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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.]

Soldiers playing marbles? 1867.

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[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO.”]

SOME SOLDIERS SHOOTING MARBLES [PANAPANA HUA].—In the afternoon this Friday past, as we were enjoying ourselves, some of the King’s soldiers appeared before the entrance of our building and we went to see; they were playing marbles on the street and going seaward of our Establishment. We looked close to see what they were doing, and we said, “Oh my, their bodies are grown up, but they do the activity of children; it would seem as if the soldiers are taught marching along with how to play marbles [kinikini mabala].

(Kuokoa, 10/26/1867, p. 2)

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Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke VI, Helu 43, Aoao 2. Okatoba 26, 1867.

Jonah Kumalae gets contract to supply 250 ukulele per month, 1915.

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HIGH DEMAND FOR UKULELE.

From the news heard from San Francisco, the stringed instrument, the ukulele, is greatly desired all over America because thousands of visitors at the exposition at San Francisco saw and heard for themselves the ukulele being played.

Jonah Kumalae earlier had a contract to supply two hundred fifty ukulele a month to a company selling the musical instruments in San Francisco, but now the number has been increased to five hundred ukulele per month.

Because some people really wanted to see an ukulele being played, they requested to be taught to play that stringed instrument, and Kailimai was the one who provided instruction to some people. Continue reading →

Lei of the alii, 1930.

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EXQUISITE ILIMA LEI

You can obtain Ilima Lei expertly sewn by skilled hands, at number 2401 King Street, Moiliili, Honolulu.

This was the adornment of our alii in times past, and the other Lei were inferior to it.

Telephone number 91618

[This was the address and phone number of the Alakai o Hawaii newspaper itself, and I assume that the lei seller was editor Jonah Kumalae, who was quite the businessman.]

(Alakai o Hawaii, 1/23/1930, p. 1)

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Ke Alakai o Hawaii, Buke II, Helu 38, Aoao 1. Ianuari 23, 1930.

Mele for the Claudine, the vessel that carried the commission of annexationists to Washington DC, 1893.

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KELAUDINA SONG.

Kaulana mai nei Kelaudina
Ahailono o ka poe pakaha
Nau i lawe aku na komisina
O ke aupuni kuloko o Hawaii
Hopuhopualulu e ka hele’na
A na elele o ua aupuni nei
E ake ana e hookoia
Ka iini pakaha aina
Halawai aku nei lakou
Me kahi paele a Kalivilana Continue reading →

One man’s grieving is another man’s atrocity. 1844.

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Persecution. Just recently, some people here in Honolulu were persecuted for their tattooing, for their knocking out teeth, and for other foolish actions; they were led all about, here and there, by the overseer, while he made a spectacle of their offense before people. Perhaps this is a good thing; the ignorant will be shamed and the rogues will be in fear.

(Nonanona, 7/23/1844, p. 41)

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Ka Nonanona, Buke 4, Pepa 7, Aoao 41. Iulai 23, 1844.

Death of Kauhane, 1900.

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THAT FAMILIAR ONE OF THE TOWN HAS PASSED ON.

At the Hospital was where the life of Kauhane left, one of the Hawaiians that was very familiar amongst the different ethnicities of this town. And this caused his friends around town to be overcome; he was a man that was very familiar as a sounder of the police whistle and an officer on street corners. And as a result of those positions, he had very many friends from the haole to the Hawaiians.

He was one of the Hawaiian boys who stepped foot on the Artic [Alika] in his youth, and he became a kamaaina of those foreign lands.

He was a Hawaiian who was greatly admired while he was travelled the seas¹ as a sailor until he became a Captain for one of the schooners of our seas. And he was one of the diligent servants…

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E nihi ka hele… 1893.

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DON’T GET DISCOURAGED.

It is outrageous that pieces of paper are being carried on the sides of the streets for Hawaiians to sign; these are documents approving the provisional government [aupuni kuloko] for ourselves; we instruct the public not to let what you see excite you, but be patient and don’t get discouraged.

(Leo o ka Lahui, 1/20/1893, p. 2)

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Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Buke II, Helu 626, Aoao 2. Ianuari 20, 1893.

Words of advice from Kamehameha I, 1891.

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BE PATIENT.

O Friends, Companions, those who go hand in hand with the Leo, who walk together on the sands of Kakuhihewa moistened by the Kukalahale rains, living from Maunalua to Moanalua. Greetings to you all.

Remember the title above, “I nui ke aho.” This is one of the touching statements said by our Land Conqueror [Na’i Aina], when one of his warriors was pierced by a barbed spear; when he saw this predicament, he grabbed and pulled the spear, and that is when the warrior cried out in pain. But that conqueror of aina responded quickly while shedding tears, “My son, be patient.” Continue reading →

Uwiuwi and aha schooling at Kaawaloa, 1894.

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There was a lot of schooling fish at Kaawaloa, South Kona, Hawaii, these past nights; that is according to a letter from a friend on the 1st, uwiuwi and aha fishes. The horses are weighed down and the Portuguese children of the uplands of that district are vitalized.

(Makaainana, 3/5/1894, p. 1)

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Ka Makaainana, Buke I—-Ano Hou, Helu 10, Aoao 1. Maraki 5, 1894.

Abundance of schooling fish on Kauai, 1892.

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[Found under: “NUHOU KULOKO.”]

At Kilauea, Kauai, the uwiuwi is schooled in abundance, and the bags of the people there were filled. On a later day, there were great schools of Akule at Hanamaulu, and the hungry got their fill of fish. What is the meaning of this schooling of fish?

(Leo o ka Lahui, 8/30/1892, p. 2)

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Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Buke II, Helu 532, Aoao 2. Augate 30, 1892.