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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.]

Warships, 1843.

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SIX MEN-OF-WAR

There are six men-of-war [manuwa] docked in Honolulu, on this day, the 4th of August. Three of them are from Britain, and three are from America.

Here are the names of the British ships. (1.) Dublin, a frigate; Rear Admiral R. Thomas is the officer. The ships has 50 cannons.

(2.) Carysfort is a small frigate; its captain is Lord George Paulet; this ship has 26 cannons.

(3.) Hazard is a Sloop; Bell is the captain, and it has 16 cannons.

These are the names of the American ships.

(1.) United States is a frigate; Commodore Jones is the officer. The ship has 52 cannons.

(2.) Constellation is a frigate; Commodore Kearney is the officer; it has 46 cannons.

(3.) Cyane is a Sloop; its captain is C. K. Stribling; it has 20 cannons.

(Nonanona, 8/8/1843, p. 29)

EONO MOKU MANUWA.

Ka Nonanona, Buke 3, Pepa 6, Aoao 29. Augate 8, 1843.

Translation of Henryk Sienkiewicz’s “Quo Vadis,” 1918.

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A STORY OF THE

LADY LYGIA

AND

VINICIUS

THE PATRICIAN OF ROME

———

A STORY OF THE BATTLE

OF THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF

CHRISTIANITY

AGAINST THE PERSECUTION OF

Emperor Nero

Offered and dedicated to the benefit of the readers of Ka Hoku o Hawaii.

[This is another translation of a major work found in the Hoku o Hawaii. I have no idea if this was translated from English or the original “Quo Vadis” by Henryk Sienkiewicz. It runs from 7/11/1918 to 4/10/1924!]

(Hoku o Hawaii, 7/11/1918, p. 1)

HE MOOLELO NO KA LEDE LUGIA A ME VINICIA KE KAUKAU-ALII O ROMA

Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Buke 12, Helu 6, Aoao 1. Iulai 11, 1918.

 

The Kawaihau Glee Club, 1904.

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[Found under: “SOCIETY”]

The famous Kawaihau club, now reorganized under Charles Hopkins, who has done so much for Hawaiian music, and which has delighted society with its playing from the time of Kalakaua until now, gives, under the patronage of the Princess Kawananakoa, a dance at the Young Hotel on Friday evening next for which tickets are on sale at the drug stores, Wall Nichols, McInerny’s and Wichman’s.

Eighteen first class musicians, players and singers both, will give dancers a treat never before planned on such a scale. The musicians of the club are: Major Kealakai, Charles Palikapu, Sam Nainoa, John Edwards, John K. Nahaolelua, George K. Nahaolelua, Z. Kapule, Solomon Hiram, Jim Shaw, Jim Kulolia, Joe Kulolia, H. Keaweamahi, H. Paakea, Duke Kahanamoku, William H. Keawe, Ben Jones, Kalani Peters, and the program starting with a grand march at 8:30, and including a schotische and medley, reads as follows:

1.  Grand March and Waltz ….. Amistad
2.  Two Step ….. Hula o Makee
3.  Waltz ….. Wahikaahuula (Princess Kawananakoa)
4.  Two Step ….. Manoa Anuanu Wau
5.  Waltz ….. Waialae
6.  Two Step ….. He Manao
7.  Waltz ….. Hiu No Wau
8.  Two Step ….. Maunaloa

Ten Minutes Intermission.

9.  Waltz ….. Ko Leo
10. Schottische ….. Koni Au Ika Wai
11.  Two Step ….. Tomi, Tomi
12.  Waltz ….. Pulu Pe Ike Anu
13.  Two Step ….. Ai Aka Honehone Ana
14.  Medley ….. E Maliu Mai

EXTRAS.

1.  Two Step ….. Waikiki Mermaid
2.  Waltz ….. Halona
3.  Two Step ….. Lau Vabine
4.  Waltz ….. Puu o Hulu

Sonny Cunha is to be floor manager.

(Pacific Commercial Advertiser, 6/19/1904, p. 6)

The famous Kawaihau club...

Sunday Advertiser, Volume II, Number 77, Page 6. June 19, 1904.

Princess Kaiulani proclaimed heir to the crown, 1891.

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By Authority

PROCLAMATION!

We, LILIUOKALANI, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, agreeably to Article twenty-second of the Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, do hereby appoint, failing an heir of Our body, Our beloved Subject and Niece Her Royal Highness VICTORIA KAWEKIU KAIULANI LUNALILO KALANINUIAHILAPALAPA to be Our Successor on the Throne after it shall have pleased God to call Us hence.

Done at Iolani Palace in Honolulu, this ninth day of March, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.

LILIUOKALANI.

By the Queen:

Samuel Parker,

Minister of Foreign Affairs.

[Sometimes there are typesetting errors in newspapers, which is why important numbers are often given in numeric form as well as in words. The Hawaiian proclamation found in the Leo o ka Lahui only used the numeric form of the date, and the typesetter seems to have flipped the “9” over.]

(Hawaiian Gazette, 3/17/1891, p. 4)

By Authority

Hawaiian Gazette, Volume XXVI, Number 11, Page 4. March 17, 1891.

Pardons granted by Governor Pinkham, 1915.

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GOVERNOR PARDONED A PRISONER.

This past Friday, Governor Pinkham forgave the punishment of a prisoner, and released for good five convicts from their imprisonment at Kawa.

The one who was pardoned was George Kealoha. He was found guilty on the 10th of this past month, November, for injuring a soldier, and the sentence he received from Judge Ashford was one year in prison.

From what was said, the reason for that the Governor ended the sentence of George Kealoha was because of a plea put before him, and in this document, it said that the wife of George Kealoha was very close to giving birth, and therefore, the Governor listened and signed his name to a document to end the sentence of that Hawaiian man.

Because of the many prisoners, they were released by the Governor; they were people who were imprisoned for some years but yet did not serve out their sentence.

(Kuokoa, 3/5/1915, p. 1)

HOOKUU KE KIAAINA I KEKAHI PAAHAO.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke LIII, Helu 10, Aoao 1. Maraki 5, 1915.

Translation of H. Rider Haggard’s, “Morning Star,” 1910.

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THE HEART-STIRRING TALE

—:OF:—

THE MORNING STAR

—AND—

RAMSES HER BELOVED SWEETHEART

“The Heir of Pharoah
The Favorite of Amen-Rah
The Proud Beauty of Egypt
The Darling of Her People.”

An Old Story from Egypt.
(Translated for the Hoku o Hawaii.)

Introduction.

We are printing this famous story of the Kingdom of Egypt. And it was near the time when Moses was living in Egypt. It is a story of speaking of the religion of that ancient people, and a story of their Chiefly kapu intertwined with their Godly kapu.

We published before our readers some years ago stories of our own Alii of ancient times of our land, and Tales of Hawaii which are nearly not remembered by the  current people of these times, and through this story which we are sharing with our readers, they will see some things about that ancient people of the land in the east. It is toilsome to translate these stories for the benefit of the people who enjoy reading stories in the Hoku. And from the Hoku, we lovingly urge its readers to please remember the life of this Hoku of ours. Printing a newspaper is very costly, and its existence and progress is reliant upon its readers.

We hope that some of the subscribers of the Hoku who are delinquent in their payments to the life of the Hoku will be moved with aloha, and they will make their payment towards the life of this patient servant.

Forgive us for these words that are not related to our story, however, “Ears do not get filled up with words.” And it is our responsibility to call out with aloha to our readers who have not paid their subscription, for the good of the newspaper to print educational stories and wise discussions of this new age.

[That was the introduction by the Hoku o Hawaii newspaper to their translation of the story, “The Morning Star” by H. Rider Haggard, which was printed just earlier that year in 1910. It ran in the weekly Hoku from March 17, 1910 to February 1, 1912.

It would be a cool thing if immersion students were introduced to old translations like these. They could see what kind of vocabulary and turns of phrase that were common during the period. I realize that trying to get through a novel in this format is tiresome and tedious, and I am considering reformatting a story (in the original orthography so that students can get more practice at reading material as they were presented in the newspapers) so that it reads continuously as a book. However, I am not sure if immersion teachers or students out there think that it would be beneficial. Perhaps it is already being done.]

(Hoku o Hawaii, 3/17/1910, p. 1)

HE MOOLELO HOONIUA PUUWAI NO KA HOKU KAKAHIAKA

Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Buke IV, Helu 46, Aoao 1. Maraki 17, 1910.

Isaac Testa dies, 1909.

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ISAAC TESTA, WELL-KNOWN HAWAIIAN, DEAD

Isaac Testa, a well-known young Hawaiian, whose home is on Kalihi road, died on Christmas Day of dropsy, at his home. The deceased was a printer, recently of the Star, who until a few months ago was with the Hawaiian Gazette Company. He was particularly well liked by his employers…

The Late Isaac Testa.

…and by his fellow workers, among whom he set an example of industry and thrift. While with the Gazette he instituted a savings association among the men, as a result of which thousands of dollars were saved and invested.

Mr. Testa was a quiet man, but one who had a large circle of devoted friends. His death is a loss to the Hawaiians, among whom he was a leader in the right direction.

[It seems that this is the son of the sister of Hoke (Francisco Jose Testa).]

(Hawaiian Gazette, 12/28/1909, p. 3)

ISAAC TESTA, WELL-KNOWN HAWAIIAN, DEAD

Hawaiian Gazette, Volume LII, Number 104, Page 3. December 28, 1909.

Mary Kealohapauole Timoteo passes away, 1908.

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MRS. TIMOTEO.

MRS. MARY KEALOHAPAUOLE TIMOTEO.

This estimable lady, wife of Rev. E. S. Timoteo, traveling evangelist of the Hawaiian Board, having received a stroke of paralysis, breathed her last on the 6th of September, being then 56 years of age.

Mrs. Timoteo was born at Puakea, Kohala, island of Hawaii, August 9th, 1852. In her girl-hood she attended the government or common school of her native village, then taught in the Hawaiian language.

At 15 years of age, she entered the Waialua Boarding School for Girls, known as Haleiwa, which was taught by Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Gulick, and which had an enrollment of 100 girls, 80 of whom were at one time under their roof.

Returning to her home she was married to Rev. E. S. Timoteo in 1871. With her husband they entered the Training School of the North Pacific, then under the guidance of Rev. B. W. Parker, and later taught by Rev. and Mrs. Dr. C. M. Hyde. In 1880 Mr. Timoteo accepted a call to the pastorate of the Waialua Hawaiian Church [Liliuokalani Protestant Church]; which position he filled, most creditably, for about 18 years. In 1897 Mr. Timoteo was called to the pastorate of the Kaumakapili Church in Honolulu.

In August, 1901, he was called by the Evangelical Association of the Islands, to be a traveling evangelist, and since then his wife has accompanied him upon many of his circuits doing a most helpful work in aid of her husband’s mission of reconciliation and reclamation of disaffected and backsliden Churches and Church members.

Mrs. Timoteo has always been a worthy and true helpmeet for her husband, setting a bright example to the women of every race, and every station. She was mindful of the advice of the Apostle Peter to wives, “Whose adorning let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.”

O. H. G.

[This publication, The Friend, is word-searchable, and can be found on the Mission Houses Museum website here.]

(Friend, 10/1908, p. 16)

MRS. MARY KEALOHAPAUOLE TIMOTEO.

The Friend, Volume LXV, Number 10, Page 16. October, 1908.

James H. K. Kaiwi has gone, 1915.

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REV. J. H. K. KAIWI HAS PASSED.

My dear Hoku;

Aloha oe.—Please allow me an open space in your slim body, for these words placed above, so that the many friends, companions, and fellow laborer in the work of our loving Lord in the Archipelago may learn of this sad news.

On Sunday, the 14th of this past February, at 10 p. m. of that evening, the angel of destruction of all bodily spirits came visiting at their Residence at Keaalama, Opihikao, Puna, and took away the breath of life from his body, and left his remains to his wife, children, grandchildren, friends, and the Church which the two of them were connected with aloha. The sickness which caused his death was a tumor in his breast; which he had for perhaps 8 months.

He was born into this world from the loins of his parents. Kaiwi was his father and Kalua was his mother, at Keahialaka, Puna, in the month of April, the 17th, in the year 1860; he was 54 years old and 9 months and 27 days; and the hours of his breathing in the air of this earth are gone. Continue reading →

Timeless words to drivers from a hundred years ago, 1915 / 2015.

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BE VIGILANT

Following the three casualties on Volcano Road [Alanui Kaluaopele] near Glenwood, because of the overturning of the automobile of the Volcano Stables Company [Hui Kaa Kaluaopele]; it is necessary to somewhat decrease the numbers of cars so the road isn’t disorderly [kipalale] as we know it is narrow. It is also important for the drivers [hookelekaa] to be cautious when driving, lest there be more casualties like these. When one driver wants to overtake another, that is stupid; be very careful in every way, whether the road is wide or narrow; because that is how this Hawaiian met with disaster, and took two haole women as victims. Think, O Drivers, and drive appropriately on narrow portions of the road so that you don’t get into accidents and lives are lost. This will be a reason world travellers will not often come here to Hilo, because of this kind of dreadful happenings that are heard of, and it is the very first in the history of Hilo.

[Not only Volcano—be careful anytime you are behind the wheel!]

(Hoku o Hawaii, 3/4/1915, p. 2)

E MAKAALA

Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Buke 9, Helu 38, Aoao 2. Maraki 4, 1915.