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Death of David Kailihiwa, 1923.

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AFFECTION FOR KAILIHIWA.

O Editor of the Kuokoa:—please allow me some open space in the columns of the pride of the lahui [the Kuokoa newspaper], so that the many intimates and friends of Kona with its cloud billows and sea in the calm, puffy clouds white like hinano blossoms resting in the calm, and the chilly dew drops fall; that David Kailihiwa, one of the native boys of that land that sees life in the puffy clouds has gone, his face is lost, dust returned to dust, and his soul to He who gaveth, at 3:15 in the afternoon, on this past Tuesday, December 26, 1922, at his home on Kawaiahao Street, and in the afternoon on December 31, 1922,  his funeral service was held at Silva’s mortuary, at the corner of Kukui and Nuuanu streets, and it was at Koula Cemetery where his earthly body was laid to rest for all times. Continue reading →

Death of Mrs. Amika Keouli, 1921.

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AFFECTION FOR MRS. AMIKA KEOULI

MRS. AMIKA KEOULI

Mr. Editor of the Kuokoa, Solomon Hanohano, Aloha oe:—I ask for you kindness for an open space o the pride of the lahui [the Kuokoa Newspaper], for my bundle of tears of sadness, that being my dearly beloved mama passing on the road of no return, it will be for you to speed to where the sun appears at Kumukahi all the way to Haehae where the sun sets, so that the family and friends will know that my mama is no more; she has gone, she sleeps on the road of no return. Auwe, the pain of my heart for my dear mama who has gone afar. I will no more hear the voice of my mama calling, “Nela, how will I drink some of your milk?” Auwe, how sad! Continue reading →

Kamehameha Coffee ad, 1919.

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KAMEHAMEHA COFFEE

Sustaining

Grandma—and grandpa too—needs the sustaining food values of good coffee.

KAMEHAMEHA
Red Label
Pure Kona Coffee

—is rich in the elements that sustain the body. It imparts a gentle stimulation and soothes the ragged nerves.

AMERICAN FACTORS LTD.

WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS

(PCA, 2/26/1919, p. 3)

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Pacific Commercial Advertiser, Volume LIX, Number 11516, Page 3. February 26, 1919.

Emma Ahuena Taylor remembers Princess Ruth Keelikolani, 1935.

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PRINCESS RUTH KEELIKOLANI, HAUGHTY BUT KIND, BELOVED ALII OF OLD DAYS

Her Highness Princess Ruth Keelikolani seemed to have always been in my life.

When she came to stay at Wailuakio (Palama), she would always spend the night in my mother’s home. For her retinue was large and my mother’s home was a convenient place to entertain them all. Continue reading →

New calendar for 2019.

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Alemanaka 2019!

The new year is almost upon us, and just as we have for the  past few years, nupepa-hawaii.com is sending you a calendar fashioned after the original one put out by the Aloha Aina newspaper in 1906. Feel free to print it out for yourself or to share it with friends. To download the PDF file from which you can print, simply click on the image below.

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