News of the Royal Court
The health of the King these past days has been good, and in the evening of this Wednesday he sailed for Molokai aboard the ship of Captain Thomas B. Hanham [Kapena Hanehama]. Accompanying him was His Excellency J. O. Dominis and His Excellency F. W. Hutchison, just as we stated the other week. They will travel to Molokai, and Maui, and perhaps all the way to the Kanilehua rain of Hilo. God save the King.
HE MELE NO KA HOʻI HOU MAI O KE EA O KA ʻĀINA
E mele me ka hoʻomaikaʻi,
Hauʻoli pū kākou a pau,
Ka ea o Hawaiʻi nei,
Ua lilo a ua hoʻi hou mai.
Mai pio kō Hawaiʻi nei,
Mai noho kauā hoʻi nā aliʻi,
I kēia wā, ua hoʻi hou mai,
Ka ea o ka ʻāina nei.
Aloha ko kākou Mōʻī,
Aloha hoʻi nā aliʻi a pau,
E ola me ka pōmaikaʻi,
Ke aupuni me ka nani mau.
Aloha ke aliʻi moku hoʻi,
E kau ka lei ma kona poʻo,
Ka haole holokikī mai,
E hoʻopakele iā kākou.
E ke Akua nani ē,
He kamahaʻo kau hana nei,
Iā ʻoe nō ka hoʻomaikaʻi,
No kēia hae i kau mai nei.
[Sing with gratitude,
Let us all be happy,
The sovereignty of Hawaiʻi nei,
Was lost and has returned.
Hawaiʻi’s people were nearly captives,
The chiefs were nearly servants,
Now, it has returned,
The sovereignty of the land.
Aloha to our Sovereign,
Aloha to all the chiefs,
Thrive with the blessing
A nation of everlasting glory.
Aloha to the ship’s officers,
Place a lei upon his head,
The haole that sailed speedily,
To set us free.
O glorious God,
Wondrous are your works,
Thanks is yours,
For this flag that was raised.]
[Found under: “Ma Ke Kauoha”]
Tomorrow (Tuesday), the 31st of July, is the twenty-third year that the Hawaiian Flag was returned. Therefore, it will be observed as a Holiday [La Nui], and the doors of the Government Buildings will be closed.
T. W. Hutchison,
Minister of the Interior.
Office of the Interior, July 27, 1866.
BY AUTHORITY.
Monday, the 31st of July, is the conclusion of the 22nd year from when the Hawaiian Flag was returned. Therefore, that day will be observed as a holiday, and all Government Offices will be closed.
C. De Varigny,
Acting Minister of the Interior,
Office of the Interior, July 26, 1865.
The 31st of July.
This was a day much celebrated here at Hamakua this year. Makaainana headed in droves to Waipio, and they feasted there, they had speeches, and they appeared to be happy indeed to commemorate the sovereignty of the land. But when the newspapers arrived from Honolulu, they being the Kuokoa and the Au Okoa, the makaainana’s enthusiasm for this celebrated day took a step back when they saw that this day was not honored in Honolulu. The country folk here in Hamakua question each other, astonished and highly disturbed, “What came upon the royal town of ours?
Perhaps their hearts were captured by the Philistines, and they are sickly. Alas for that Capitol of ours.
By Authority
The 10th day of January, 1875, being the Birthday of H. R. H. Prince W. P. Leleiohoku, the present Regent, occurring on Sunday, Monday the 11th of January will be observed as a National Holiday, when the Government Offices throughout the Kingdom will be closed.
W. L. Moehonua,
Minister of Interior
Interior Office, Dec. 29, 1874.
(Lahui Hawaii, 1/7/1875, p. 4)
[Found under: “NU HOU HAWAII”]
The first of this month [December] was a “Kiulaia” [Holiday] for the Portuguese, that being the day commemorating the recognition of their independence from Spain. From 9 o’clock in the morning, a great mass was held in the Catholic church Malieokamalu.[Maliaokamalu / Our Lady of Peace].
[Kiulaia seems to be interchangeable with Kulaia, but for some reason, Kiulaia is often found in quotes as seen in this article.]
(Kuokoa, 12/3/1897, p. 3)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXXVI, Helu 49, Aoao 3. Dekemaba 3, 1897.
The Royal Anniversary Feast. The feast was on the 31st of July; this was the day that the nation was restored in the year 1843. It will not be over in a single day, as per what is heard. The king’s new pili-thatched house [Haleuluhe] was built in Beritania, upland of Honolulu; it was the old church that was demolished, and it was newly built there. Maybe 800 [elua lau] people would not fill it.
Continue readingThe Day of the Nation Conqueror, Kamehameha I.
This coming Sunday, the 11th of June, is Kamehameha Day. This day is regularly celebrated as the birthday of the Nation Conqueror Kamehameha I here in Hawaii. And this regular celebration is what we will do this year.
It is a usual thing for all the Hawaiian associations to hold a memorial service for the one for whom this important holiday is, on the Sunday preceding the 11th of June. But this year that day falls on a Sunday, so it is appropriate that the memorial activities be carried out with sincerity and maturity by us this year.
Continue reading[Found under: “Nuhou Kuloko”]
Don’t forget to get ready while you can with decorations for the coming Memorial Day; your needs can be satisfied at Hawaiian Nursery, at 1812 Punchbowl Street.
(Kuokoa, 5/15/1908, p. 5)
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