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Who is this wahine? 1909.
ENLIGHTENED DEEDS OF THE CHIEFS. And here is something else: When Kamehameha I went to the Kohala districts from Kawaihae to hear the thoughts of the makaainana like those shown earlier, as he turned...
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Who is this wahine? (conclusion), 1909.
…Kamehameha asked: “Which Kawaihae are you going to?” “To Kawaihae Kai, near the capital where the alii lives,” answered the woman. “So what is that bundle you hold in your hand?” Kamehameha...
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E o, e Ka Walu o Na Lani! 1875.
Birthday of the Princess Liliu. This past Thursday, September 2, made the thirty-seventh year of Her Highness, the Princess for whom is this kahoahoa: O Liliu o Loloku O Walania i ke kii onohi O ka...
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Queen Liliuokalani, 1911.
QUEEN LILIUOKALANI Ka Ewalu o na Lani Alii o Hawaii The Eighth of the Royal Chiefs of Hawaii (Au Hou, 4/5/1911, p. 23) Filed under: Alii, Aloha Aina, Illustration Tagged: Liliuokalani
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Abundance of schooling fish on Kauai, 1892.
[Found under: “NUHOU KULOKO.”] At Kilauea, Kauai, the uwiuwi is schooled in abundance, and the bags of the people there were filled. On a later day, there were great schools of Akule at Hanamaulu, and...
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Uwiuwi and aha schooling at Kaawaloa, 1894.
There was a lot of schooling fish at Kaawaloa, South Kona, Hawaii, these past nights; that is according to a letter from a friend on the 1st, uwiuwi and aha fishes. The horses are weighed down and the...
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Words of advice from Kamehameha I, 1891.
BE PATIENT. O Friends, Companions, those who go hand in hand with the Leo, who walk together on the sands of Kakuhihewa moistened by the Kukalahale rains, living from Maunalua to Moanalua. Greetings to...
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E nihi ka hele… 1893.
DON’T GET DISCOURAGED. It is outrageous that pieces of paper are being carried on the sides of the streets for Hawaiians to sign; these are documents approving the provisional government [aupuni...
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Death of Kauhane, 1900.
THAT FAMILIAR ONE OF THE TOWN HAS PASSED ON. At the Hospital was where the life of Kauhane left, one of the Hawaiians that was very familiar amongst the different ethnicities of this town. And this...
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One man’s grieving is another man’s atrocity. 1844.
Persecution. Just recently, some people here in Honolulu were persecuted for their tattooing, for their knocking out teeth, and for other foolish actions; they were led all about, here and there, by...
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Mele for the Claudine, the vessel that carried the commission of...
KELAUDINA SONG. Kaulana mai nei Kelaudina Ahailono o ka poe pakaha Nau i lawe aku na komisina O ke aupuni kuloko o Hawaii Hopuhopualulu e ka hele’na A na elele o ua aupuni nei E ake ana e hookoia Ka …...
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Lei of the alii, 1930.
EXQUISITE ILIMA LEI You can obtain Ilima Lei expertly sewn by skilled hands, at number 2401 King Street, Moiliili, Honolulu. This was the adornment of our alii in times past, and the other Lei were...
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Jonah Kumalae gets contract to supply 250 ukulele per month, 1915.
HIGH DEMAND FOR UKULELE. From the news heard from San Francisco, the stringed instrument, the ukulele, is greatly desired all over America because thousands of visitors at the exposition at San...
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Soldiers playing marbles? 1867.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO.”] SOME SOLDIERS SHOOTING MARBLES [PANAPANA HUA].—In the afternoon this Friday past, as we were enjoying ourselves, some of the King’s soldiers appeared before the entrance...
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Josephine Pomaikai Luia turns one year old, 1916.
[Found under: “Nuhou Kuloko.”] There was a table set out of all sorts of delicacies to celebrate the completion of the first year of that flower bud, Miss Josephine Pomaikai Luia, this past Sunday,...
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Mele inoa for Princess Kaiulani by Eleanor Kekoaohiwaikalani Prendergast, 1893.
HE INOA NO KALANINUIAHILAPALAPA. A he Wehi keia no Kaiulani No ka Wohi kukahi lei a Kapili A he pua Loke no Ainahau Maoli Iliahi no Hawaii Opuu liko hou no ka Hikina No ka La hiki mai ma Kumukahi …...
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Bubonic plague reached our shores? 1901.
THE MICE HAVE NOT DIED. The mice given fluids from that Japanese woman said to have died from the bubonic plague [ma’i bubonika] have not died. There are just two more days left, and after they are...
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On the death of Simeona Kaiu, 1897.
WORDS OF CONDOLENCES. To Mrs. Wahine Kaiu and the child of the two of you, Isaac W. Kaiu. Sympathy to you both: We, the Luna of the brethren of the Kapaa church, island of Kauai, by way of our...
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Death of Simeon Kaiu, 1835.
PERTAINING TO THE DEATH OF SIMEONA KAIU. Waimea, September 26, 1835. Aloha to you, O Tinker. This is my thought for you. One of our fellow travellers has recently died, Simeon Kaiu, he has died. He was...
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“What is so cool that it is frozen?” Throw back Thursday from Bishop Museum,...
Did you check out Bishop Museum’s Throw Back Thursday today? If not, just click here and you can watch a recording. Also, click here to look back at some of our previous posts touching on the same...
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