The Estate of Aima Nawahi Goes to Adam Baker at Auction.
[I have no idea.]
(Hoku o Hawaii, 5/20/1936, p. 3)
I wonder what this short article said, 1936.
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Auction of Emma Aima Nawahi’s estate, 1936.
Auction Sale
OF RARE HAWAIIAN CURIOS
To be held THURSDAY, AUG. 13, at 10 a. m. and to follow each day until all is sold.
At 1633 Nuuanu Str. just mauka of School St.
We will sell by order of the administrator of the estate of
MRS. EMMA A. NAWAHI (deceased) formerly of Hilo. Continue reading
Death of Emma Aima Nawahi, 1936.
THAT GREATLY BELOVED MATRIARCH DIES
MRS. EMMA NAWAHI LEAVES THIS LIFE
SHE WAS LIVING DEBILITATED FOR A LONG TIME AND PASSED AWAY
HILO, Hawaii, Dec. 28.—In the famous history of Hawaii nei, the name Mrs. Emma Aima Nawahi will be seen and known, from when there was hair upon figure, when the town of Hilo was very young, and the trains joined the two sides of Hamakua and Puna; at 6:30 this morning she left behind this life, and Leleiwi crossed its hands behinds its back, and the earth was left the earth’s, and His to Him.
At 2 in the afternoon on this coming Sunday, her funeral will be held at her home. After the funeral her body will be cremated and her ashes buried at the cemetery at Homelani.
She left behind one son, Alexander Nawahi of Hilo and three grandchildren.
When Mrs. Emma Aima Nawahi left this life, undone were the memories of the days when the alii of the land were living from this time of the new government. Mrs. Nawahi was a matriarch well known among the alii families of Hawaii nei, for her intelligence and for her becoming a leader for the lahui in those days when politics was strong, and her home in Hilo became the home of homes, the home that welcomed everyone and a place for travellers to rest.
She was part Chines, and her father was Tong Yee, and he was the very first Chinese to start growing sugarcane on the island of Hawaii, and her mother was Kahole-aua.
It was her father who first planted sugarcane on the land of Paukaa, and the first mill build on the island of Hawaii. Thereafter he entered into a partnership with John Ena Sr.
Mrs. Nawahi’s husband was the Hon. Joseph K. Nawahi, a member of the legislature of Hawaii nei for 20 years or more, and he was one of the political pillars who appointed Lunalilo as King for Hawaii nei. Mr. Nawahi was a powerful force opposing annexation, and in the year 1895 he established the Hawaiian Newspaper called “Ke Aloha Aina,” to express his political views.
Mrs. Nawahi was a member of the organizations Daughters of Hawaii, Kaahumanu Society, Hale o na Alii, Ahahui o na Wahine ma Hilo, a member of the Haili Church in Hilo, and so too of the American Red Cross.
(Alakai o Hawaii, 1/16/1936, p. 4)
Another wedding announcement for Joseph Nawahi and Emma Aima Aii, 1881.
[Found under: “KELA A ME KEIA.”]
As One.—In the peaceful town of the Kanilehua Rain of Hilo, on the pleasant night of Thursday, the 17th past, bound and joined together as one in the holy covenant of marriage, by Father Rev. T. Coan, were the Hon. Joseph Nawahi and Miss Emma A. Aii, two buds of that verdure are they. We received the kind invitation to rejoice together at the occasion, but due to unforeseen circumstances, we could not fulfill that wish. Continue reading
Marriage of Emma Aima Aii to Joseph Nawahi, 1881.
[Found under: “NA NU HOU HAWAII.”]
At 6:30 in the evening of this past Thursday, in the town of Hilo, joined in the covenant of marriage by Rev. Titus Coan [Rev. T. Koana], were the Hon. Iosepa Nawahi and Miss Ema Aima Aii. Continue reading
Officers of Ke Aloha Aina newspaper, 1908.
Ke Aloha Aina
Established for the
Welfare of the People, and a Newspaper by the Hawaiian Lahui
EDWARD L. LIKE.
Editor.
The following are the Officers of the Hui Nupepa Aloha Aina for this year until the time new Officers are newly installed.
EMMA A. NAWAHI, President Continue reading
The return of Emma Aima Nawahi, 1920.
SHE IS RETURNING
This coming Friday, the Matsonia will stop in Hilo nei, and aboard that Californian Steamship returns Mrs. Aima Nawahi and her family, after spending several months in the State of California. The readers of the Hoku have been blessed by the kindness of this Hawaiian Matriarch in sending some news of their travels in that famous State of California, and in this issue, some news of this travel is published. Continue reading
Mastheads looking back, 2020.
Since that mishap the other day, I have been randomly posting a masthead from the newspapers as a header for the blog. From the simple to the ornate, they are all beautiful when you look at them, each of them with their own story to tell.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
Was Helena Paialua Haumea known as Helen Edward or Helen Edwards as well? 1916.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Issued in Honolulu, January 5, 1916, by Agent Palmer P. Woods—Walter Akana, fifty-eight years old, and Mrs. Elizabeth Mahuka, Continue reading
More on death of Helena Paialua Haumea, 1920.
[Found under: “Around the City”]
Young Wife Dies—Mrs. Helen Paialua Haumea, wife of Solomon Haumea, of McInerny Tract, Kalihi, died at 9:10 o’clock yesterday morning in The Queen’s Hospital, following a major operation, Continue reading
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