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Hawaiian Language Documents, History, and the Judd Family, 1823–1903.
View ArticleSalt, 1860.
Salt from Puuloa. From old times, Hawaiians knew how to make salt. It was used to season food and to trade with, and yet the salt from Hawaii was not very good. Beef or pork salted with this salt was...
View ArticleSalt found at Ukumehame, 1858.
Salt. O Hae Hawaii, Aloha oe:–Please spread the word about this new thing at Ukumehame, that being Salt. This Salt is in the uplands of Papalaau; it is among the high cliffs, as if man gathered it in...
View ArticleLunar Eclipse, 1834.
Pertaining to the darkening of the moon. In the month of December, on the 15th and into the night, the moon will be dark [pouli ka mahina], but it will not be a fully darkened; it will just be...
View ArticleKe Au Hou, 1910.
[Found under: “Nuhou Kuloko”] On this Saturday, that being tomorrow, appearing will be the newspaper that is bound as a book, Ke Au Hou, from the printing office of the Hawai Shinpo, and not on...
View ArticleNau i noii nowelo aku, 1836–2022.
Iolani Hale, 11/16/2022 Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXXVII, Helu 27, Aoao 1. Iulai 7, 1899.
View ArticleTwitter account, 2022.
Leaving Twitter behind. Continue to find us on our main page (nupepa-hawaii.com) and Facebook, and sometimes Instagram.
View ArticleKea tree, 1857.
Strong Wood. O Hae Hawaii: Aloha oe; here is a new tree that I have seen; this tree grows in the uplands of Nuu, in Kaupo. The name of this tree is Kea; it is a fine tree. You readers will perhaps...
View ArticleD. Howard Hitchcock Mokuaweoweo painting, 1907.
BLAZING FIRES OF MOKUAWEOWEO, MAUNA LOA. [This image appears unrelated to the contents of the page, which is a serial of a foreign love story, “Ka Mana o ka Leka.” Does anyone recognize this painting...
View ArticleMauna Loa erupts, 1892.
EARTH-DEVOURING LAVA OF MOKUAWEOWEO. From our many friends living all over on the island of Keawe, we recieved news of sightings of lava blazing atop the summit of Mauna Loa, from the crater of...
View Article“Kilauea has vanished, obscured by smoke…” 1875.
[Found under: “Nu Hou Kuloko.”] The fire of the woman.–We have heard, “Nalohia Kilauea po i ka uwahi, Po i ke awa ka uka o Puna,” [Kilauea has vanished, obscured by smoke, Obscured by the mist is the...
View ArticleOutrageous! 2022.
So much for transparency. Why hide, unless it is really bad.. Navy refuses to publicly release video of latest Red Hill spill
View ArticleKa Luahine Pele, 1942.
The Old Woman Returned But She Is Gone Once More Because the land has entered in the war, local news cannot be published in the newspapers without being permitted by the war department. One of these...
View ArticlePele Consumes Hawaii, 1880.
It is believed that the beauty and the terror of this eruption at Mauna Loa will be greater than that of the earlier eruptions witnessed by those who are living. The lava will perhaps flow for a...
View ArticleWhere will she go? No one knows, 1880.
[Found under: “He Waiwai.”] Aboard the Likelike this past Sunday, we received the news, the fires of the woman Pele were emerging from atop Mokuaweoweo, and it is headed down toward the sea. It will...
View ArticleA little too late for Love’s Bakery, but not for other local businesses, 2022.
Help Local Businesses. Rebuilt was Love’s Bakery, located at Pauahi and Nuuanu Streets. They have new cracker making machines, and they are baking soft soda crackers and saloon pilot crackers. These...
View ArticleMauna Loa eruption, 1873.
Lava erupts on Mauna Loa. With the arrival of the schooner Nettie Merrill yesterday, heard from the captain was that they had seen the burning of Lava on top the summit of Mauna Loa this past...
View ArticleHas anyone seen a copy of this publication from 1904?
BUKE MOOLELO O KAALA. Being printed is the Storybook of Kaala, and it will be ready for sale to anyone who desires. It can be acquired by asking at the Paradise of the Pacific Printing Office, Nuuanu...
View ArticleHas anyone seen a copy of this paper?
A NEW WEEKLY, “KA LEO O KA LEHULEHU” There will be a new weekly newspaper appearing in Hilo. This information was learned from an announcement to the office of the treasurer of the Territory on the...
View ArticleKa Wahine Hele La o Kaiona!
The Life of Pauahi On the 19th of December, 1831, Bernice Pauahi Bishop was born, the one who established the Kamehameha School. She was the only child of Paki and Konia. When she was little, she was...
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