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Happy Birthday, Aunty! 2016.
DON’T BE INDIFFERENT TO GOOD WORKS. Patience Wiggin is a Japanese baby who is two years old. She was born on Kauai. There are many children in her family, and ten days after the birth of this little...
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More information sought on Opukahaia and others by the pastor in Cornwall,...
[Found under: “NU HOU HAWAII”] Who are these people:—The pastor at Cornwall, Conn, where the missionary school was built in 1817, dearly wants to know the personal stories of these students from...
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Estate sale of Charles Kanaina, 1882.
[Found under: “NEWS OF THE WEEK.”] At the sale of the effects of some of the late Charles Kanaina, the feather cloak was purchased by the Government for $1,200. Her Majesty Queen Dowager Emma was a...
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Kanaina estate auction, 1882.
AUCTION OF THE ESTATE EXECUTOR. The Estate Executor of the deceased C. Kanaina will be put up for auction at Aliiolani Hale, when 12 noon arrives of Wednesday, July 26, 1882 these items: 1 oil raincoat...
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Aiu, the Kauai boy comes home from war, 1920.
KAUAI BOY SONG. He mele he inoa no Aiu, Kuu pua o Kina hapa Hawaii, He opua hookahi a i kuu alo, Kuu lei miulana poina ole; Kau he hiki aku i ka moana, Na ale nupanupa o ka Pakipika, Ike oe i ke anu o...
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Happy Valentine’s Day, 1897.
Yesterday [2/14/1897] was the day of lovers and jokers, and it is called by the haole, St. Valentine’s Day (La o Sana Valenatine), or maybe it is Sana Valekino. It is a day that gifts are given between...
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Thrum’s Valentines ad, 1887.
Valentines. Valentines. The finest variety of Valentines ever opened up in Honolulu, are now on sale at Thos. G. THRUM’S, Book and Stationery Store, 106 Fort Street, At prices ranging from Five Cents...
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Recalling the death of James Cook, 1896.
[Found under: “He Moolelo no ka HOOKUMUIA ANA O HAWAII”] PERTAINING TO THE DEATH OF LONO. On the 24th of January 1779, Kalaniopuu returned from Maui; Lono was at Kealakekua in Kona, and Kalaniopuu met...
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George Vancouver arrives once more on February 14, 1793.
[Found under: “He Moolelo Hawaii”] Vancouver Returns In the month of February, the 14 day, 1793, Vancouver [Vanekouwa] returned to Hawaii nei, from the northwest of America, and landed at Kawaihae. The...
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Ka Leo Hawaii, 1972 / 2016.
A labor of love By IVY ASHE Hawaii Tribune-Herald When Larry Kimura and his students first arrived at KCCN in Honolulu with a pitch for a new Hawaiian-language radio show, the station manager had one...
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Hiram Kaaha dies, 1923.
MY BELOVED FATHER, MR. HIRAM KAAHA, HAS PASSED. MR. HIRAM KAAHA. Iluna i ke ao, Kuu home mau, He malihini au, Ma keia ao, He waoakua nei, He pilikia e, Ka lani iluna ae, Kuu home mau. [Above in the...
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79 years ago, Inter-Island Play Day for Women, 1937.
LOCAL GIRLS TO GO TO MOLOKAI Under the leadership of Eliza K. Osorio and Irene K. Silva, directors of the Hilo Women’s Athletic association, 31 local girls will leave for Molokai this Sunday on the...
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William Huddy, one lucky man, 1916.
SAVED We received news from Kauai telling how the life of Judge William Huddy [Wiliama Huddy] of Hanalei, Kauai was barely saved, as told by Judge Lyle Dickey. Perhaps that Judge was heading home, and...
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A oia, e Melelani Pang! 2016.
KAPOLEI, Hawaii – Hawaiian language teachers discuss curriculum in Hawaii high schools in efforts to keep students engaged and perhaps attract more. [Check out this news report from KITV4!]Filed under:...
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Just curious, 2016.
Filed under: commentary from this blog, Education, Newspaper, School
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Keahualono, wahi pana of Hawaii Island, 1916.
KE AHU-A-LONO This is the border between the two Kona districts and Kohala, and the name of this heap of rocks [ahu pohaku] is called after Lonoikamakahiki-Kapu-a-ka-Lani, one of the high ruling...
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Kalaniopuu’s ahuula and mahiole that he placed on Cook, 1779 / 2016.
I just put up the short excerpt the other day describing Kalaniopuu giving James Cook his ahuula and kahili. And now there is this exciting announcement from the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum! [It...
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Kalihi fire, 1889.
The glowing fire on the Kalihi mountains Thursday night Feb. 21, was caused by workmen burning off the grass on the site of the new reservoir in the upper Nuuanu Valley. The fire could easily have been...
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Kamehameha School’s “Handicraft,” 1889.
HANDICRAFT. The hand wields the scepter. PRINTED BY BOYS OF KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOL. HONOLULU, H. I., JANUARY , 1889. As a convenient medium of communication with the friends and patrons of Kamehameha...
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Google Translate, 2016.
I was excited when I read the news this morning in the Honolulu Star Advertiser. I thought I might have been able to give this site up… I guess we all have to start somewhere! The LBK-A-LONO This...
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