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Lydia Panioikawai French, 1880.
Mrs. Panioikawai French. The person whose name appears at the top of this article is that fine woman and old-time kamaaina amongst we the people who always see her in Honolulu going by the name Panio....
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Music and dance, 1911.
A CONCERT AND DANCE. At eight o’clock tomorrow night, the Haleiwa Choir [Hui Himeni o Haleiwa] will hold a concert and dance in the K. P. Hall [Knights of Pythias Hall], and from what was told to this...
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Curious mele, 1892.
KA’U MELE. Lohe mai au ulalaeho Me Kahikina oe ulalaeho Kahi niniau ai alalaeho A niniau iho ulalaeho O kou mau ia ulalaeho A e ike ia nei ulalaeho O ka holo mamua ulalaeho Haule hope ai ulalaeho...
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A sweet song indeed, 1920.
SWEET SONG. Auhea wale oe e ke Sweet, E ke onaona puahala; Hoi mai no kaua e pili, I hoapili oe no’u nei. Aole no au e moe ana, Eia ke ala i kuu poli; E kiss ana no au, Me kuu hoa alo anu. Aole no au e...
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Emma Nakuina educates teachers on Hawaiian history, 1920.
HAWAIIAN STORIES PRESENTED BEFORE THE TEACHERS’ SCHOOL. In the syllabus of the School of Education this year, beginning on this past Wednesday, were old moolelo of Hawaii nei. And it is Mrs. Emma M....
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Hawaiian Language even in the Star-Bulletin, 1917.
FRIENDS INVITED Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Keolaokalani Pitman will be at home to their Hawaiin friends on Wednesday afternoon, February 14, from four until six o’clock, at Miss Bertha Young’s Villa, near...
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Voting Precincts in an English newspaper, 1922.
BY AUTHORITY Public Notice of Primary Election Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the terms of Chapter 8 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii, 1915, a Primary Election for the purpose of making...
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Voting Precincts in Hawaiian in an English newspaper, 1922.
Hoolaha Koho Balota Wae Moho Ma keia ke hoolahaia aku nei i kulike ai me na hoakaka o ka Mokuna 8 o na Kanawai i Hooponoponoia o Hawaii, o 1915, he Koho Balota Wae Moho no ka wae moho ana i Elele i ka...
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Kaahumanu Church repairs, 1911 / 2015.
KAAHUMANU CHURCH IN WAILUKU IS REDEDICATED. On Sunday, this past June 18th, after the cleaning and repainting nicely, and the repairing and patching up of all damaged places, the Kaahumanu Hawaiian...
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Chinese New Year, 1911.
HAPPY NEW YEAR OF THE CHINESE This coming Friday, February 7th, is the Happy New Year Day and Konohi of the Chinese. The Bow Wong Wui, the Chinese Reform Society is preparing to give on that day a...
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Chinese New Year, 1929.
THESE ARE THE NEW YEAR DAYS OF THE FLOWER PEOPLE¹ OF CHINA Just as usual with the Chinese people, they will again this year, celebrate their one important day of the year known by them as the Konohi...
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Chinese New Year in Hilo, 1890.
[Found under: “NA MEA HOU O HILO”] Konohi Day of the Chinese. The new year of the Chinese began on this past Monday, and the activities of the boys of China were worthy of great admiration. On Tuesday,...
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Road construction, 1848.
[Found under: “Na Palapala Maoli.”] Kahalii, Hilo, October 2, 1848. This is news from Waipio, in Hamakua, there is a Government road. The cliff of Waipio was carved into, and there is what appears to...
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Lauhala hats made in Hookena, 1901.
Found under: “MAI HILO MAI.”] A great time is spent by the women of Hookena weaving lauhala hats to trade for bags of flour; two hats for one bag of flour, and there is life. (Kuokoa, 8/16/1901, p....
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Laimakua Kaiwipunakea passes away, 1888.
Gone on the road of no return on the 30th of this past month, at Kawanui Uka, North Kona; death took away the last breath of Laimakua Kaiwipunakea. She left behind a husband, 3 children, and...
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The Maori and Hawaiians, 1911.
Hawaiians and Maori Talk to Each Other. In a letter sent by Ernest Kaai from New Zealand to H. P. Wood of the Hawaiian Promotion Committee [which seems to be a precursor to the visitor’s bureau], he...
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Peter Buck to become an American citizen, 1943.
Resolution Approved Before the session of the legislature of 1943 was postponed, the house of representatives approved a resolution asking Congress [Ahaolelo Lahui] to pass a special law to naturalize...
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Greatest Mariners, 1938 / 2015.
POLYNESIANS AS MARINERS SEEN Dr. Buck Terms Early Polynesians Greatest Mariners World Has Ever Known HONOLULU, Nov. 29—Dr. Peter Buck, director of the Bishop Museum, last night termed the early...
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Ellen Pukila and child pass away, 1912.
MY DEAR, MY WIFE HAS GONE Mr. Patient Editor of the Nupepa Kuokoa, Aloha oe:—May it please your open heart to place upon the deck of your precious, my baggage of tears so that those who live from where...
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Kamehameha Glee Club, 1912.
THE SINGING GROUP KAMEHAMEHA GLEE CLUB. The people standing up—Komomua, Haae, Kauwe, Muller, Kane. The people sitting down—Toomey, King, Kekapa. (Kuokoa, 8/2/1912, p. 4)Filed under: Entertainment,...
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