A dog in Honomu, Hilo, had an astonishing birth: two dogs and one cat, and the puppies and kitten are all live and well. This is as per a letter from J. S. M. Keliiwaiwaiole, who is also appreciative of the new luna [bosses] and the nicely growing cane at the Honomu Sugar Co.
(Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, 11/27/1880, p. 1)

bwahaha! Hu ae ka aka! Imi aku nei au ma ka la 13 o Nowemapa no ka mea o ia ko’u la hanau, a nana i ka ano e o ka mea i loaa – e like paha me a’u. Ha! For real, but. Mahalo nui au i ka lokomaikai o whatever u believe in – i ka hanau ana i ka’u keiki, ua hanau mai no he keiki. Ina i puka mai he popoki ina ua hele au a pupule. Ha!
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