Hawaiian Doctors.–Yesterday the Board of Health convened to examine the Hawaiian kahuna. There were a great many kahuna who went; perhaps around two hundred. It is not known how many kahuna were given approval.
(Au Okoa, 2/18/1869, p. 2)
LOST LOST!
A REWARD WILL BE GIVEN
FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00)
To the one who returns my DOG that was lost from Kamakela. It is large shaggy dog, with droopy ears, and has white spots, and he will listen if you call out the name “DASH.” I can be found at Cleghorn’s shop built of stone at the harbor, or at Kamakela. J. S. Smithies (Kamila).
Honolulu, May 1, 1871.
(Kuokoa, 5/6/1871, p. 3)
Tomorrow makes 200 years since the first printing took place in Hawaiʻi nei!
This commemorative plaque is in front of the Hale Paʻi at the Hawaiian Mission Houses in Honolulu. Tomorrow morning they are having a historic reenactment of the 1822 press pull in person and livestreamed as well!
For more information on this and other bicentennial commemorations they are holding this year, click on the images below.
In the contest of tie-down roping [? hookuku hoohei a kulai bipi] held by the boys of Waimea on this past Happy New Year Day at Samuel Parker Ranch [Samuela Paka Ranch], Charles Lindsay took the fastest time of 39 2/5 seconds. That was quick. But if it was a Honolulu cow, it would have taken 2 minutes.
(Na’i Aupuni, 1/2/1908, p. 2)
CHRISTMAS!
THE Undersigned would respectfully call the attention of the public to the following choice assortment of Cakes, constantly on hand and made to order:
Pound Cake,
Seed cake, Continue reading
It has been a while since I made a calendar. The new year is almost here and I wanted to once again send you a new alemanaka following the original one put out by the Aloha Aina newspaper in 1906. Feel free to print it out for yourself or to share it with friends. To download the PDF file from which you can print, simply click on the image below.
It has been 137 years since the famous Composer of Stories Moses Manu first published the story of Keaomelemele in Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. The story was translated by Mary Kawena Pukui many years ago and was first published in Hawaiian and English in 2002. It has been out of print for years.
I just heard that Bishop Museum Press has finally received reprints of the book and it is now available for purchase! Click the image below to be taken to the Bishop Museum Press page where you can order a copy today.
Pertaining to Haleakala Hale—The roof of the house Haleakala at Aigupita, the town home of one of our young chiefs, B. Pauahi Bishop, is being redone. The wooden shingles have been pried off and slate shingles are being laid. This house was built by the late A. Paki, with the thought that a second story would be built like the Palace, but this was not fulfilled until this era.
(Au Okoa, 10/1/1866, p. 2)
For La Kuokoa.
Melody.—Rally round the flag, Happy Hours, p. [162].
1 Rally ’round the flag, boys,
Rally ’round the flag;
On this Independence Day, rejoice;
Join together, from the green valleys,
And, from the plains;
On this Independence Day, rejoice.
Cho.—Hawaii forever,
Hurrah boys, hurrah;—
The rebels run,
Long live the King,
And, rally ’round the flag, boys
Rally ’round the flag;
On this Independence Day, rejoice. Continue reading
NIIHAUANS SEE PLANE
For the first time, the people of Niihau see first hand the arrival of an airplane upon that island, on Thursday last week, as per the news received in Honolulu from Lihue.
For some time the steamship Kukui headed for Kauai, along with one of the planes in order to take photographs of Kauai, Niihau, and Kaula, and on last Thursday, this took place with great success. Continue reading
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