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Punchbowl replanted, 1876.
Twenty Minutes atop Puowina.—In the deep dark morning of this past Wednesday, we climbed atop Puowina to gaze upon the efforts of the King, which was joined in by the Chiefs and the makaainana to grow...
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Kaleleonalani, 44 years old, 1880.
The Birthday of Emma Lani.—This Friday (yesterday) the 2nd of January 1880, Queen Emma Kaleleonalani made a full 44 years old. Just as usual, the day her royal mother suffered the pangs of birth...
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A name song for the fearless traveler, Emalani, 1871.
He Inoa no Kaleleonalani. Ka uka i Kilohana ka anoi la, Ka iini kau o ka manao la, Ka halia i ke anu o ka uka la, I ke ohu nee o ka mauna la, He kapeke he pahee he pakika la, Ke ala e hiki aku ai la,...
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Kamehameha IV returns to Honolulu from Kona, 1862.
Return of the King. The King [Kamehameha IV] returned from Kona, Hawaii, in the morning of this past Sunday, the 29th of Dec., with the Queen [Emalani], and Ka Haku o Hawaii, and their travel...
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Death of Mihana Kalaniwahine Ai, 1928.
Mrs. Mihana Kalaniwahine Ai Passed on. At 10 o’clock P. M. of the evening of Wednesday, death visited the home of Mrs. E. A. Nawahi at Homelani, and took the life breathe of her youngest sister Mrs....
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Ka Noeau o Hawaii, 1896.
“KA NOEAU O HAWAII.” HAWAIIAN HAND-MADE Fancy Work and Dressmaking PARLORS. 491 West King Street, near Liliha. (Independent, 12/3/1896, p. 3)Filed under: Business, English Newspaper Tagged: Chronicling...
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New Hawaiian shop, “Ka Noeau o Hawaii,” 1896.
“Ka Noeau o Hawaii.” This is the name of a store that opened on this Independence Day [La Kuokoa] by some Hawaiian women in an office of Charles Aki’s [Kale Aki] large new rental space just built at...
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Hauʻoli 2016!
I just wanted to wish everyone a year filled with joy and laughter. And mahalo a nui to all of those people who find the time to repost and talk about the articles they think are worth repeating. That...
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Sarai Hiwauli died, 1856.
DIED. At Nawiliwili, Kauai, on the 29th of this past August, Sarai Hiwauli, the wife of Ioane Ii, of Honolulu nei. She was travelling with the Alii who were circuiting the land, and she got paralysis...
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Sarai Hiwauli, 1856.
BIOGRAPHY OF S. HIWAULI II. Sarai Hiwauli was born in Kahaluu, Koolaupoko, after the great plague here on Oahu during the time of Kamehameha I, and she was taken to Hilo, Hawaii to be raised, along...
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Tandy Kaohu MacKenzie in concert on Kauai, 1922.
Tandy Kaohu MacKenzie Hawaii’s Famous Lyric Tenor A Young Hawaiian Singer IN CONCERT ON KAUAI Tip Top Theatre – – – Saturday, July 22 Waimea Hall – – – Monday, July 24 Kilauea Hall – – – Tuesday, July...
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Tandy Kaohu MacKenzie back home, 1932.
TANDY MACKENZIE RETURNS TO HAWAII NEI WITH HIS WIFE With the landing of the steamship Montery in town, Tandy Mackenzie, the famous singer, came home accompanied by his wife to spend a month on vacation...
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The Rev. John Kauhane passes on, 1907.
FORTY YEARS A NATIVE PASTOR Something About the Career of Kauhane, Who Died Monday. Rev. J. Kauhane, the veteran pastor of the native church in Kau, Hawaii, died on Monday at the Queen’s hospital, of...
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Turn yourself in, turn your neighbors in as well, 1866.
BY ORDER. All the people with leprosy on the Island o Oahu, who were reported to the Board of Health, or examined, or under the care of; and the people suffering from leprosy who were not reported and...
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Visitation to the leprosy hospital in Kalihi, 1866.
BY ORDER. The person or persons wishing to go and see the Leprosy Hospital [Halemai Lepera] in Kalihi, and their friends there. Therefore, we announce to all; the hours between 2 o’clock until 4...
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Inspiration for Johnny Almeida’s “Lei Hinahina”? 1871.
KE ALOHA IWAENA O NA ROSE Kupanaha wale oi ‘la, Keia mahina wahapaa, Ke konane i ke aumoe la, Ike ia e ka pae opua. Cho: He aloha la he aloha, He aloha kuu lei hinahina, Ke lei ia mai la e ka U’a la, E...
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Kalakaua’s translation of “Die Wacht am Rhein,” 1872.
Ke Kiai ma ka Rino! Melody “Watch on the Rhine.” 1. Mehe nei la no ka Iku-wa, Mehe ale no ke Ki-la, I ka Rino! No ka he-le, I paa’i a pake-le, Mai wiwo e na hoa, No ke one hanau koa, E kiai ma ka Rino,...
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20th birthday of Prince Leleiohoku, 1875.
Birthday of the Heir Apparent. On this coming Sunday, the 10th of January, that is the birthday of Prince W. P. Leleiohoku, and it will be the twentieth year of his life. He was born on the 10th of...
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Name song for Leleiohoku by William Luther Moehonua, 1867.
No William Pitt Leleiohoku Kalahoolewa o Kaleiopapa. He inoa keia e Hoku—e, Pua lei aloha a Anoiu—e, Nani wale kuu ipo Anolani—e, Ua nohi uli wale i ka la—e, Ka maka mohala o ka lehua—e, Ka nonohi...
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A beautiful Figgs composition for his brother Leleiohoku, 1872.
Kuu Lei Lilia. Melody—Lordly! Lordly! Swell. Oi ala kuu Lei Lilia, O nei ano ahiahi, He nanahe ke pili ia, Me ka lau lahilahi. Oia ala ka’u kaunu, I ke kai wa malino, He welo na ka hae kalaunu, E kohu...
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