THOMAS PAHU
Thomas Pahu, 55, of 1010 4th Ave., died this morning at his home. Born in Honolulu, Mr. Pahu was a well known construction man.
He had been with the board of water supply for the last year and was formerly with J. L. Young Engineering Co., Chester Clarke Co., Ready Mix Co. and J. M. Tanaka. Continue reading
Hand-Picked Company of Native Musicians in the Islands Chosen for Long Tour in United States and Canada During Present Summer—Sailed May 19th from Honolulu with Mildred Leo Clemens
Mildred Leo Clemone and Her Native Hawaiians of the Famous Waikiki Beach, April, 1920
Six of the finest native musicians in all the Hawaiian Islands sailed from Honolulu on May 19th on the steamship “Maui,” to fill their first American engagement. They will appear on the Colt Alber Premier circuit in Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio. Continue reading
D. HOWARD HITCHCOCK OFFERS PICTURE OF ISLAND SCENE TO PUBLIC HERE
D. Howard Hitchcock, Hawaii’s own master artist, has signified a desire to have his work with the brush and pallete represented publicly in his native city of Hilo, and has offered one of his paintings to the Hilo Public Library, where the picture is now on exhibition for a few weeks, pending the pleasure of the directors in accepting it.
The painting represents Mauna Kea glowing with high color from the setting sun, as seen from the Waimea plains, while the foreground lies in the cool tones of the gathering dusk. Continue reading
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Sugar—Muscavado—per lb. 3 to 4 cts.
Molasses—per gallon, 12 1-2 to 20 c.
Arrow-Root—per lb. 4 cts.
Coffee, per lb. 12 1-2 to 25 c.
Hides (green) each $3. do, dry, per lb. 8 cents.
Goat Skins, each, 18 cents.
Raw Silk, per lb. 3 to $5.
Leaf Tobacco, per lb. 6 cts.
Salt, cargo price per bbl. 75 c.
Lime, per bbl. $1.50.
Wood, per cord $10.
Castor Oil, per gallon $2.
Kukui do. do. 50 a 75 c.
Maize per bbl. $4.
Mustard Seed, per lb. 2 1-2 c. Continue reading
Folk dances, hulas, singing and a health pageant have been scheduled for Kauluwela school’s May Day program Wednesday.
The program begins at 10 a.m.
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Molder Passes Away—A victim of pneumonia, Louis Kauhi Poka, of 639 Mokauea Road, Kalihi, Continue reading
One of those delightful and chaste performances known as the “Hula” was presented to a dense and admiring audience at the Chinese Theatre on Saturday last. The illustrious reviver of this heathen dance, Mr. Ioane Ukeke, Continue reading
The dying of large numbers of mature ohia lehua trees in certain areas along the Chain of Craters road is baffling the staff of the Hawaii National park.
Something in this volcanic region is killing the tree. The problem has not been exhaustively analyzed, although soil analyses for salts, minerals and gasses have revealed the presence of nothing to account for the circumstances. No fungus, insect or plant disease has been detected. Continue reading
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Mrs. Mary K. Pukui
By JEANETTE LAM
A new and important milestone in the long and fruitful career of Mrs. Mary Kawena Pukui is the long-awaited Hawaiian-English dictionary written by her and Dr. Samuel H. Elbert, University of Hawaii linguist. The dictionary has recently been released by the University of Hawaii Press. Continue reading
Readers Forum
Editor, The Tribune-Herald:
The obviously sincere, and marvelously “uneducated Haole in the art of Hula” who took me to task (Readers Forum 5/9) should spend a little time in research and study before he seeks to comment on anything connected with the Hawaiian culture. However:
1—I did sincerely regret the time necessary to tune my guitar; my 3-year old had, apparently, been ‘helping’ me tune just prior to our performance; Continue reading
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