Peter Kalani, the newly appointed bandmaster, beat the measure with his official baton yesterday for the first time, at a morning concert given in Queen Liliuokalani’s grounds. Continue reading
The Hon. A. S. Cleghorn was blessed with being gifted with a beautiful daughter by his wife, the Alii Likelike Cleghorn. This is a new Royal Offspring in the era of King Kalakaua. Our humble plea is for the Heavens to watch over and bless Hawaii,
(Lahui Hawaii, 10/21/1875, p. 3)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23.
ON SATURDAY morning last, the 16th instant, Her Royal Highness the Princess Miriam Likelike, sister to His Majesty the King, and wife of the Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, was safely delivered of a daughter. At four P. M. all the bells of the city rang a merry peal in honor of the infant Princess.
(PCA, 10/23/1875, p. 2)
One reason why the newspapers were/are so important was because they were “immediate,” just as I suppose Facebook and Twitter is today. One person claims something in the newspaper one day, and a few days later you could see more information or contradicting information by someone else, and not necessarily even in the same newspaper. Because people back in the day wanted the latest news, they would subscribe to the different newspapers being printed at the time, or at least would share them with each other. Continue reading
To the Editor of the Kuokoa, Aloha oe:
In the Kuokoa of the 26th of April 1907, I saw a Mele Kanikau for Queen Kaahumanu composed by David Malo in 1834, and this kanikau was printed in “Ka Hae Hawaii” in 1856. David Malo himself composed it. Continue reading
This new exhibit is at Hilo town, Hawaii, for just a few weeks, and it will go to Kohala, Hawaii; and Wailuku and Hana on Maui. Continue reading
With the words “Ema Kaleleonalani” and “the Dowager Queen,” amongst the articles last week under the title “Kamehameha School [Kula Kamehameha];” what was correct for that part was Mrs. B. Pauahi Bishop. The words above were inserted by mistake because of the influence of reminiscences for Emma, and also because these high chiefs of the land sank down together, dying one after the other. Continue reading
The day that the funeral services will be held.—In the mourning announcement [bila kanikau], we saw that the funeral over the body of Queen Kapakuhaili will be held this coming Saturday, the 8th of October. In that mourning announcement can be seen the order of the funerary procession.
(Au Okoa, 10/6/1870, p. 3)
O Kuokoa Newspaper; Aloha oe:—
Here is something I have seen with my own eyes: a Coffee [Kope] plantation growing in Keei, South Kona.
That Coffee plantation of H. Cooper is perhaps 150 acres large, and the Coffee is growing well, and no disease [kakani] is seen on the Coffee; its leaves are a beautiful green. Continue reading
On Thursday night, Sept. 22, at the Home of Mrs. Mary Dominis, at Washington [Washington Place], Continue reading
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