To the Ruler of the Hawaiian Nation, Greeting:
I have just received Your letter of the 14th of January, the painful news that Your Cousin, King Kamehameha V., Continue reading
Dear and Good Friend: I have just received the letter dated January 14th ult., which Your Majesty has kindly addressed me, to inform me of the death of King Kamehameha V., Continue reading
Sire: I thank Your Majesty for having kindly communicated to me through your letter of the 14th of January, utl. the sad news of the unexpected demise of your beloved Cousin, His Majesty Kamehameha V., Continue reading
To King Lunalilo,
King of the Hawaiian Islands.
Dear Brother: I have just received Your Majesty’s letter informing me of the demise of Your Cousin, King Kamehameha V., on the 11th of December last, and announcing also, that in accordance with the Constitution of the Kingdom, the Legislative Assembly having elected You King of the Hawaiian Islands. Continue reading
To His Majesty Lunalilo, King of the Sandwich Islands, Our Great and Good Friend.
Great and Good Friend: It is with deep regret that We have received the letter of Your Majesty informing Us of the demise of Your Predecessor and Cousin, His Majesty Kamehameha V. Continue reading
On the 14th of April, the letter from General Grant, the President of the United States, was received, expressing to our King, that he joins in the grieving for the death of Kamehameha V, and that the President was happy for Chief Lunalilo’s good fortune in ascending the throne of Hawaii nei.
And on the 29th of May, the letters arrived from the alii shown below, and we translated them into our language.
(Ko Hawaii Ponoi, 6/18/1873, p. 3)
Ko Hawaii Ponoi, Buke I, Helu 1, Aoao 3. Iune 18, 1873.
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A Hawaiian Indicted in California.—Among the passengers by the Yankee are the Hon. Messrs. John Ii, J. Kapaakea and C. G. Hopkins, who go to San Francisco to attend the trial of a Hawaiian seaman, named Heleiki, indicted for the murder of one Capt. ________ at sea, about the year 1851 or 2. Continue reading
Solomon Hanohano [Editor of the Kuokoa]; Much aloha shared between us:—Perhaps people do not know, or the new generation of this time that moves on, of the nature of the title placed above. Perhaps they are mistaken thinking that it is just a tale [moolelo kaao], like the story of Kamehameha says “nip off the bud of the wauke while it is still young.”
That is why your writer was urged to write to inform the public of the location of this famous place in the olden days of our kupuna. Continue reading
Mr. Editor of the Kuokoa Newspaper; Aloha oe:—If there be an open space in our precious, please insert this header placed above with aloha.
Mia Paukuwahia was born in Okoe, S. Kona, Hawaii, in the month of May 8, 1850, and my dear brother left us in the month of July 18, 1923. Continue reading
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