Southampton, March 29, 1909.
To Mr. James Steiner.
Dear Sir: The postals, album and papers, received, and I thank you very much for the kindly interest you have taken. The scenes are exceedingly satisfactory and some seem very familiar, also, many of the names. Continue reading
An old resident of Honolulu, referring to the request of Miss Emma Rose, published in the Advertiser yesterday, says on the subject: Continue reading
An Interesting Letter From a Woman Who First Saw the Light in Honolulu—Remembers Old Landmarks.
Southampton, U. S. A.
February 4, 1909.
To Mr. James Steiner.
Dear Sir: I am sending one dollar, and will you please send me that amount in postcards, after deducting the postage? I was born in Honolulu, and visited the place several times afterwards, as my father was a whaling captain. Continue reading
The picture above shows a part of the town of Honolulu capturing the grounds of what is called now, the Executive Building [Iolani Palace], seen between the years from 1852 and 1854. Continue reading
And perhaps because of the skill of Kaneiakama at composing mele, that the chiefess [Kaahumanu] had a liking for her, and maybe that is why that land [Waianae] went to the two of them [Kaneiakama and her husband, Paakonia].
[John Papa Ii’s columns on the history of Hawaii ran in the Kuokoa from 1866 through 1870. For more on Kaneiakama see more from this date, and in English, see “Fragments of Hawaiian History,” translated by Mary Kawena Pukui, and published by Bishop Museum Press.]
(Kuokoa, 7/17/1869, p. 1)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke VIII, Helu 29, Aoao 1. Iulai 17, 1869.
(COMPOSED BY KANEIAKAMA W.)
Because of the spread of the news of the skill of Kaneiakama at composing mele, Kaahumanu sent a messenger before her saying to compose a mele for the Pillow of the alii, Continue reading
Ike ia Keopu he kuahiwi no Waimea
E lena ana na maka o Kahau-o-ka-lena Continue reading
Palalua i ka la o Kawaihoa
E ko ana ke anu o ka laalaau Continue reading
O Maraki kekahi, Aperila, Mei, Iune, Iulai, Augate, Sepatemaba, Okatoba, Novemaba, Dekemaba, a Ianuari hoi. O ka makahiki no a puni.
nupepa 