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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.]

Death of Sam P. Lohiau of Okoe, 1905.

Great Sorrow!

My favorite Aloha Aina, allow me some space. At 3 o’clock in the afternoon, this past Friday the 26th of May, the breath of my dear Sam P. Lohiau. He was born from the loins of Mr. and Mrs. Kawaa Lohiau, at Okoe, South Kona, and it is the sister of his mother who is writing. He entered Lahainaluna School in the year 1900, and in this coming July he was to graduate from that school. Continue reading

Travels of King Kamehameha IV to see the sounding sands of Nohili and more, 1856.

THE CIRCUIT OF THE KING.

We hear of the sailing of the King from here, and on the next day he landed at Waimea, Kauai, and that night, he sailed to Niihau, and landed at Nonopapa on Saturday [la hoomalolo]. They spent the Sabbath there, and joined together and worshiped Jehovah on that day. On the weekday, the rode horse, fished; there are a 100 or more horses on Niihau; they caught a lot of fish. That evening, they got on board the Maria and sailed for Kaula. The next morning they reached there. Some of them jumped into the ocean and swam ashore with difficulty, for there was a shark there and it was difficult to go ashore; there is a severe cliff and no bay. The King went ashore amongst these difficulties, ascended the cliff. The chiefesses remained on the ship. Continue reading

Queen Victoria’s letter to King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emalani, 1863.

[Found under: “NA MEA HOU O HAWAII NEI.”]

The Letter of Victoria to the Hawaiian Monarchs.—It was  made known to some of us, the letter of Queen Victoria to our beloved Monarchs, showing her sadness and he compassion for the misfortune that befell the Alii Haku o Hawaii, the greatly loved one who was taken away by gracious God. Continue reading

Ezekiela Kahale finds a new “barking sands,” 1863.

[Found under: “NA MEA HOU O HAWAII NEI.”]

New “barking sand”.—Ezek. Kahale of Puuwai, Niihau spoke recently of seeing a new one kani at Kahio and Keaku, that is like the sands of Nohili. This is something very new to be seen in that area.

(Kuokoa, 5/30/1863, p. 2)

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Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke II, Helu 22, Aoao 2. Mei 30, 1863.

Death of Solomona Kaonohi, 1893.

PASSED ON TO THE OTHER WORLD.

O Hawaii Holomua.

Aloha oe:—

Please place in an open space of your delicate body this parcel of sorrow, and it for you to spread it to the four corners of the land so that the many friends may know.

Solomon Kaonohi, our child, has passed on to the other world, in the night of the 19th of April, 1893, at 10 o’clock, the angel of death came and took the very last breath of our dearly beloved lei who passed on. Continue reading

Deaths in Kalawao, Molokai, 1886.

[Found under: “NA  NUHOU KULOKO.”]

We were informed that there were 45 deaths at Kalawao, Molokai, from the 7th of January to the 23 of May. And amongst these people there was on Chinese, his name was Ani [???] from Honolulu.

[If we had a clear scan of this paper, maybe we could see what his name was.]

(Elele, 8/28/1886, p. 2)

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Ka Nupepa Elele, Buke VIII, Helu 9, Aoao 2. Augate 28, 1886.

J. M. Kawelo reports on the news of North Kohala, 1883.

THE NEWS OF NORTH KOHALA, HAWAII.

O Kuokoa Newspaper, Aloha oe: I have some important news to place upon your vast back, and it is for you to go before all the thousands of the multitudes.

In the night of the 30th of May, E. Haalou (f) ran off with her lover [? kane manuahi], that being Kahookaa; she left her husband and their daughter who lives in a cold room of the house; from what is heard, she often leaves her husband, being that this is the third time she did this cruel act. Continue reading