[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO: Oahu.”]
In the morning of this past Tuesday, we saw a great procession of horse with their backs [? kuamoo] mounded with the fronds of amau ferns of the uplands
Amau o ka uka iuiu, 1869.
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A name song for Queen Emma written when she travelled around Kauai, 1871.
He Inoa no Kaleleonalani.
1 A Waimea makou
I ka uka Waiahulu,
A ka Halauaola
Malu i ka hale lau-koa. Continue reading
Joseph Nawahi’s account of his first trip to San Francisco, 1874.
Travels to San Francisco.
Early Desire to see Foreign Lands.
DELIGHTING IN THE BEAUTY.
(Written by the Hon. J. Nawahi for the Kuokoa.)
O Kuokoa Newspaper, Aloha oe:—
I give my thanks to you for your kindness in taking my presentation of the things I saw during my travels to San Francisco. But before I begin to tell of the story of this trip, I ask for your kind graciousness in letting me tell of my reason for going to this place, for perhaps some people are mistaken or unclear, according to what I have heard, like what some who seek to deceive have published in a Newspaper while I was in foreign lands. Continue reading
Joseph M. Poepoe finds a koi pohaku, 1905.
A TINY STONE ADZE.
In the care of the Editor of this paper [Joseph Mokuohai Poepoe] is a stone adze. It is almost two inches long, one inch wide, and its thickness is perhaps 1 to 2 inches. Continue reading
Wahinekeouli Pa from Kauai composes a mele for her huakai to the land of Keawe, 1921.
IKE MALIHINI IA HAWAII
Malihini ka ike ana ia Hawaii,
Aina i na kuahiwi ekolu,
Owau no me kuu leimomi,
Aloia mai ai na kai loa,
Aohe ou loa a e Hawaii,
I ka ihu haulani o Mauna Kea,
Na mi nei i hehiku iho,
O ia oneki nui akea,
Ike au i ka nani o Hilo Hanakahi,
Ke kaona i lohia e ke onaona,
Onaona ka lehua no Panaewa,
Ia lei makahehi a ka malihini, Continue reading
An Adornment for Kaiulani, 1876.
This mele was composed by Her Highness Kapili [Likelike] for her mountain climbing excursion to the famous cliff of Kapela.
HE KAHIKO NO KAIULANI
1
Kahiko ka nani i Lihau,
Ka lehua puakea i ka uka,
I mohala i welelau pali,
I ka poohiwi kapu o Kapela. Continue reading
Announcement of the start of William Hoapili Kaauwai’s story of his travels around the world, 1868.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO: Oahu.”]
So that our readers will know, it is announced that on Page 4 of our paper today, we printed the first installment of William Hoapili Kaauwai; Continue reading
Kamehameha IV travels to the west, 1856.
THE CIRCUIT OF THE KING.
It was heard that the King went from here and on the next day landed at Waimea, Kauai, and that night sailed for Niihau, and landed at Nonopapa on Saturday [la hoomalolo]. They were there on the Sabbath, and they congregated and worshiped Jehovah on that day. On the next day, they rode horses and went fishing; there are a 100 or more horses on Niihau; they caught a lot of fish. Continue reading
Fishing using explosives, 1895.
The Blasting of Fish Prevails.
Mr. Editor:
On the travels of the Circuit Court Judge of Maui, to Kaupo, Kipahulu, Hana, and all the way to the Koolau cliffs of Maui, to ask for money for the building of Wailuku, and we were lucky in what money was collected. I was one who went along on this journey. When we reached Kipahulu, to Hakuole’s place, a policeman, with his son, Kimo Hakuole who is a school teacher; the locals were very hospitable. Continue reading
From the eruption 99 years ago, 1919.
NEWS ABOUT THE LAVA IN KONA
According to the news in the Hilo Tribune newspaper from Tom C. White [Toma C. White] of Kainaliu, he reported on what he and some others witnessed of the activity of the lava these days. The lava is spouting with force from the Mauna Loa side, and it is about 7,150 feet from sea level, and the lava is spewing from six places from the side of the mountain, but these craters are joining together into a large caldera, and from this caldera, the lava flowing out into four branches. Continue reading
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