[Found under: “NU HOU HAWAII”]
At Kau, Hawaii, a girl was lost to the sea and her body was not found until now. Continue reading
And yet another nameless victim of opihi picking, 1889.
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Another unnamed victim of opihi picking, 1887.
[Found under: “NU HOU HAWAII”]
On Saturday, January 22, a women fell to her death at the cliff of Kukuiula, Koloa, Kauai; she went with her daughter to pick opihi while her husband was in Lihue at work.
[Be safe when you guys go pound opihi!]
(Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, 2/5/1887, p. 2)
Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, Buke X, Helu 6, Aoao 2. Feberuari 5, 1887.
Kahumu lost to sea when gathering opihi, 1906.
WENT TO PICK OPIHI AND POUNDED BY THE SEA AND LOST TO THE SHARKS.
We received word from Kona from aboard the steamship Maunaloa, saying that on Monday, the 8th of this month, a woman named Kahumu went with some other women to gather opihi on the capes of Ninole. Continue reading
Kanuha Jr. dies gathering opihi at Opihikao, 1919.
YOUNG HAWAIIAN IS DROWNED AT OPIHIKAO; RESCUE EFFORT FAILS
Rev. L. K. Kalawe of Kapoho, Puna, who came to Hilo this morning brought news of the accidental death by drowning at Opihikao last Saturday morning of Kanuha, Jr., a Hawaiian 21 years old, who leaves a young wife and child. Continue reading
Drowning of Kanuha of Opihikao, 1919.
[Found under: “KELA AME KEIA”]
The child of our friend Kanuha of Opihikao is the youth who was lost to the sea at Opihikao. Continue reading
Unnamed person dies picking opihi at Opihikao, 1919.
LOST TO THE SEA
We were informed that a Hawaiian was lost to the sea very close to Opihikao, Puna; when he went to pick opihi, strong waves pounded down on him and he was lost to the sea, and perhaps it is because he did not know much about the current that his body was lost and nothing more was seen of him up until the time when we are at print. Continue reading
Sharks at Hoopuloa, 1926.
MANY SHARKS AT HOOPULOA
A traveller to Hoopuloa reported that the shores near Hoopuloa were full of Sharks. There was a submarine [moku luu] that arrived at that place mentioned, and those on board the submarine spoke of the great number of sharks at this place, Continue reading
Auwe! 1867.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO.”]
Man snagged by a hook.—This past Saturday, some people from Waikiki went malolo fishing [pahoe malolo], and as usual, one dove in to see how the fish were going in, and that is what Mauhelemoku did, Continue reading
On kapaepae malolo, 1915.
[Found in: “He Moolelo no Hiakaloka”]
Some people went fishing, all sorts of fishing where you would catch fish, until the fishing of the women who drape the malo of their men over their necks. The famous fishing of Kohala is malolo fishing [kapaepae malolo]. The type of fishing of that land of the apaapaa winds is one where the women drape the malo of their men over their necks and slap their chests in grief [paiauma] as they walk the sea capes. Continue reading
Kapaepae malolo.
Does anyone know how the fishing for flying fish called kapaepae malolo worked? It seems that Kohala was especially famous for this type of fishing!
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