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Government Proclamation, 1874.
[Found under: “BY AUTHORITY.”] It has pleased His Majesty the King to appoint His Excellency R. H. Stanley a Commissioner of Crown Lands, vice the Hon. H. A. Widemann, resigned. Honolulu, June 2, 1874....
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The story of Kana, from William Hyde Rice, 1908.
A STORY ABOUT KANA, THE ROPE GRANDSON OF ULI THE EXPERT OF HAWAII, AND THE MYSTERIOUS ONE WHO LOWERED THE FAMOUS PEAK OF HAUPU WHICH REACHED INTO THE HEAVENS—THE ONE WHO ALSO FETCHED THE SUN AT KUKULU...
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William Hyde Rice’s Hawaiian Legends in English, 1923.
[From the Preface of “Hawaiian Legends by William Hyde Rice”] The collection of Hawaiian legends of which a translation is given in the following pages represents the work of many years by William Hyde...
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First issue of “Ka Lahui Hawaii,” 1899.
Here is an image of the first page of the first issue of a daily paper called Ka Lahui Hawaii (1/28/1899). It was printed in Honolulu, and its editor was Charles L. Hopkins [Kale Hapakini]. The seal on...
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Still lost? 1876 / 2015.
$100 REWARD! Will be given to the one who returns Princess Likelike’s gold bracelet which was lost or stolen perhaps from her home soon after this past Christmas. This beautiful gold bracelet was set...
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Not a bad day fishing! 1929.
MRS. MAHI CAUGHT AN AWA WITH A DIAMOND BRACELET One day this past week, Mrs. Esther Mahi went fishing like she always does. She always makes out at fishing; the kind that we Hawaiians call an iwi paoa...
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A birthday celebration for Leleiohoku, 1867.
[Found under: “NUHOU KULOKO: Honolulu.”] Birthday Banquet.—This past Thursday, January 10, a Banquet was held at the residence of the Governess [Kiaaina Wahine] of Hawaii island, here in Honolulu, to...
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Leleiohoku’s birthday, 1868.
A Birthday Feast.—At 3 o’clock on this past Friday, a birthday party was held at Kaakopua, the home of the Royal Governess of the big island, to celebrate the day of birth of her hanai, the one who is...
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Birthday of the new Crown Prince, Leleiohoku, 1875.
Birthday of the Heir to the Throne. This coming Sunday, the 10th of January, is the birthday of Prince W. P. Leleiohoku, and he will be twenty years old. He was born on the 10th of January, 1855, on...
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Flushing Oil and Zerolene advertisement, 1922.
WE USE Flushing Oil and ZEROLENE LOOK FOR THE SIGN Modern Crankcase Cleaning Service helps to keep your engine in prime condition. Safe—Thorough—Correct. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California) MODERN...
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Birthday of the Prince Regent, Leleiohoku, 1875.
Birthday of the Heir to the Throne. This coming Sunday, the 10th of January, is the birthday of Prince W. P. Leleiohoku, and he will be twenty years old. He was born on the 10th of January, 1855, on...
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O Leleiohoku ke Kahu Aupuni, 1874.
MA KE KAUOHA. O MAKOU O KALAKAUA, ma ka Lokomaikai o ke Akua, Moi o ko Hawaii Pae Aina: I kulike ai me ka Pauku Kanakolu kumamakolu o ka Kumukanawai o ko Makou Aupuni, ke hookohu aku nei Makou, a ke...
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Leleiohoku appointed Prince Regent, 1874.
BY AUTHORITY. Proclamation. We, Kalakaua, by the Grace of God of the Hawaiian Islands King: Agreeably to Article Thirty-third of the Constitution of Our Kingdom, We have this day appointed, and do...
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Hawaiian Historical Society established, 1892.
THE HAWAIIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. On the evening of Dec. 28th, a few of our citizens met and engaged in an informal interchange of ideas in regard to the importance of forming an Historical Society....
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Hawaiian Historical Society seeking donations, 1892.
O YOU WHO HAVE NEWSPAPERS. The HAWAIIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY [AHAHUI MOOLELO HAWAII] is looking for all the newspapers that were published in the Hawaiian language. Should a reader be in the possession...
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Hawaiian Historical Society collection, 1892.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO.”] The number of books and documents accumulated in the library of the Hawaiian Historical Society [Ahahui Hoopaa Moolelo Hawaii] is 2,247. Mr. Hoes, the person whose duty...
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King Kalakaua leaves for America, 1874.
The Alii, the King, boarded the battleship Benecia at 10 oʻclock and 30 minutes on the morning of this past Tuesday [11/17/1874] to go to the United States of America. When he reached the wharf,...
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King Kalakaua’s expected treatment in the Unites States, 1874.
To King Kalakaua will go the honor of being the first ruling monarch to travel to the Nation of the United States of America since it was established as a nation. He will meet with a very grand...
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Hooulu Lahui warning, 1874.
The greatest concern that is currently weighing on the minds of Hawaii’s Own is Increasing the Race [Hooulu Lahui]. Some people are starting organizations, while other are reading the future, and yet...
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Walking around Honolulu, 1853.
HONOLULU IN 1853. Oftentimes it is difficult to picture what places looked like and where they were situated. This paper appearing in Thrum’s Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1898 by Warren Goodale and...
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