiday in this manner: The doors of all the government offices were closed;...
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Meaning behind a name, 1878.
[Found under: “NA NU HOU HAWAII.”] Motivating the increase of the Lahui—July 16, 1878, at Mana, Kauai, a daughter was born to Kahoonei (m) and Kolailai (f). This girl was named Anna Harriet...
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Stephen Reynolds, aka Lanai has passed on, 1857.
Dead.—S. Reynolds, Esq., that being Lanai, has died at his place of birth, near Boston, A. H.* (Hae Hawaii, 9/23/1857, p. 102) [When doing research on people in the newspapers, it is important to not...
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Hawaiian Artist, 1873.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO.”] Hawaiian Artist.—Our famous artist of the Kanilehua rain sent a superb picture of a day of surfing in Hilo before the King [Lunalilo] while he was there. A gentleman...
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No fun to be had on the Sabbath, 1874.
[Found under: “Nu Hou Kuloko.”] —On this past Sunday, some haole boys went to surf at the surf spot of Uo at noon of that day, and some people told the sheriff to arrest them; he responded that it was...
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Memorial Day, 1908
[Found under: “Nuhou Kuloko”] Don’t forget to get ready while you can with decorations for the coming Memorial Day; your needs can be satisfied at Hawaiian Nursery, at 1812 Punchbowl Street. (Kuokoa,...
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Kamehameha Day, a Hundred Years Ago, 1922.
The Day of the Nation Conqueror, Kamehameha I. This coming Sunday, the 11th of June, is Kamehameha Day. This day is regularly celebrated as the birthday of the Nation Conqueror Kamehameha I here in...
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Whaling ended in 1859?
A Large Pamuela Off the island of Lanai this past Tuesday, the whaling ship Triton caught a whale called a Pamuela [sperm whale], and the value of the boiled down 100 barrels of oil is a blessing for...
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Not a place for Laka? 1880.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO.”] Hula at the Fish Market.–It was shocking to see the entertainment of the hula at the fish market this past Saturday. One of the booths was filled with spectators, and...
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Patriots from Kauai, 1894.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO.”] Hawaiian patriots of Hanalei, Kauai were brought suit against by the Census Taker and Tax Collector of the district of Hanalei, Kauai; and they were fined by the court....
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On the death of George Hueu Davis and the origin of the name Nahaolelua, 1896.
HUEU IS DEAD. In the morning of Saturday, the 23rd of May, George Hueu Davis died, the son of Isaac Davis, the companion of John Young; from the two is where the name Nahaolelua comes. He was 71 years...
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Restriction on fishing, 1922.
Notice of Tabu Fish. By this, notice is given to all who sees this, as per what is designated in Section 614 of the Assembled Laws of Hawaii, 1915; I, the one named below, the owner of the fishery,...
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