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Letter from Iosepa, Utah, 1913.
Word From Utah. Iosepa, Toole County, Dec. 19, 1912. Solomon Hanohano, Editor of the Kuokoa, Aloha oe:—Because we want to know of the news from our birth lands, we decided to subscribe to the Kuokoa....
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Mele for Annie Kawailani Halemano (?) of Iosepa, Utah, 1913.
HE INOA NO KAWAILANI. 1. Wehiwehi no Halemano, Ohuohu i ka lau lehua, Hoohie no na kini, A hoohihi no ilaila. Hui—One, two, three, four, five, Na hooheno ana, oni oi ala, piha hauoli. 2. Hanohano...
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One more mele for Kawailani, 1913.
HE OHU NO KAWAILANI. 1. Hanohano no Haleola, Kuu home noho i ka iu; Oia mau ia o ka nani, Ka molale no a kapukapu. Hui—No Hawaii au o Keawe, A Kauai no o Mano, Kanuia ulu i Marna, Aina kau hoi i ka...
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Another mele for Kawailani, 1913.
HE WEHI NO KAWAILANI. 1. Maemae na lehua o Lihau, Lamalama no i ka aekai; Nohenohea na maka oia pua, Ua like no me na lehua o Panaewa. Hui—He lei hoohie ia na na kini, He aloha kaumaka na ka malihini,...
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Leprosy patient escaped, 1867.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO.”] Leprosy patient escaped.—This past Tuesday, Dr. Hoffman [Kauka Hopemana] went to see the leprosy patients at the hospital in Kalihi. When he arrived, he was told that...
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Pidgin from down in Kalaupapa, 1882.
NEWS OF MOLOKAI. O Greatest Prize of the Hawaiian Nation, the lightning that flashes over the cliff brows of the islands. Greeting between us. In the area of Puuhahi, Kalaupapa, Molokai, there were...
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More on the pidgin in Kalaupapa article, 1882 / 2015.
Before getting to the pidgin phrase in question, I had a question in the last paragraph which in the original read: “ke hele la a mauakea i ka la.” And thankfully there was a response. Puakea says:...
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Queen Liliuokalani travels to Kalawao, 1891.
Journey of the Alii, Queen Liliuokalani, to the Colony of Kalawao. To the Editor of the “Daily Ko Hawaii Pae Aina,” J. U. Kawainui, Aloha oe: At 10 at night on this past Sunday, April 26, 1891, the...
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On the birthday of the People’s King, 1873 / 2015.
HE MELE HUA INOA Nuhou nui ma Hawaii, Ua pau na Kamehameha, Hooholo na makaainana O Lunalilo ka Moi. Ua paa ka noho alii, Hiki ole ke hooni; Ala like na kanaka, Wahine me kamalii, A hoomaikai, olioli...
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Football team from Sana Lui, 1905.
THE CATHOLIC COLLEGE SAINT LOUIS’ FOOTBALL TEAM. [Here is a very random football image from 110 years ago of Saint Louis High School’s football team. This picture is for some reason much clearer than...
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Honolulu High School football team, 1907.
Honolulu High School Football Team, Champions 1907 Standing on the left—J. Gilliland, G. Dwight. Standing on the right—V. Marcallino, H. Kiyoshi, E. B. Blanchard (coach). Front row, from left to...
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Earlier picture of the Honolulu High School football team, 1907.
THE FOOTBALL TEAM OF THE HONOLULU HIGH SCHOOL. (Kuokoa, 1/4/1907, p. 7)Filed under: Illustration, School, Sports Tagged: football, Honolulu High School, McKinley High School, paani popo peku wawae
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Punahou High School football team, 1907.
PUNAHOU HIGH SCHOOL’S FOOTBALL TEAM WHICH TOOK THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF 1906. [The “O” on their uniforms hearken back to the days when Punahou was called Oahu College.] (Kuokoa, 1/4/1907, p. 7)Filed under:...
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Kamehameha vs Punahou, 1919.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN THE BOYS OF KAMEHAMEHA AND PUNAHOU ON THIS PAST SATURDAY; IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST INTENSE GAMES SEEN; THE BOYS OF PUNAHOU RAN OFF WITH THE WIN FOR THEIR...
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Kamehameha vs Saint Louis, 1926.
Football Teams of Kamehameha and St. Louis at the Game on This Past Saturday (Kuokoa, 11/25/1926, p. 2)Filed under: Illustration, School, Sports Tagged: football, Kamehameha School, Kana Lui, paani...
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Zero to zero, Kamehameha vs St. Louis? 1926.
KAMEHAMEHA AND ST. LOUIS TIED. Before a crowd of spectators estimated to number between twelve and thirteen thousand, the football teams of Kamehameha and Sana Lui stood upon the battlefield for the...
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Nene being cared for by Herbert Shipman, etc. 1941.
[Found under: “Hunahuna Meahou o Hamakua Ame Kohala” by Mrs. Reinhardt.] Last week, two men living and working at the Kilauea National Park came to Honokaa School, their names being Gunther Olsen and...
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Description of the Nene by Kepelino, 1863.
THE STORY —OF— The Birds of Hawaii nei NUMBER 5. Nene Bird. The Nene is a bird from the high uplands, and it is a big bird; it resembles a Turkey [Pelehu] and it is that height, its legs are long, and...
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Fishing for oopu and wi in Puepaku, Hilo, 1878.
[Found under: “NA MEA HOU O PUEPAKU, HILO.” by J. Kanaeholo] Fishing women.—The girls of this area [Pueopaku, Hilo], go fishing often for oopu with small arched nets at the river in the daytime, and at...
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Hawaiians on ships attacked by the CSS Alabama, 1882.
Alabama Claims. VICTIMS OF THE ALABAMA. Here below are the Hawaiian sailors who have rights to the claims from the money plundered by the ship Alabama from ships in the Arctic Ocean [Kai o Arika]....
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