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A song for the birthday of King Lunalilo, 1873.
A SONG FOR LUNALILO. [The mele below was composed and sung by some of Hawaii’s own, on Kauai, on the past 31st of January.] Leo Mele Hail Columbia. 1. He aloha la he aloha, No ka Moi Lunalilo, Lei Nani...
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Acrostic Poem for King Lunalilo, 1873.
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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Another acrostic, showing the tone of the time, 1873.
HE MELE HUA INOA A-loha ka lahui Hawaii, U-a emi a uuku loa, P-au na lii i ka nalo, U-a koe uuku mai, N-ui no na kanaka, I-ka wa kahiko mamua, H-eaha la ka hana pono, A-kakou e hana ai? W-aele pono i...
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Did Lunalilo have a thing for acrostic poems? 1862.
He Inoa no ke Kuokoa, (Acrostic.) [Eia he wahi mele ano hou, oia hoi ma ka olelo haole i kapaia he Acrostic, oia hoi, he mele i hakuia o ka hua mua o na lalani, ke hookuiia, loaa mai ka inoa o kekahi...
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Thomas De Witt Talmage on the overthrow, 1894.
A TWO SIDED CASE. DR. TALMAGE INVESTIGATES THE TROUBLE IN HAWAII. The American Traveler Also Enjoys the Hospitality of the Ex-Queen and the New President—The Wife of the Latter a Most Delightful and...
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Unheeded words of Talmage to the United States of America, 1894.
REV. DR. TALMAGE. His Article Which Greatly Hurt the Missionaries Amongst Us. The article below written by the Rev. Doctor Talmage of New York and published in a newspaper there was translated and...
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Princess Liliuokalani to make circuit of the Islands, 1881.
[Found under: “NOTES.”] Her Royal Highness the Princess Regent will make a tour of the Islands. It was the Princess’ intention to have made this tour early in this year, but the breaking out of the...
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Land Commissioners, 1846.
PAY HEED! On the 9th of February, the King appointed Keoni Ana as Minister of the Interior [Kuhina Kalaiaina]. On the 10th of February, John Ricord, William Richards, Zorababela Kaauwai, J. Y. Kanehoa,...
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Clarification from the Commissioners to Quiet Land Titles, 1846.
TO ALL CLAIMANTS OF LAND IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. The undersigned have been appointed by His Majesty the king, a board of commissioners to investigate and confirm or reject all claims to land arising...
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Old time high school football, 1919.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE FOOTBALL MATCH BETWEEN THE BOYS OF KAMEHAMEHA AND PUNAHOU THIS PAST SATURDAY, ONE OF THE MOST FIERCEST OF GAMES SEEN, AND THE BOYS OF PUNAHOU RAN AWAY WITH THE VICTORY ON THEIR...
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It was a lot more windy back a 150 years ago! 1866.
Wind and Rain on Maui. The wind and rain has returned during these past two weeks, from the 7th to the 20th, coming the strongest from the south side of Maui; collapsed were many homes, places of work,...
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List of name variants, 2016.
Kililika? C. Lui? I have been trying to get various major organizations to host a page that would list different names of historical people (both famous and not so famous), along with any other...
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Konohi! 1868.
New Year’s Day of the Chinese.—This coming Saturday [1/25/1868], we were told, is the Happy New Year Day of the people of China [ka aina pua]. Their new year day is a day that is considered a very...
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Chinese New Year, 1905.
CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION OPENS MOST AUSPICIOUSLY QUONG ON CLUBHOUSE. “Kung he fat choy!” It always rains on Chinese New Year. Which is a mercy. Because, if it did not, all kinds of things that...
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Chinese New Year beer ad, 1907.
To troubles that are past! ‘Tis well they didn’t last; Our Chinese cooks had fun, But we, alas! had none— Cold joints are good enough, But oh! we like “hot stuff,” No skittles and no beer, For us,...
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The birthday of Kamehameha IV, 1863.
[Found under: “NA MEA HOU O HAWAII NEI.”] Birthday of the King.—The birthday of the King was celebrated pleasantly by his citizens, and the soldiers gave a commemorative banquet for the day at Huehue,...
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Kamehameha IV’s birthday proclaimed a holiday, 1862.
[Found under: “NA KE AUPUNI”] Monday, the 10th of February, will be a holiday [la nui] celebrating the twenty-eighth birthday of our King Iolani, however his birthday is on the 9th; and the doors of...
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Birthday of Kamehameha IV, 1862.
Orders of the General [Kauoha Alihikaua] 1. This coming Sunday, the 9th of this month, is the birthday of King Kamehameha IV; therefore, it is commanded that at 8 o’clock that morning, the Hawaiian...
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The birthday of Princess Ruta Keelikolani Keanolani Kanahoahoa Muolaulani...
The birthday of Muolaulani.—In a report we received, we learned some things about the birthday of the Royal Governess Keelikolani. We were informed that on the past 9th, that was the day she gave...
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A name song for Keelikolani, jointly composed, 1863.
NO KEELIKOLANI, MUOLAULANI KA INOA. He anana’la i ka loa o Alakai, Ke kuhi la he koke aku o Maunahina, He liuliu Waialeale na ke a—nui, He anu ka ka nahele o Aipo, O ke kupilikii aku ia hina i...
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