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Now this is friendship, 1912.

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TRAVELLED THE OCEAN BECAUSE OF ALOHA FOR HER FRIEND

There was the shocking news spread about on the morning of Tuesday last week about the streetcar accident, and then on the night of the following Monday like a flash of lightning there came sad news of the passing of Malie Kamakaea at Queen’s Hospital due to her injuries.

When the news spread across the width and breadth of the land and arrived before a tiny girl, a beloved friend of Malie Kamakaea, who lives on Kauai, the girl just left her home, her family and and everyone, and she travelled across the sea to see the cold body of her friend who left her and their schoolmates in this world behind.

The name of this tiny girl is Alice Charman, and she is only nine years old. When her older sisters told her of the passing of her beloved friend from this world, she immediately prepared herself to leave her home and went to the place to board the Kinau, and travelled across the sea all by herself for Honolulu.

When the steamship Kinau docked at the harbor, and while the crowd of people watching over the cold body of Malie Kamakaea and the family were relaxing at the funeral home of Mr. Silva, the sea-travelling child, Miss Alice Charman, arrived to see the cold body of her friend who she shared aloha with over the many days they attended school together.

In her hand she held a beautiful lei woven with flowers of the Garden Isle, woven over leaves of ama’u fern, and this became something appreciated by all; the circumstances of it’s fashioning was something they’d remember always.

It was the love of a friend that caused the trip over the wide ocean; distance is of no matter when summoned by tears.

(Kuokoa, 1/26/1912, p. 4)

AU MAI I KE KAI NO KE ALOHA I KE AIKANE

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLVIII, Helu 4, Aoao 4. Ianuari 26, 1912.

“He has gone forever, but memories of him shall not be forgotten.” 1932.

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A CHILD AND A NATIVE OF HAWAII

Last week, the last rites were carried out on the body of Joseph Kahahawai, the one who was shot by some soldiers after they kidnapped Kahahawai from the courthouse.

Kahahawai went to show himself before the officials, or those of the court, and when he exited from that office, he was pointed out by a women sitting upon her car to some other haole people.

When one of the two of them saw that Kahahawai was coming out, one of the haole went and said to Kahahawai to go with him, and showed Kahahawai a written document, and that was when Kahahawai agreed to go with him to the side of the car, but not the car belonging to the woman who pointed Kahahawai out; he went and death was sentenced upon him without him knowing the consequences of him agreeing to accompany these haole.

On Sunday was the funeral rites, and his body was laid to rest at Puea Cemetery on School Street.

As was reported in the papers, the funeral was large as the buddies and friends of the boy went along with his body to the graveyard.

The first services over his body was held at the Catholic church, and thereafter he was taken to the graveyard, and there, Rev. Robert Ahuna of the Christian Science Church held the last rites over the cold body of the child of whom the parents said their child was not at fault.

The Rev. Ahuna spoke before the congregation gathered together [?], “This kind of thing has not been seen here in Hawaii, but now this cruel deed is taking place because the law was taken into the hands of some people.”

There were thousands of people who came to Puea Cemetery.

Because there were so many people, they tried to move apart the people standing, as the hearse could not enter.

After the services by Rev. Ahuna, that famous hymn was sung, the hymn sung always at graveyards when someone is buried. That hymn is “Ka Lani Kuu Home [Heaven is My Home],” and after it was over, that beloved song of Hawaii nei, and a Nationalistic song for Hawaii’s locals [Hawaii Ponoi] was sung, and then dirt was covered over the child of Hawaiian parents who are loved.

He has gone forever, but memories of him shall not be forgotten.

(Hoku o Hawaii, 1/19/1932, p. 3)

HE PUA A HE EWE NO HAWAII

Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Buke, XXV, Helu 33, Aoao 3. Ianuari 19, 1932.

Deaths from Kalawao, Molokai, 1887.

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[Found under: “Correspondences from Friends”]

Kalawao, Molokai.

I am sending to you the list of names of the patients who died in this quarter, so that our friends may know:

Papa m. Hilo, Hawaii; Jno. Hoopii m. Kaupo, Maui; Kaiii Kaaua m. Kau, Hawaii; Punahoa f. Waimea, Hawaii; Alama m. Kau, Hawaii; Adamu (Chinese) m. Wailuku, Maui; D. Puna m. Honolulu, Oahu; G. Painahala m. Olowalu, Maui; Hekekia m. Lahaina, Maui; Kanaha f. Keanae, Maui; Paomaikai m. Waihee, Maui; Alakiki m. Makawao, Maui; Huaka Liwai m. Honolulu, Oahu; Kumuole f. Honolulu, Oahu; Hooku m. Hana, Maui; Kanaheleaumoku m. Honolulu, Oahu; Haili f. Waihee, Maui; Lui Kaai m. Wailuku, Maui; Kekipi (1) m. Kau, Hawaii; Kaaea f. Kula, Maui; Puniai f. Honolulu, Oahu; Kamaka (deaf) m. Honolulu, Oahu; Kaiwa f. Kaanapali, Maui; Alapai f. Honolulu, Oahu; Puaamahu f. Ewa, Oahu; Hinakainapau f. Kohala, Hawaii.

P. K. KALANILEHUA.

[This is one of the better lists, giving not only name, but whether male or female, and also where they were from (although the death date is not given)! Many times, there is just a list of names given…]

(Kuokoa, 11/5/1887, p. 4)

KALAWAO, MOLOKAI.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXVI, Helu 45, Aoao 4. Novemaba 5, 1887.

Maunumu dies at 116 years of age, 1918.

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Died at 116 Years Old; Saw Kamehameha I.

When Maunumu of Keokea, Kona, Hawaii died, his age reached 116 years, the one who made people consider that he saw Kamehameha I, “Ka Nai Aupuni” of Hawaii nei, before his death. There was no time when this man spoke of what he saw in his childhood, except for the time when he was asked by a missionary many years ago. It is said by some Hawaiians who are now 70, that they know Maunumu and he is old; when they were young it was believed that this man saw and knew Kamehameha. Should that indeed be so, then his days upon this earth were truly long.

(Aloha Aina, 8/16/1918, p. 2)

MAKE I KA 116 O KONA MAU MAKAHIKI; IKE IA KAMEHAMEHA I

Aloha Aina, Buke XXIII, Helu 33, Aoao 2. Aukake 16, 1918.

Death announcement, October 27, 1911.

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Mrs. Elikapeka Cockett Has Passed On.

On the morning of this Tuesday, Mrs. Elizabeth Cockett died; she was sixty-five years in age, and died on Fort Street. She was born on Molokai. She has five surviving children: James Cockett, Mrs. William G. Brash, Mrs. L. P. Fernandez, Isaac L. Cockett and Henry Cockett. Isaac L. Cockett closed up his shop on Hotel Street this Tuesday morning.

(Kuokoa Home Rula, 10/27/1911, p. 1)

UA HALA MA-O O MRS ELIKAPEKA COCKETT

Kuokoa Home Rula, Buke IX, Helu 42, Aoao 1. Okatoba 27, 1911.