Monthly Archives: February 2019

John Aylett aka Keoni Tela ad in Hawaiian, 1869.

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TAILOR!!

THE ONE WHOSE NAME APPEARS BELOW ANNOUNCES to the public, that he is prepared to sew and to cut all kinds of men’s clothing, just like the Latest Fashion arriving, as per the wishes of the one who owns the clothes, at my Clothier on Hotel Street, Honolulu. I always have in stock all the Latest Bolts of Cloth of various types.

KEONI TELA (John Aylett)

371-3m*

[“Keoni Tela” seems to be a nickname “John Tailor”.]

(Kuokoa, 1/23/1869, p. 3)

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Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke VIII, Helu 4, Aoao 3. Ianuari 23, 1869.

A mele of Kalamaula, 1922.

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The Mele of Kalamaula

The mele below is the mele of Kalamaula provided by that local boy of that land, Levi Mahiai:

HE MELE NO KALAMAULA.

Ula Kalae-loa i ka lepo a ka makani,
Hoonuanua ia apua Kalamaula,
E hoomanao ae ana ia Ukula elua,
Hea mai Kiolohia e hoi maua, Continue reading →

George Leonard ad in English, 1869.

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GEORGE LEONARD,

Manufacturer of FURNITURE of all Descriptions.

PLANING, SAWING and TURNING DONE.

Mouldings of all kinds constantly on Hand.

609 1y

[If you were wondering what the numbers at the end of ads stand for, the “609” represents the start issue, which is the 609th number of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser since it began printing (1/25/1868). And the “1y” represents how long the ad is up for (1 year).]

(PCA, 2/23/1869, p. 1)

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Pacific Commercial Advertiser, Volume XIII, Number 30, Page 1. February 23, 1869.

On advertising in the Kuokoa, 1869.

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A word to the wise and a word for ourselves.

We need not remind our friends engaged in mercantile pursuits of the importance of  advertising as a means of insuring success in business. But for our mutual profit, we will remind our friends of the business community of the superior advantages that our columns afford for a large class of advertisements. Continue reading →

O Ku o Ka o Ku o Ka! 1908.

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[Found under: “Ka Moolelo Kaao o Hiiaka-i-ka-Poli-o-Pele”]

At that point she [Wahineomao] turned and headed back. She set her eyes upon her aikane [Hiiaka and Pauopalae]. And then she once again intoned the words which her aikane [Hiiaka] taught her: “O Ku, o Ka, o Ku, o Ka.” Continue reading →

Emma Ahuena Taylor remembers Princess Ruth Keelikolani, 1935.

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PRINCESS RUTH KEELIKOLANI, HAUGHTY BUT KIND, BELOVED ALII OF OLD DAYS

Her Highness Princess Ruth Keelikolani seemed to have always been in my life.

When she came to stay at Wailuakio (Palama), she would always spend the night in my mother’s home. For her retinue was large and my mother’s home was a convenient place to entertain them all. Continue reading →

Mileina Ahia, Kapeka Pinao, and Josiah Haole pass on, 1899.

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Freed from Burdens of this World.

MRS. MILEINA AHIA.

In the morning of this past Thursday, at her residence mauka of Waikahalulu, after a short illness, the breath of the native mother whose name is above was taken away, at the age of 57 years old. Continue reading →