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Washington Place, 1895.
The Residence of Wasinetona Hale. We are putting before you the picture of Washington Place on Beritania Street, Honolulu, not because it was the storage for guns and weapons for Liliuokalani, but...
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Custom House, 1895.
Custom House of Honolulu. We are adorning these columns of the Kuokoa with a picture of the grand Hale Oihana Dute of Honolulu nei, at the corner of Fort [Papu] and Allen [Alani] Streets. this building...
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Mary Mahiai, what a story! 1901.
MARY MAHIAI. The picture above is of Mary Mahiai, a Hawaiian woman who is ninety years old or more. Last week, she was called to court over land that is being fought over. Here, her story was heard....
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Kauai nostalgia from a hundred years ago, 1914.
The Coolest Place in Town Lihue Store Soda Fountain (Garden Island, 8/18/1914, p. 8) Filed under: Advertisement, English Newspaper, Illustration Tagged: Lihue Store
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Mary Mahiai passes away, 1913.
AGED HAWAIIAN PASSES BEYOND Believed by many of the Hawaiians to be at least 110 years old, and having figured in a history which has been recounted from the Atlantic coast to the far east, Mary Mahiai...
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Beginnings of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, 1886.
Museum of Antiquities. A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Queen’s Hospital was held yesterday. It was called to consider the question of conveying the Hawaiian antiquities and curios,...
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Queen’s Hospital trustees and the Bishop Museum, 1886.
DECISION OF QUEEN’S HOSPITAL TRUSTEES. A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Queen’s Hospital was held this morning in the Chamber of Commerce room. The object of the meeting was to...
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Construction of the Bishop Museum, 1889.
SLABS FROM A HEIAU. The Kinau brought this morning two slabs from a heathen temple or heiau at Kapoho, Puna, Hawaii. They are to be placed in the Bishop Museum now in course of erection at the...
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Mary Mahiai, the original story, in English, 1901.
ROMANTIC HISTORY OF MARY MAHIAI PROBABLY the most interesting woman in all Hawaii is the white-haired old wahine of four-score and ten, or thereabouts, who answers to the name of Mary Mahiai. Last week...
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Aperila Fulu! 1902.
Pertaining to the First Day of Aperila IT IS A DAY OF SHARED MISCHIEF AND CALLED “APRIL FOOL” BY THE HAOLE. The first day of April is a day of mischief for the haole; a day to lie back and forth in...
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Aperila Eepa, 1885.
This is Aperila eepa to us Hawaiians, and to the haole, April fool. [This is one of the earliest mention of April fool in the Hawaiian-Language Newspapers.] (Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, 4/4/1885, p. 4)Filed...
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Hawaiian-language versus English historical documents, 2014 and beyond.
When researching anything relating to Hawaii nei, it goes without saying that it is imperative that we look at the Hawaiian-language documents left by the people of old. However, it is important to...
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Devastating earthquake and tsunami, 1868.
Terrifyingly Powerful Earthquake Please place this in some open area of your columns; the story of this huge earthquake mentioned above, in the District of Puna, and perhaps other places as well. When...
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Farming in Hawaii, 1913.
ENCOURAGING SMALL FARMER. Beginning January 5, The Advertiser will publish a weekly list of wholesale prices for Island produce in Honolulu markets while A. T. Longley, superintendent of the home...
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Mary Mahiai passes away, 1913.
AGED HAWAIIAN PASSES BEYOND Believed by many of the Hawaiians to be at least 110 years old, and having figured in a history which has been recounted from the Atlantic coast to the far east, Mary Mahiai...
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Beginnings of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, 1886.
Museum of Antiquities. A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Queen’s Hospital was held yesterday. It was called to consider the question of conveying the Hawaiian antiquities and curios,...
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Queen’s Hospital trustees and the Bishop Museum, 1886.
DECISION OF QUEEN’S HOSPITAL TRUSTEES. A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Queen’s Hospital was held this morning in the Chamber of Commerce room. The object of the meeting was to...
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Construction of the Bishop Museum, 1889.
SLABS FROM A HEIAU. The Kinau brought this morning two slabs from a heathen temple or heiau at Kapoho, Puna, Hawaii. They are to be placed in the Bishop Museum now in course of erection at the...
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Mary Mahiai, the original story, in English, 1901.
ROMANTIC HISTORY OF MARY MAHIAI PROBABLY the most interesting woman in all Hawaii is the white-haired old wahine of four-score and ten, or thereabouts, who answers to the name of Mary Mahiai. Last week...
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Aperila Fulu! 1902.
Pertaining to the First Day of Aperila IT IS A DAY OF SHARED MISCHIEF AND CALLED “APRIL FOOL” BY THE HAOLE. The first day of April is a day of mischief for the haole; a day to lie back and forth in...
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