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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.]

45th La Kuokoa celebration, 1888.

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INDEPENDENCE DAY.

This coming Tuesday, November 28th, is the forty-fifth year celebration marking the recognition by the Heads of the Nations of Great Britain and France of Hawaiian independence; this day is set aside as a holiday all across the land. In other lands which enjoy independence through learning and enlightenment, independence day is seen as a day of rebirth for the nation and victory. These are great events found in the history of Hawaii’s friendly international relations; this is a distinction not received by any other island here in Polynesia; it has been nearly half a century that we remain proud of her unwavering  independence—progress—and enlightenment.

Long Live Hawaii Under God.

[On this the 170th anniversary of La Kuokoa, what are you doing to remember the great efforts taken by those like Timoteo Haalilio and William Richards to gain independence for the Nation?]

(Kuokoa, 11/24/1888, p. 2)

KA LA KUOKOA.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXVII, Helu 47, Aoao 2. Novemaba 24, 1888.

Speaking of Prendergast… 2013.

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It is good to know if you are doing research on this name that the Hawaiianized version of Prendergast is Penikalaka. I am looking for a site that will host a database that will give alternate names for historical people, like Armstrong is Limaikaika, or Lincoln McCandless is Lina or Linekona Eliwai, and so forth. It would also be ideal if people could add to this list with a citation of where they found the alternate name. This would make for better/easier research in Hawaiian-language material, not just in newspapers.

Ellen Kekoahiwaikalani Prendergast’s “Kaulana na Pua”, 1896.

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Look Here at This Mele

MELE ALOHA AINA AI-POHAKU
[PATRIOTIC ROCK-EATING SONG]

1. Kaulana na pua o Hawaii
Kupaa mahope o ka aina,
Hiki mai ka elele a ka lokoino
Palapala alunu me ka pakaha

2. Pane mai Hawaii-Nui o Keawe
Kokua na Hono-a-Piilani
Kakoo mai Kauai o Mano
Pau pu me ke one o Kakuhihewa

3. Aole e kau e ka pulima
Maluna o ka pepa a ka enemi
Aole makou a e minamina
I ka puu dala a ke Aupuni

4. Ua lawa makou i ka pohaku
I ka ai kamahao o ka aina
Hoohuiaina kuai hewa
I ka pono kivila o ke kanaka

5. Mahope makou o Liliulani
A kau hou la i ke Kalaunu
Haina ia mai ana ka puana
Na pua i aloha i ka aina

Composed by KEKOAHIWAIKALANI.

[This mele for obvious reasons is published many times throughout time.]

(Aloha Aina, 6/13/1896, p. 4)

MELE ALOHA AINA AI-POHAKU.

Ke Aloha Aina, Buke II, Helu 24, Aoao 4. Iune 13, 1896.

Ellen Wright marries John Kapamawaho Prendergast, 1894.

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Joined Together as One.

At the hour of 7:30 P. M. of last Thursday, August 9, 1894: joined together in the holy covenant of matrimony, was our fellow and friend, John Kapamawaho Prendergast and Miss Ellen Wright of Honolulu nei. The Bishop of Panopolis [Bihopa o Panopoli] performed their marriage ceremony.

Our beloved prayer is that your lives be blessed with good fortune from the Heavens and that love and patience remain always in your home and that your days upon Hawaiian soil be prolonged.

(Leo o ka Lahui (puka la), 8/13/1894, p. 3)

Ua Hoohuiia i Hookahi.

Ka Leo o ka Lahui (puka la), Buke II, Helu 1003, Aoao 3. Augate 13, 1894.

Heads of “Nupepa Ka Oiaio”, 1894.

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NUPEPA KA OIAIO.

PUBLISHED BY
A NATIVE HAWAIIAN ASSOCIATION
Every Friday.

The charge for a single newspaper subscription: For six months, $1.00, for one year, $2.00

WE REQUIRE CASH PAYMENT.

Business and trade and store advertisements are at a reasonable rate. Announcements from outside this town, are to be sent with payment.

Send comments under the name, John E. Bush, Ailuene Buki; newspaper subscription requests and payments to be all sent under the name, Treasurer John Kapamawaho Prendergast.¹

JOHN E. BUSH,
Editor

JOHN K. PRENDERGAST.

¹John Kapamawaho Prendergast would become the husband of Ellen Kekoaohiwaikalani Wright Prendergast.

(Nupepa Ka Oiaio (puka pule), 6/1/1894, p. 1)

NUPEPA KA OIAIO.

Nupepa Ka Oiaio (puka pule), Buke VI, Helu 22, Aoao 1. Iune 1, 1894.

Mourning for the end of the Provisional Government? 1894.

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Flags in Mourning.

On this day, the 30th of May, the House of Representatives opened with flags at half staff, showing that this was a day of mourning for this provisional government, being that their life under this temporary government is almost at an end.

(Nupepa Ka Oiaio (puka pule), 6/1/1894, p. 2)

He Welona Hae Kanikau.

Nupepa Ka Oiaio (puka pule), Buke IV, Helu 22, Aoao 2. Iune 1, 1894.

Ka Pua Hau o Maleka, difficult to read… 1896.

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KA PUA HAU O MALEKA

(This is the first Mele that Victoria Kamamalu composed).

Auhea wale ana oe
E ka Pua hau o Maleka
Ke au nei ka manao
Pehea o Niagara
Kela wai kamahao
Wai halulu i ka moana
Nana i na moku
Lohe aku nei Rusia
Aohe i hopo Ladana
I ka nui o Asia
Hue aku ka moana nui
Laki ka moana Iniana
Ehuehu o Enelani
Ke kowa Setokia
Aiala oe e Parau
No’u o Aina Hau
A ka wai o Norewai
Pau mai kou palena
Ilaila au la oki
Lawe au la Linohau
A ai ka manu iluna
U—hoi o ka ihu ia.

[This newspaper is not very easy to read online. Hopefully it will be rescanned soon.]

(Nupepa Ka Oiaio, puka pule, 2/7/1896, p. 4)

KA PUA HAU O MALEKA

Nupepa Ka Oiaio (puka pule), Buke VII, Helu 50, Aoao 4. Feberuari 7, 1896.

Poepoe’s chart of the traditional month names, 1906.

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TIME CHART

—FOR THE—

Names of the Months of Hawaii Nei.

HAWAII  MAUI  MOLOKAI  OAHU  KAUAI  HAOLE

1 Kaelo  Ikuwa  Ikuwa  Hilina  Ikuwa  January
2 Kaulua  Makalii  Hinaiaeleele  Ikiiki  Welehu  February
3 Nana  Hinaiaeleele  Welo  Kaaona  Kaelo  March
4 Welo  Kaelo  Makalii  Makalii  Kaulua  April
5 Ikiiki  Ka’ulua  Kaelo  Hinaiaeleele  Kaaona  May
6 Kaaona  Kaaona  Kaulua  Mahoe-mua  Nana  June
7 Hinaiaeleele  Ikiiki  Nana  Mahoe-hope  Mahoe-mua  July
8 Mahoe-mua  Nana  Ikiiki  Welehu  Mahoe-hope  August
9 Mahoe-hope  Hilina  Kaaona  Hilinehu  Welehu  September
10 Ikuwa  Hilinama  Hilinehu  Ka’ulua  Makalii  October
11 Welehu  Hilinehu  Hilinama  Kaelo  Hilinama  November
12 Makalii  Welehu  Welehu  Hilinama  Hilinehu  December

[This is Joseph Mokuohai Poepoe’s chart appearing in his series comparing various histories, “Moolelo Hawaii Kahiko” [Old Hawaiian History], appearing in the newspaper Na’i Aupuni.]

(Na’i Aupuni, 10/18/1906, p. 1)

PAPA MANAWA

Ka Na’i Aupuni, Buke II, Helu 117, Aoao 1. Okatoba 18, 1906.

Traditional month names, 1895.

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Hawaii Island Reckoning of the Months.

Kaelo, is the month of January
Kaulua ” ” February
Nana ” ” March
Welo ” ” April
Ikiiki ” ” May
Kaaona ” ” June
Hinaiaeleele ” ” July
Mahoe Mua ” ” August
Mahoe Hope ” ” September
Ikua ” ” October
Welehu ” ” November
Makalii ” ” December

This above is how the fishermen reckoned the months.

Nana, is the month of January
Welo ” ” February
Ikiiki ” ” March
Hinaiaeleele ” ” April
Kaaona ” ” May
Mahoe Mua ” ” June
Mahoe Hope ” ” July
Ikua ” ” August
Welehu ” ” September
Makalii ” ” October
Kaelo ” ” November
Kaulua ” ” December

This above is how the farmers of Hawaii reckoned the months.

MAUI ISLAND RECKONING OF THE MONTHS.

Ikua, is the month of January
Makalii ” ” February
Hinaiaeleele ” ” March
Kaelo ” ” April
Kaulua ” ” May
Kaaona ” ” June
Ikiiki ” ” July
Nana ” ” August
Hilina ” ” September
Hilinama ” ” October
Hilinehu ” ” November
Welehu ” ” December

OAHU ISLAND RECKONING OF THE MONTHS.

Hilina, is the month of January
Ikiiki ” ” February
Kaaona ” ” March
Makalii ” ” April
Hinaiaeleele ” ” May
Mahoe Mua ” ” June
Mahoe Hope ” ” July
Welehu ” ” August
Hilinehu ” ” September
Kaulua ” ” October
Kaelo ” ” November
Hilinama ” ” December

KAUAI ISLAND RECKONING OF THE MONTHS.

Ikiiki, is the month of January
Kaelo ” ” February
Hinaiaeleele ” ” March
Kaulua ” ” April
Kaaona ” ” May
Nana ” ” June
Mahoe Mua ” ” July
Mahoe Hope ” ” August
Welehu ” ” September
Makalii ” ” October
Hilina ” ” November
Hilinehu ” ” December

S. H. P. Kalawaiaopuna,

Kalaupapa, October 3, 1895.

[This is just one of many differing explanations of the traditional names of months by the various islands.]

(Kuokoa, 10/12/1895, p. 4)

Ka Helu Malama o Hawaii.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXXIV, Helu 41, Aoao 4. Okatoba 12, 1895.