On Friday, the 17th of February past, William K. Kaleihuia of this town made 73 years old.
He was born at Papahawahawa, Makawao, Maui, on the 17th of February, 1860, from the loins of Kawohionalani Kuahine and Kaaeainamoku, his father.
God has much aloha in having extended the days of the life of this man.
[Would anyone have more information on this man?]
(Alakai o Hawaii, 3/2/1933, p. 2)
Ke Alakai o Hawaii, Buke 5, Helu 44, Aoao 2. Maraki 2, 1933.
Those Hawaiian youths who are being trained by us in the English language cannot write correctly at all the Hawaiian language of their own land of birth.
We have seen some children like this. And we are very regretful in seeing this; they are being made unintelligent in their Mother tongue of their land, so that their thought are turned over totally to the land of those who are teaching them.
When they are asked, “What about you? Can you write in Hawaiian?” They will reply, “No! the haole teachers don’t give us time to write in the language of Hawaii nei, and that is why I can’t read and write in Hawaiian.” That is how the majority of the Hawaiian children will be in the future.
We feel great remorse that the Hawaiian children will be denied intimate knowledge of the Mother tongue of their own land.
There is no Lahui that is denied this right, amongst all the great nations of this world. Therefore, do not let the Hawaiian language be forgotten.
(Aloha Aina, 7/11/1896, p. 2)
Ke Aloha Aina, Buke II, Helu 28, Aoao 2. Iulai 11, 1896.
Candidate for the Home Rule Party in District Five.
(Kuokoa, 11/4/1910, p. 5)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLVI, Helu 44, Aoao 5. Novemaba 4, 1910.
Mr. Editor of the Nupepa Kuokoa, Aloha oe:—In the Kuokoa of Friday, May 21, 1920, I saw your thoughts supporting Mr. Coelho on the Hawaiian Language, and about the lack of use of the Hawaiian language in some churches and Hawaiian organizations when they meet; English is what is spoken in meetings; not because Hawaiian is not understood, but because of their great embarrassment in speaking Hawaiian; there is English and it is attractive to speak, yet all the while they understand that it is not appropriate at all to be speaking in English.
It isn’t in some churches and Hawaiian associations that it is not spoken, but in markets, on streets, in homes in which true Hawaiians live, and all around this island of Oahu, only a very tiny fraction of true Hawaiians speak the Hawaiian language; most of the men, women, and children, all they speak is English.
It is not something that I’ve heard from a friend; no, I have seen it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears; a Hawaiian father and a Hawaiian mother, and children born of their loins, born here in Hawaii, yet the strange thing is that the language they speak is English, and not Hawaiian.
Who are the true Hawaiians that are snuffing out the Hawaiian language? The ones that are too haughty and the ones who are too ashamed to speak in Hawaiian, like with some churches and some Hawaiian organizations that don’t want to speak Hawaiian when they meet.
I do not oppose the speaking of English or other languages perhaps that we true Hawaiians know; it is a great benefit that we can converse in those languages, but the problem is that we’ve abandoned the Hawaiian language.
How can we Hawaiians say that we defend dearly [makee] the Hawaiian lahui from dying off and from coming into great difficulties if we do not cherish our mother tongue? Continue reading
1. No ka lei Oliana ke aloha
Hoa hooipo o ka po ana
Anu mai ka uka i Iao
I ka noa a ka ua liilii
Pulu elo ke oho o ka palai
Koolua o Mailekaluhea
Ke hea mai nei o ka lia
E hoi maua ua lai
Ua malu ke kula i Huehue
Ke hue ae nei ke aloha
Hana uko ole i ka nui kino
Kuu kino kai alo ilalila [ilaila]
I ka leo hone a ke aloha
He aloha kai hiki mai
Paila i ka puuwai
Hookahi a’u mea uluhua
O ka waimaka e hanini nei
Kohu waipuilani la i ka lewa
Ka haule ana iho koikoi
Koikoi ka leo oia manu
I ke kalaku i ka mauna
Mai noho oe a hana mai
I ka eueu o Halerose
O Hului kuu lima akau
Pili mai hoi kuu lima hema
Kau oe i ka lio a he neo
O kau ia i lohe oe
I lohe ka lai i Wailuku
E ola ka pua i ona ia
O ka lei Oliana he inoa.
2. Auhea wale ana oe
E ka liko pua o ka hau
Hauna akamai kaiala
Ua paa pono i ka api
Kupono i kou laki
I ke kii a ka lihilihi maka
He makana nui ka ke aloha
Hiipoi na kuu kino
Kuu kino kai alo iho
I ka leo wawalo o na manu
Maua meiala kai alo
I ke kuahiwi me ke kualono
He lono kai hiki mai
Ke kaona ua haunaele
O ke ku a ke koa nui
I ka lihikai o Keawalua
Elua maua ilaila
I ka wai hui o ka mauna
Mauna kuu lei rose
I pilia me ke onaona
Haina ka puana i puka
I lohe ka lai i Wailuku
E ola ka pua i ona ia
Ea liko pua hoi o ka hau.
3. Auhea wale ana oe ke aloha
E uila nei ia loko
Mahalo aku au o ka nani
Ke kauwila o Puukapele
Ua huli au ma Pekina
Aohe lua o Leinahu
Hookahi wale no o Kamia
Poe alo anu o Himere
Ke i ae nei ka manao
Na’u oe a mau loa aku
Hookai ka hai waiwai
Kaohi ka ono i kuu puu
Haina ka puana i puka
I lohe ka lai i Wailuku
E ola ka pua i ona ia
O ke kauwila o Puukapele.
Mrs. Emalia K.
Wailuku, Iune 26, 1879.
(Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, 7/19/1879, p. 4)
Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, Buke II, Helu 29, Aoao 4. Iulai 19, 1879.
Star Mill, Waiakea, Hilo, H.,
July 11, 1879, 1½ P. M.
Hon. Joseph U. Kawainui,
Aloha oe,—
Here I am now aboard the standing Locomotive, and I am writing what I see. Everything is going according to plans. The Locomotive is running with a single freight car attached, to test it out, for 840 feet in distance, and the tracks are still being laid.
Should you want to ride first on the train, come quickly. With delight,
Joseph Nawahi.
P. S. The steampower is 100 lbs, and its speed is between 18 and 20 miles per hour. J. N. Continue reading
Below Aala Park, at the fair of the Court Lunalilo and Court Camoes [Foresters] being held for four day from next Wednesday, June 9th until the night of Saturday, June 12, will be seen that Hawaiian boy, Sam Kahoe, doing his amazing feats, that shock the minds of all that see him.
This Hawaiian can eat fire, can walk bare upon shards of glass without cutting his feet. He can perform feats of power that make you dizzy, and in a few words, he is a professor in the mysterious arts, equal to the famous haole who have come to Hawaii nei.
It is something very new to see a Hawaiian boy carrying out these activities, and it is a proud thing to see him drawing the fancy of hundreds of people who appear before him and witness his awesome feats.
[One year later, and it seems Sam Kahoe is off on his own doing the shows. I wonder what happened to Pilipo Kahoe and William Hema.]
(Kuokoa, 6/4/1920, p. 3)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke LVIII, Helu 22, Aoao 3. Iune 4, 1920.
The picture above is one of three Hawaiian boys who are doing performances at the Theater on Vineyard and River streets on the night of this Wednesday and Thursday. These boys can walk on glass that is shattered into tiny pieces without cutting their feet; they can put a person to sleep; and do many other amazing feats of power like those that are seen being done by the haole in this town.
These are boys from Honolulu nei, and it was here that they learned acting and feats of power, and the audience will be astounded to see the readiness and the true expertise of these Hawaiians at their profession.
These boys travelled around Hawaii Island with their performances, and they believe they will go around the different theaters of this town and some other islands outside of Oahu nei.
The names of these boys from the left: William Hema, Sam Kahoe and Pilipo Kahoe.
(Kuokoa, 10/3/1919, p. 3)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke LVII, Helu 40, Aoao 3. Okatoba 3, 1919.
Hooheno keia no kuu pili,
Kuu leimomi o ka ua naulu;
I ulu a kupu i ka la hiki,
A mohala i ke kai malino o Kona.
O Kona i Kailua ua kaulana,
O ke onehanau o kuu aloha;
No Kona ka opua kukilakila,
Hooipo i ka luna o Maunaloa.
He aloha na kuahiwi ekolu,
A Hawaii a e haaheo nei;
Haaheo ka opua i haliia mai,
Noho i ka luna a o Kaaliwai.
Ilaila hui kino me ka inuwai,
Ka makani aloha o kuu aina;
Aina Niihau i ka la weli,
E loku ia nei e ka ua naulu.
Hooulu ia e ke konalani,
A mohala i ka ua kualau;
Ua kini ua mano lau ke aloha,
I lei kahiko no kuu kino.
E lei no au i ke aloha,
Me a’u mau lei ponimoi;
O oe kuu lei a i poniia,
A kau ka inoa M. W. K.
Hoohihi ka manao me ka makemake,
Ina uluhua noho i ka hapapa;
He aloha Kamalino i ka ehukai,
I ka home kakela o kuu aloha.
O oe a owau kau i ka hano,
Me na lei eiwa a kaua;
Ua hele mai nei loko a liua,
A poluluhi au i ko aloha.
Kuu hoa i ke one o ke awaiki,
A he iki ko aloha eha nei kino;
O oe kuu lei i lei a lei,
I lei rose na’u no ka ua naulu.
Uilani na hana a kuu aloha,
I ka moe hooipo me Niolopua;
Hea aku no au o mai oe,
Ekolu no pua lawa kuu lei.
Haina ka puana no kuu aloha,
He hapa Hawaii hapa Niihau;
Haina ka puana no kuu inoa,
Milimili na ka la welo i Lehua;
Haina ia mai ana ka puana,
Kuu home kamalino i ka ehukai.
(Kuokoa, 10/3/1919, p. 8)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke LVII, Helu 40, Aoao 8. Okatoba 3, 1919.
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