Hula thriving in Heeia, 1876.
[Found under: “PALAPALA I KE KUOKOA.”] Useless activities of adults. O KUOKOA NEWSPAPER; Aloha oe:— Please grasp this bundle with your right hand, so that our friends will see from Hilo to Waioli, with...
View ArticleUmi, the son of Liloa and Akahiakuleana, 1859.
[Found under: “MOOOLELO HAWAII.—Helu 49.”] Pertaining to Umi.—Umi was an alii of the people of Hawaii. Here is the history of this alii: Umi was the son of Liloa, he was not the first son of Liloa, but...
View ArticleThe story of Umi, by Simeon Keliikaapuni and J. H. Z. Kalunaaina, 1862.
HE MOOLELO NO UMI. KEKAHI ALII KAULANA O KO HAWAII NEI PAE AINA HELU 1. I laweia mai e a’u noloko mai o kekahi Buke Moolelo Hawaii, i paiia ma Lahainaluna, M. H. 1838, a ke manao nei au e paiia kona...
View ArticleSamuel Kahanamoku saves a tourist’s life, 1916.
SAVED AFTER ALMOST DROWNING IN THE OCEAN Outside of Waikiki one afternoon last week, Samuel Kahanamoku, the younger brother of the champion of Hawaii nei, Duke P. Kahanamoku, became the rescuer of a...
View ArticleSweet voices, 1916.
TWO HAWAIIAN SELECTED FOR THEIR FINE VOICES WILLIAM KAHELE. ALFRED ALOHIKEA. From amongst many Hawaiian youths who went to show the quality of their singing voices, chosen were William Kahele and...
View ArticleThe death of Kaoleioku Pauli, 1874.
O PAULI, ALOHA This past Tuesday, the 30th of December, at 7 o’clock in the evening, Kaoleioku Pauli left this earthly body and silently went on to the hidden pathway of Kanaloa; to return to the...
View ArticleHawaiian-language interpretation of Longfellow’s “Psalm of Life,” 1871.
No Keia Noho Ana. (LONGFELLOW’S “PSALM OF LIFE.”) 1. Mai ohumu mai ia’u la, ‘He hihio ke ola nei;’ Make no ka uhane loma; Ia hihio he kuihe. 2. Eleu no ko o nei ola; Aole no he kupapau; “Lepo oe, a hoi...
View ArticleSome of the battles of Kalaniopuu, 1866.
[Found under: “Ka Moolelo o Kamehameha I.”] The battles between Kalaniopuu, the King of Hawaii, with Kahekili, the King of Maui. The years 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, and 1778. Kalaniopuu went to war at...
View ArticleKalaniopuu’s fame as told by S. M. Kamakau, 1877.
[Found under: “KA MOOLELO O KAMEHAMEHA I.”] He nui ka poe kaulana i ke au o Kalaniopuu, a ua kaulana oia no kona puni kaua a me ka luku a me ka paia i na makaainana a me na kamalii opiopio—he makua...
View ArticlePraise for Prince Kuhio and Hawaiian Homesteads by Phillip Luahiwa, 1926.
HE INOA NO KALANIANAOLE 1 He inoa nou e Kalanianaole He hiwahiwa oe o ka lahui. 2 Eia makou ou mau kini I ka aina hoopulapula. 3 Ua imi oe i ka pono me [ke] ahonui I pono au mau kini. 4 E ola mau na...
View ArticleBirthday of Prince Kuhio commemorated, 1922.
SUNDAY, MARCH 26, IS THE BIRTHDAY OF JONAH KUHIO KALANIANAOLE. According to what is heard by this office, this coming Sunday, the 26th of March, is the birthday of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole. And...
View ArticleBill to make the birthday of Kalanianaole a holiday, 1923.
THE BILL FOR THE BIRTHDAY OF KALANIANAOLE PASSES. Unexpected opposition raised against the B. H. 21 which was introduced by Representative John W. Kalua to make the birthday of Prince Kuhio...
View ArticleAn adornment for Prince Kuhio by Mrs. Annie Freitas, 1922.
HE WEHI ALOHA NO KALANIANAOLE. He inoa nou e Kalanianaole, Ka onohi momi a o Hawaii nei. He mea nui oe na ka lahui, Milimili na ka Ua Kukalahale. Ua ku’i e ka lono puni na moku, O Kalanianaole ua hele...
View ArticleEaster Sunday in Honokaa, 1942.
News of the Kohala Districts and Hamakua HONOKAA:—Just like the news announced last week in the Hoku o Hawaii, the Easter events were carried out at the church of Honokaa by the Rev. Abraham Poepoe....
View ArticleProtesting of Advertiser’s coverage of Hui Aloha Aina meeting, 1893.
Filed under: Alii, Aloha Aina, Organizations, Overthrow, Political Commentary Tagged: Ahahui Aloha Aina, Hawaiian Patriotic League, James H. Blount, Pacific Commercial Advertiser
View ArticleThe Pacific Commercial Advertiser ridicules the women of the Patriotic...
PATRIOTIC WOMEN. They Object to the Wording of a Memorial. The Hawaiian Women’s Patriotic League held its third business meeting yesterday morning at Arion Hall. Mrs. F. W. Macfarlane, President,...
View ArticleA mele for Likelike Kekaeikapuokalani, 1919.
HE HALIA ALOHA NO KUU ONEHANAU. Hanohano Hilo kuu onehanau, Haaheo na kuahiwi ekolu; Lamaku iluna ke ahi a ka wahine, Moiwahine o ke alohilohi. Kaulana Hawaii puni ka honua, O Pele ke kupua aiwaiwa;...
View ArticleFor all of you hula people down in Hilo this week, 1929.
HE HOOHENO NO KEAUKAHA Noho ana au i ka lai I ka ulu hala o Keaukaha Me he ala e i mai ana Maanei mai kaua e ka hoa Huli nana i ka lae kai I ka holu mai a ka nalu kai Pa mai ana ke ala O ka limu lipoa...
View ArticlePele makes lei of lehua from the very beginning, 1862.
[Found under: “HE MOOLELO NO HIIAKAIKAPOLIOPELE. HELU 9.”] Holo mai Pele mai Kahikina, A kau ka waa i Mookini, Noho kaua i Kumalae, Hooku Pele ma i ke kii, Noho i ke kii a Pele ma, a ka pua o koi,...
View ArticleHula fought against by the church, 1917.
FIGHT IS ON TO SUPPRESS HULA DANCES A vigorous campaign to stamp out the time-honored hula-hula national dance of Hawaii, which is accomplished without the dancer moving his or her feet, has been...
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