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Death announcement for John W. Moanauli, 1913.

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THE HONORABLE MOANAULI PASSES.

He Grew Weary of this Life at His Daughter’s Place in Waikiki.

After many months of his body growing thinner with sickness, the Honorable J. W. Moanauli passed away, this Monday morning at the home of this daughter, Mrs. Kanakanui, in Waikiki.

He was seen for many sessions of the legislature in the past, a representative from the island of Hawaii; and there were many important positions that he held during various times, up until he went to sleep for all times.

The Honorable Moanauli was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He was the child of Kainapau, the first cousin of the kaukau alii Naihe of Kohala, and his mother was Namoomoo, who was a kaukau alii from Kohala.

It was at Lahainaluna School where he was educated during his youth, and he was a lawyer practicing law. For a number of sessions of the legislature, he was chosen as the representative from Hawaii, and outside of that position, he was a judge, as well as a sheriff of Hawaii for several terms.

In the year 1881, J. W. Moanauli married Mrs. Henry A. Beers of Honolulu, and he leaves his widow and children and many grandchildren behind to grieve for him.

Mr. Moanauli was a stepfather [makuakane kolea] to Mrs. S. M. Kanakanui of Honolulu; Mrs. James Cornwell of Waikapu, Maui; William Henry Beers, the county attorney [loio kalana] of Hawaii; and Mrs. Namohala of Hilo.

[Much of the more detailed genealogical information is usually available outside of the regular Vital Statistics Column. Many times beginning in the early 1900s, there is a photograph attached to death notices.

Compare this to the Vital Statistics Column announcing John W. Moanauli’s death in the same issue of the Kuokoa.]

(Kuokoa, 1/24/1913, p. 1)

HALA KA MEA HANOHANO MOANAULI

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLIX, Helu 4, Aoao 1. Ianuari 24, 1913.

Vital Statistics, 1913.

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MARRIAGES.

Gabriel Davison to Kaaea Kapaealii, January 13.
Manuel J. Rodrigues to Leilehua Kamakea, January 13.
Walter Franco to Miss Minnie Kekuewa, January 15.
Frank J. Untermann to Emma N. D. Johnson, January 16.
John Lino to Mrs. Anna Aiu, January 20.
Walter W. McDougall to Katherine E. Raupp, January 21.

BIRTHS.

To Kamai Kaaihue and Kaeo Kaaihue, a son, January 11.
To Hans M. Gittel and E. K. Kahanu, a son, January 17.
To Joe Soon, Sr., and Rosalia Kaai, a son, January 17.
To Joe Paikuli and Julia Kamakala, a daughter, January 17.
To Peter Kaili and Elizabeth K. Manuia, a daughter, January 18.
To James N. Kameekua and Esther Nohea, a son, January 18.
To Charles Matthews and Alice Ako, a son, January 20.
To W. J. Lokana and Martha Kahoolewai, a daughter, January 20.

DEATHS.

Fanny Davis, at the Children’s Hospital, January 15.
Joseph Kaeo, on the road to the Insane Asylum, January 17.
Kaolulo (f), at Kalihi Hospital, January 18.
Harry Silva, on Keauhou Street, January 20.
Hoolana Kaleihalawa, on Kanoa Street, January 20.
Ben Torbert, on Ilaniwai Street, January 21.
John W. Moanauli, on Kalakaua Avenue, January 21.

(Kuokoa, 1/24/1913, p. 8)

NA MARE. / NA HANAU. / NA MAKE.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLIX, Helu 4, Aoao 8. Ianuari 28, 1913.

James Pauahi Alohikea and the alalaua, 1917.

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J. P. ALOHIKEA MEETS HIS DEATH

In common with a good many other Hawaiians, J. P. Alohikea, the well known harness maker and upholsterer of Lihue, went down to the shore Thursday evening to fish for ala-lau’a.

An experienced fisherman he went to that point on the rocky coast between the outer and inner lighthouse known as Pukaulua, a famous fishing hole, and was sitting there on the edge of the same when an unusually large swell rolled in and swept him off the narrow ledge of rock and into the boiling cauldron.

Thence the receeding surge carried him into the open sea. In the process he was doubtless more or less bruised and mangled so that he was unable to help himself effectively. William Hookano, who was near by, heard his call and tried to reach him with a long fishing rod, but in the fierce surge the bamboo was broken to fragments, and Hookano was warned of the futility of throwing himself into the sea to save his friend.

In the darkness and roar of the surge the unfortunate man was soon lost.

(Garden Island, 9/11/1917, p. 1)

J. P. ALOHIKEA MEETS HIS DEATH

The Garden Island, Volume 13, Number 37, Page 1. September 11, 1917.

Vital Statistics, 1913.

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MARRIAGES.

J. H. Akana to Mrs. Eliza K. King, January 3.
William K. M. Makanui to Hattie K. Manoha, January 4.
William Ayau to Miss Annie Fernandez, January 9.
Daniel Aona to Mrs. Maria Kapehe Hugo, January 9.

BIRTHS.

To Moses Ehu and Rose Kaeo, a daughter, January 5.
To Rodrigo Villafor and Mary Lui, a daughter, January 7.
To William P. Dole and Emily Kekoa, a daughter, January 8.

DEATHS.

Iokewe Niauhoe, on Kunawai Lane, January 15.

(Kuokoa, 1/17/1913, p. 8)

NA MARE. / NA HANAU. / NA MAKE.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLIX, Helu 3, Aoao 8. Ianuari 17, 1913.

Vital Statistics, 1913.

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MARRIAGES.

Christopher J. Holt to Elizabeth K. Kahele, Dec. 31.
Thomas Sluney [?] Lone to Mrs. Hannah Ii, Dec. 31.
Henry Kea to Ahu Lung Lee Heong, Jan. 4.
William T. Lee Kwai to Alma Sophia Bartels, Jan. 4.
Keaokalani Aki to Julia Kanakaole, Jan. 4.

BIRTHS.

To John B. Kawaikapu and Kahahai Kaiwahine, a daughter, Nov. 24.
To Thomas E. Robinson and Iwalani Jaeger, a son, Dec. 31.
To Joseph Enoka and Annie Charlton, a son, Jan. 5.
Mrs. T. B. Kaneihalau and Helen Carter, a daughter, Jan. 5.

DEATHS.

Keawe Hoolapa, on Liliha Street, Jan. 4.
Kamaka Kahoomaemae, in Nuuanu Valley, Jan. 4.
Likapeka Waialua, in the Insane Asylum, Jan. 4.
John Keaulani, Jr., on Kamehameha IV Road, Jan. 4.
A baby of T. B. Kaneihalau, on Auld Lane, Jan. 5.
Mrs. Mary Maikai, on School Street, Jan. 5.
Emily Kalawela, on Hustace Lane, Jan. 5.
Mrs. Mary Mahiai, on Liliha Street, Jan. 8.
Miss Sarah K. Kekipi, at Kunawai, Jan. 9.

(Kuokoa, 1/10/1913, p. 8)

MARE. / HANAU. / MAKE.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLIX, Helu 2, Aoao 8. Ianuari 10, 1913.

John James Kawehena passes away in Kalawao, 1887.

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He has Passed on; He has Gone

With a heart darkened by sadness, I ask you to kindly leave me a space in your pages¹ for this, so that the many people of the one who has passed on to death will know. At dawn of yesterday, June 22, John James Kawehena left this life, and returned to the everlasting side of the earth. He spent 7 years, 10 months, and 26 days in this forsaken land; and as for us, his friends of this land without parents save one, the Board of Health [Papa Ola], for him is our remembrance.

His land of birth was Kaupo on Maui; his parents were Maunaloa (m) and Kauahine (f), and the three of them lived together; he has a younger sibling in the Apuakea rain,² D. Loheau.

He was growing thin with shortness of breath for these past months, and in the night of the 22nd of this past June, the shortness of breath grew worse and his breath was unbeknownst to us snatched away for good; and the next morning, we went to wake him but he was already gone and his body was stiff; much aloha for him.

He was an active writer for this colony, reporting the news of this land of leprosy patience to the whole world; and he was one of the heads of a newspaper. His writings will no longer appear in your columns.

Aloha to the [kikiipi ?] boys of the press.

JAMES IMAIKALANI.

Kalawao, June 23rd, 1887.

¹Literally a parlor or a room to greet people

²Famous in Koolaupoko on Oahu

[Although the information from Kalaupapa and Kalawao were not usually included in the regular Vital Statistics column, they were often printed in the other columns of the Hawaiian-Language Newspapers!]

(Kuokoa, 7/9/1887, p. 3)

Ua hala, Ua nalo

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXVI, Helu 28, Aoao 3. Iulai 9, 1887.

Vital Statistics, 1913.

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MARRIAGES.

Richard Davenport to Emma Makaula, Dec. 24.
Antone Nuuanu Bright to Miss Emily Thomas, Dec. 24.
William Dykes to Dina Vida, Dec. 27.

BIRTHS.

To William Hart and Clara McColgan, a daughter, Dec. 12.
To Thomas Mahoahoa and Ella Likela, a son, Dec. 19.
To Benjamin J. Kahele and Becky Kelii, a daughter, Dec. 24.
To James Walaaulani and Louisa Kalama, a daughter, Dec. 24.
To John Kenala and Lizzie Napua Kahikina, a son, Dec. 25.
To Joseph Kaaaa and Maryann Montero, a daughter, Dec. 25.
To Levi Kalauli and May Iona, a son, Dec. 26.
To Klemme M. Hui and Emma P. Hoopii, a son, Dec. 30.

DEATHS.

A baby of Phillip Keliikoa, on Dowsett Lane, Dec. 19.
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?????? on Kel???? Lane ???
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????weamahi [? Keaweamahi], ???? Dec. 25.
???? Rodrigues, in Kalihi Valley, Dec. 25.
James M. Kalalakoa, on Hobron Lane, Dec. 25.
Peter Thomas, on Ala Moana Boulevard, Dec. 25.
Hana Keahi, at the corner of Fort and Vineyard Streets, Dec. 27.
Kaliko Piko, on Kamehameha IV Road, Dec. 28.
Kamai Naopeope, on Houghtailing Street, Dec. 28.
Lydia Wood, on Smith Lane, Dec. 29.
Foster Mahoahoa, on Dement Street, Dec. 29.
David Kama, on Kalihi Street, Dec. 29.
Elizabeth Polakamu, on Jack Lane, Dec. 30.
A baby of Klemme M. Hui, on Iwilei Street, Dec. 30.
Charles Kaiama, at Mokauea, Kalihi, Dec. 30.

[What a way to start the year! The finger holding the torn sides together hides at least seven people. If only there was funding to reshoot the Hawaiian-Language Newspapers so the information they hold can be clearly seen…]

(Kuokoa, 1/3/1913, p. 8)

NA MARE. / NA HANAU. / NA MAKE.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLIX, Helu 1, Aoao 8. Ianuari 3, 1913.

Vital Statistics, 1912.

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MARRIAGES.

Charles Baptiste to Kamalu Mii, June 17.
Michihala to Lupe Kalana, June, 26.
Jim E. Naiwi to Ane Ku, June 22.
Ernest P. Elae to Ane Kaonohi Mauliola, June 26.
Frank M. Stillman to Amy Stratemeyer, June 27.

BIRTHS.

To D. N. Keoho and Mary Jean Keller, a son, June 23.
To George K. Lovell and Mary Gilman, a daughter, June 24.
To David Kupa and Alice Kanakaoluna, a daughter, June 26.
To Robert Plunkett and Julia Ku, a daughter, June 26.
To Edward Daniel Kulett and Mary K. Lane, a daughter, June 26.
To John Kuanea and Helen Kalawaia, a daughter, June 27.

DEATHS.

Kapule, at the Insane Asylum, June 25.
Ane Kuhaulua, at Kalihi, June 25.
Mary Prestidge, on Rudolph Lane, June 25.
Kamaki Pualino, on Morris Lane, June 26.
A baby of Mrs. Kupa, on Fernandes Lane, June 26.
Herman Keoho, on Kamehameha IV Road, June 26.
Eddie Aukai, on Kukui Street, June 29.
Helen Cockett, on Leilani Street, June 29.

(Kuokoa, 7/5/1912, p. 8)

NA MARE. / NA HANAU. / NA MAKE.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLVIII, Helu 27, Aoao 8. Iulai 5, 1912.

Vital Statistics, 1912.

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MARRIAGES.

C. W. Kahlbaum to Makai Wilikina, May 10.
Park Chee Chai to Emma Poka, May 11.
George Smith to Lizzie Tam Yon, May 12.
Pilahi to Kealoha Kanoa, May 17.
D. H. Lewis to Mrs. Susan K. Nye, May 17.
Leo Cullen to Namakaokalani Kamaka, May 18.

BIRTHS.

To J. K. Arthur and Lilian Kaimi, a son, April 30.
To Frank Kahao and Helen Kanekukekila, a daughter, May 10.
To Jacob Kaumiumi and Annie Peter, a daughter, May 12.
To William Wedemeyer and Rose Namauu, a daughter, May 12.
To Willie Kaiama and Agnes Victor, a daughter, May 15.

DEATHS.

A baby boy of Nameless, on Pauoa Street, May 13.
Mrs. Eva Kaluna, at Queen’s Hospital, May 14.
Mrs. Annie Crowell, at Christley Lane, May 13.
Kimokeo, on Kukui Street, May 18.
Joe Opeka, on Gandall Lane, May 18.
John Nahinu, on Kunawai Lane, May 20.
David Kaipo, on the street to the Kalihi Hospital [? ke alanui kahua Ma’i o Kalihi], May 20.

(Kuokoa, 5/24/1912, p. 8)

NA MARE. / NA HANAU. / NA MAKE.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLVIII, Helu 21, Aoao 8. Mei 24, 1912.