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Just another place that posts random articles from the Hawaiian Newspapers! It would be awesome if this should become a space where open discussions happen on all topics written about in those papers!! And please note that these are definitely not polished translations, but are just drafts!!! [This blog is not affiliated with any organization and receives no funding. Statements made here should in now way be seen as a reflection on other organizations or people. All errors in interpretation are my own.]

William Wond fired, 1894.

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Fired with no Cause.

On this past 31st of December, William Wond (Bila Wanu) received from Marshal Hitchcock [Ilamuku Hikikoki] a document written on the 30th of that month, announcing that his position as deputy sheriff of the district of Ewa would be terminated, and Anakalea Kauhi would be appointed in his stead. He is to surrender all equipment related to law enforcement into the hands of Kauhi on the first of the year.

Wond was astonished that the Marshal did not make known his intent to terminate him days before. We say that in this the Marshal of the P. G. Government is very childish, and this is a cowardly act, the firing of someone without daring to call the man to meet face to face, and to reveal at that time the intent to terminate him.

Hitchcock nonetheless boasts that he tries to do the right thing in all he does. Is this the right thing you did, Marshal Hitchcock?

[It is interesting to note that the Hawaiian Gazette of 1/2/1894, p. 11, reports: “A. Kauhi has been appointed deputy sheriff of Ewa, in place of William Wond, resigned.”]

(Oiaio, 1/5/1894, p. 2)

Nupepa Ka Oiaio, Buke V, Helu 1, Aoao 2. Ianuari 5, 1894.

Abraham Fornander drawing, 1888.

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[Found under: “Kela me Keia”]

An ink drawing of the late Judge A. Fornander is on view at the King Bros shop on Hotel Street. It was done by an artist from San Fransisco from a lantern slide of Mr. Williams’.

[Is this image of Abraham Fornander still around?]

(Kuokoa, 5/19/1888, p. 3)

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXVII, Helu 20, Aoao 3. Mei 19, 1888.

Queen Kapiolani’s Gifts Lost at Sea, 1900.

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GIFTS FROM QUEEN KAPIOLANI.

Aboard the ship Doric returning to the United States, in a weakened state, was Captain T. Myers of the warship Charleston. According to him, the silk American flag and the beautiful wooden calabash gifted to Captain Glass, the captain of the warship, when it landed here in Honolulu in June 1898, as a gift to the warship Charleston for returning the remains of her husband King Kalakaua from San Francisco.

Captain T. Myers was aboard the Charleston at the time and was the captain of the marines. When the Charleston ran aground and sank in the lagoon off an island in the Philippines, it took along with it the gifts of Queen Kapiolani down into the bowels of the ocean. They did not try to save any of the property; the lives aboard the ship were all that were saved. T. Myers greatly regrets the loss of these precious treasures.

(Aloha Aina, 11/17/1900, p. 2)

Ke Aloha Aina, Buke VI, Helu 46, Aoao 2. Mei 20, 1900.

Where are these hiding?! 1868

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Picture of Lava.–In the morning of this past Wednesday (4/15/1868), hung outside Whitney’s Book Shop was a drawing of a river of lava going out into the sea of Hioipakini at Kau, drawn by H. M. Whitney at Kau, and sent here to Honolulu. A copy of that picture was drawn by Iosepa Nawahi (Kahooluhi) [Joseph Nawahi], and hung on the door of our workplace to show to the public. There have been many hundreds of men, women, and children who have come in droves to see it from that day. The crowd was filled with dread and fear at this dreadful representation of the works of Almighty God. Seen are four volcanic mounds ablaze upland, close to Captain Brown’s house at Kahuku.

Kuokoa, 4/18/1868, p. 3)

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke VII, Helu 16, Aoao 3. Aperila 18, 1868.

Discovery of a new water source at Puuopapai, Kauai, 1856.

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A NEW WATER SOURCE.

O Ka Hae Hawaii, Aloha oe:

A new water source was found at Puuopapai, to the south of Hanapepe. It is a new water source found only now, not before. In earlier days there was no water there. This is the nature of that water: It is water that flows within earth and stone; some people have divided it into a place where people drink, and where animals drink. There are many who are going there to sightsee, from Koloa, Lihue, and all the way to Puna, to go and see this new water source. These past three months, there were a lot of sunny days without rain, and it was during these months that the water appeared. From the beginning to the year 1855, water was not seen there.

Hanapepe, Kauai, Mar. 9, 1855. KEA.

(Hae Hawaii, 4/16/1856, p. 25)

Ka Hae Hawaii, Buke I, Helu 7, Aoao 25. Aperila 16, 1856

STOP!

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STOP FOSTER THE OLD WAYS AND THE KAHUNA RITES

This is a voice of instruction before true Hawaiian pertaining to the fostering of the old ways of the kūpuna who passed on, as well as the rites of the kahuna of those old days, and teaches Hawaiians of this progressive era as well to put an end to their activities of the kahuna of the old days, and teaches also that the fostering of those things are not according to what God wants.

Every true Hawaiian family of this progressive era should thank the Almighty God, from whom comes life and the strength of us all as well as all things of this worldly life.

There are many Hawaiians who live in the darkness, carrying out activities of the old times into this progressive era. Stop in earnest those kinds of things, for the body will be the victim, for the Holy Book says, “I am JEHOVAH your God,” and “keep My commandments.”

Stop! Stop in earnest the superstitions of the ignorant age, and turn to the truth of the Holy book; within there is life and keeper of life of body and soul.

(Kuokoa, 10/16/1924, p. 6)

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke LXIII, Helu 42, Aoao 6. Okatoba 16, 1924