[See how clear it is on the microfilms by clicking here. But there are many times when even the microfilms are not legible. Why not unbind the newspapers and rescan them carefully while we can?]
On Thursday at 3 in the afternoon, that being the 2nd of this April, there came a great powerful earthquake, and people could not stand upright, and so too the animals. The soil of the earth spew up into the sky like smoke and hills tumbled down; large trees fell, and some of the valleys were filled, and houses fell; the number of houses which fell numbered 30 or more; and 3 churches fell, the churches of Kahuku and Waiohinu and Punaluu; and there is a large pit at Kahuku that is 80 feet in circumference and 350 feet or more deep, and from within this pit rose steam like the steam of the volcanic crater; the distance from the port of Kaalualu to this pit is 6 miles or so; and there are many other deeds carried out by God. Continue reading
At the annual social meeting of the Daughters of Hawaii at Queen Emma home Wednesday afternoon, a story of the life and short reign of King Kamehameha II, usually known as Liholiho Iolani, the latter being his favorite name, and his queen, Kamamalu. The paper was read by Mrs. Flora Wood Jones, historian, who wove the historical facts into an interesting story. It is as follows: Continue reading
1 Hawaii Ponoi
Nana i kou Moi
Ka Lani Alii
Ke ‘Lii.
Hui:—Makua Lani e
KAMEHAMEHA e
Na kaua i pale
Me ka Ihe. Continue reading
While hurricanes and cyclones howl with destructive fury over most of the oceans and seas of the world, the Hawaiian Islands have a singular immunity from gales of that nature. In March last it was demonstrated that very few portions of the South Pacific are free from periodical disturbances of the elements that culminate in destructive violence. Continue reading
Aole hoi e hihi.
A meeting of the Women’s Suffrage Association will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1912, at 2 p. m. at the residence of Mrs. J. M. Dowsett, Continue reading
TIME TO REGISTER: 7 UNTIL 8 IN THE MORNING, 5 UNTIL 10 IN THE EVENING, EVERYDAY EXCEPT SUNDAY. Continue reading
There are certainly Hawaiian language newspapers that can be found in local archives that are not available online, even today.
Many people take Newspapers, but few preserve them, yet the most interesting reading imaginable is a file of old newspapers. It brings up the very age, with all its bustle and every day affairs, and marks its genius and its spirit more than the most labored description of the historian. Continue reading
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