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Washington Place, 1895.

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The Residence of Wasinetona Hale.

We are putting before you the picture of Washington Place on Beritania Street, Honolulu, not because it was the storage for guns and weapons for Liliuokalani, but because it is a very old building constructed in Honolulu nei. The foundation of this house was began with coral blocks by the one called Isaac Adams, for the mother of Governor Dominis, while her husband, Dominis, was sailing as captain aboard a ship from Honolulu to…

WASINETONA HALE

…China, trading with places of the North and then returning to Honolulu. And being that Mrs. Dominis, who accompanied her husband, fancied living here in Honolulu, and building a home here to live in, and forever more leaving her own home in the state of Massachusetts, her husband agreed to her request. It was perhaps 1842 when the foundation was laid, but it was not completed until the beginning of 1846. And on August 5, 1846, Captain Dominis left again on a ship under his leadership, but after he left Honolulu for China, there was no word that his ship landed on any dry land until this day.

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Kuhio’s “Four Horsemen,” a translation from the time! 1939.

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The Four Horsemen

The above picture was taken at Honolulu a few years before the passage of the Rehabilitation Law. There were four of these Hawaiians, and a few days after the return of the Delegate Prince Kuhio from Washington, assembled at Pualeilani at Waikiki to discuss the subject “Rehabilitation of the Hawaiians and after that discussion, these men went to town and had their picture taken at the William’s Gallery on Fort Street, as it was the Prince’s wish, so that he can show to his fellow congressmen at Washington his backers that brought up this important matter for rehabilitating its people, known to be decreasing, during the session of the Hawaii legislature, if the measure is allowed by congress. They are sitting. Prince Kuhio, standing, from left to right, Rev. S. L. Desha, Sr., John C. Lane and H. L. Holstein.

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Kuhio’s accomplishments did not come single-handedly, 1939.

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Na “Poe Kaulio” Eha

Ka moolelo o keia kii i paiia ma Honolulu he mau makahiki mamua o ka hooholo ia ana o ke Kanawai Hoopulapula. He eha (4) keia poe Hawaii a he mau la mahope o ka hoi ana mai o ka Elele Alii Kuhio mai Wakinekona, i akoakoa ai keia poe ma Pualeilani ma Waikiki no ke kuka ana i ke kumuhana “Hoopulapula o na Hawaii” a mahope oia kukakuka ana i hele ai keia poe i ke kaona e paiia ke kii ma ka hale pa’i o Wiliama ma alanui Papu, oiai ua makemake ka Elele Alii e loaa ona kii e hiki ai iaia ke hoikeike i kona mau hoa ahaolelo ma Wakinekona, i kona mau pukaua na lakou e hapai i keia kumuhana ano nui no ka hoopulapula i kona lahui i ikeia ko lakou emi, i ka wa e noho ai ka ahaolelo ma Hawaii, ke ae ia mai keia kumuhana e ka ahaolelo lahui.

He elua makahaiki mamua o ka hooholo ia ana o ke kanawai Hoopulapula i kuka ia ai ke kumuhana Hoopulapula o na Hawaii e keia poe, mahope mai i komo mai ai na hoaalohae a’e, o Keoni Waika, Noa Aluli, Akaiko Akana, Emila Mula, loio Amerika Breckons, ame na hoa aloha e a’e, a hoolala ia ka bila kanawai i hookomo ia iloko o ka Senate e Jno Wise (Keoni Waika) kakoo ia e Desha (Kiwini) ame Jno Lane (Keoni Lane) a i ka komo ana i ka Hale, na ka hooponopono noeau a ka lunahoomalu Linekona Holstein oiai oia i alakai ai ka Hale i lilo ai ke kanawai a ke Alii Kuhio i kanawai, a hoaponoia e ka ahaolelo lahui ma Wakinekona. I ka makahiki 1921 i holo ai keia kumuhana i ka ahaolelo o Hawaii a i ka 1919 i pai ia ai keia kii. He mea moolelo mau ia e Kuhio, o keia poe ekolu i hoike ia ma keia kii, o kona aha kuhina (cabinet) ia, a he oiaio ua ku pu keia poe mahope o ka Elele Alii a hala wale no oia i ka makahiki 1922. O ka mea apiki, o keia poe kuhina a Kuhio, hookahi i ukali mahope o ke Alii, a koe elua e ola mai nei, ua 74 kekahi oia o Linekona e noho mai nei i Maui a ua poo hina keokeo ka lauoha o John Lane e noho mai nei i Honolulu, aole hookahi o lakou i ai i ka luhi a ke Alii i imi ai no kona lahui, he poe okoa wale no kei pomaikai me na dala mahuahua o ka mahina, na ha’i i luhi a he poe okoa kei ohi i na pomaikai, he olelo pinepine keia a Kiwini a he moolelo no kana e hoopilipili mau ai ke haiolelo, no keia luhi ana o keia aha kuhina a Kuhio. He kii poina ole keia a Kuhio ame kona aha kuhina.

[See the following post for an English translation done in the following issue of The Star of Hawaii!]

See here for a much clearer image from the Hawaii State Archives Digital Collection!!]

(Hoku o Hawaii, 4/26/1939, p. 1)

Na "Poe Kaulio" Eha

Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXIII, Number 52, Aoao 1. Apelila 26, 1939.

Manoa Valley? 1914.

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Portrait of Manoa Valley Presented to the Captain of the Steamship Manoa

[Most of this article including the image of the portrait is not recognizable. I can somewhat make out:

“In the afternoon of this past Tuesday, between the hours of three to five, …..  a great number of Honolulu’s people touring the Manoa, and during this tour, the captain of the Manoa, Henry F. Weeden, showed a portrait of the valley…”

Hopefully someday soon, there will be funding enough to rescan the Hawaiian-Language Newspapers so that they will be available as clear images.]

(Kuokoa, 4/3/1914, p. 3)

Ke Kii o ke Awawa o Manoa i Haawi Makanaia Aku i ke Kapena o ka Mokuahi Manoa

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke LII, Helu 14, Aoao 3. Aperila 3, 1914.

Kauikeaouli’s 100th birthday at Kawaiahao Church, 1914.

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TRIBUTE PAID TO MEMORY OF KING

Hawaiians Celebrate Centenary of Kamehameha III with Impressive Ceremony—Queen Liliuokalani Unveils Tablet to Mark Birthplace of Beloved Monarch

(From Wednesday Advertiser.)

The centenary of Kauikeaouli, Kamehameha III, was celebrated yesterday at Kawaiahao Church under the auspices of the Daughters of Hawaii. This old church, that has witnessed so many of the royal ceremonials of the Hawaiian people, was taxed to the utmost of its seating capacity. More than twenty-six hundred persons viewed the unveilling of the memorial tablet which had been prepared by the Daughters of Hawaii to mark the birthplace of “The Generous King” at Keauhou, in Kai-malino, Hawaii.

The tablet was hidden from view by the Royal Standard of Liliuokalani and a Hawaiian flag, both the property of and loaned by Hawaii’s venerable ex-queen for the sacred ceremonial.

The Queen and High Chiefess Elizabeth Kekaaniau Pratt, both of whom are lineal descendants of Keawe, the ancient king of Hawaii, and founder of the Kamehameha dynasty, were seated on either side of the memorial stone in the nave of the church. The palace chairs in which they sat were draped with ancient Hawaiian feather capes of priceless value.

Oldtime Dignitaries Attend.

Back of the Queen and High Chiefess Pratt were High Chiefs Beckley and Hoapili, clad in the ceremonial feather cloaks and helmets of the Royal Courtiers. High Chief Fred Kahapula Beckley, the spear-bearer, is a direct descendant through his father’s side from Kameeiamoku. High Chief Albert Kalaninoanoa Hoapili, the kahili bearer, is a lineal descendant of Kamanawa, the royal kahili bearer. These two therefore, in yesterday’s ceremony represented the spear-bearer and kahili bearer who are shown on the Hawaiian coat of arms and are descendants of the two chief court alii of Kamehameha I.

On either side of the royal court representatives were the kahili bearers in ordinary, sixteen young men from the Kamehameha School for Boys, robed in feather capes and the costumes of the warrior of old, representative of the court attendants.

The chancel and pulpit were tastefully decorated with beautiful ferns and palms while above was the Royal Standard of Kalakaua and the Hawaiian flags, both now the property of and loaned by the Kapiolani Estate.

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Advertisement by company that made Kauikeaouli memorial, 1914.

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Stone Tablet Made by the Honolulu Monument Works, Ltd

This was actually made out of our Hawaiian Stone, and it is praised as a fine memorial here in Hawaii.

MONUMENTS of Granite [Pohaku Onionio], Marble [Mabala], and Hawaiian Stones engraved and ready to stand, from $20 and higher.

FENCES made of metal pipe, for all jobs, at reasonable prices.

HONOLULU MONUMENT WORKS, LIMITED.

King and Punchbowl Streets, Mail Box 491.

It is open for people to come tour. Mail correspondences are welcomed, and hundreds of pictures of our monuments and their prices will be sent if asked for.

[It seems like this establishment was located right across from Kawaiahao Church, as seen in this picture on page 303 of the July 1912? edition of the Pacific Magazine.

Do check out all the rest of the priceless pictures in that volume of Pacific Magazine!]

(Kuokoa, 4/3/1914, p. 4)

He Papa Pohaku Keia i Hanaia e Ka Honolulu Monument Works, Ltd

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke LII, Helu 14, Aoao 4. Aperila 3, 1914.

Monument to Kauikeaouli on his 100th birthday, 1914.

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UNVEILING OF THE DONATED TABLET

The Populace Gathers in Kawaiahao on the Evening of this Past Tuesday.

It was a scene from the sacred times when the Islands were ruled under monarchs, that was before a great crowd of people which arrived at Kawaiahao Church in the afternoon of this past Tuesday, when a memorial service for the hundredth birthday of King Kauikeaouli, Kamehameha III was held, and unveiled was the stone tablet dedicated to him that will be stood at the place of his birth at Keauhou, North Kona, Hawaii.

Before the hour set aside for that remembrance, at four o’clock in the afternoon, the crowd entered the church: from the members of the organizations of this town, the students of the Kamehameha Schools, the heads of the government, to the general public, filled up the church, with some people standing.

Outside of the church grounds was the Royal Hawaiian Band entertaining the people, with a majority of the people there, because they could not get a seat in the church.

Before the pulpit stood a painting of King Kauikeaouli, Kamehameha III, and right below the painting was the tablet with clear lettering that said: “Kauikeaouli, Kamehameha III, ke keiki a Kamehameha III ame Keopuolani. Hanauia i Maraki 17,1814. Ka Moi lokomaikai.”

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Queen Liliuokalani, 1902.

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SUPPORTS THE DELIVERER OF THE PEOPLE.

QUEEN LILIUOKALANI.

THE PICTURE ABOVE IS THE NEWEST OF QUEEN LILIUOKALANI, TAKEN RECENTLY BY MR. DAVEY, THE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THIS TOWN.

THE ROYAL AUNT LILIUOKALANI REVEALED HER THOUGHTS TO THE ALII KUHIO, SAYING: “IF YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS THE MEANS TO GAINING OUR WELL-BEING, THEN DO IT.”

(Kuokoa, 10/24/1902, p. 1)

KAKOO I KA HOOPAKELE O KA LAHUI.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XL, Helu 43, Aoao 1. Okatoba 24, 1902.

Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, 1902.

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THE DELIVERER OF THE HAWAIIANS.

PRINCE KALANIANAOLE.

THE PICTURE ABOVE IS OF THE PRINCE KUHIO KALANIANAOLE, THE NEPHEW OF QUEEN LILIUOKALANI; HE IS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE TO WASHINGTON RUNNING THIS SEASON.

BEFORE HE AGREED TO JOIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, HE WENT FIRST TO HIS ROYAL AUNTY, THE QUEEN, AND EXPLAINED TO HER ALL OF HIS THOUGHTS, AND ASKED FOR HER THOUGHTS.

(Kuokoa, 10/24/1902, p. 1)

KA HOOPAKELE O KA LAHUI HAWAII.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XL, Helu 43, Aoao 1. Okatoba 24, 1902.

Congratulations Waikiki Aquarium, 110 years old! 1904 / 2014.

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HOME OF THE FISHES IS OPENED

A Place to Learn and Enjoy for the Visitors.

AN EFFORT BY HONOLULU’S WEALTHY FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERYONE.

On the Saturday of this past week, the Aquarium of Hawaii, which stands in Waikiki, makai of Kapiolani Park opened for viewing. This opening was not an opening for the general public, but it was for just those who were invited to come see. This Sunday is when it will be open to the public.

Earlier, it was reported in the columns of the Kilohana¹ that a home will be built where Hawaii’s fishes will be kept, and in the end, the report has come true as the building was entered by the invited guests and will be entered by Honolulu’s people on Sunday.

Many years ago, there was a thought to build an aquarium in Honolulu nei, and Dr. Dorn was the one to come up with the idea; however, because the Government held back some of the resources, this idea by the doctor was dropped and it slept quietly until it was revived by the Rapid Transit Company [Hui Kaauwila]. This idea was considered seriously by this group, when Mr. James Castle [Kimo Kakela] and Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Cooke stepped in and encouraged the effort.

Mr. James Castle gave a portion of the land of Kapiolani Park, which he held in lease, as a place to build this home. When Mr. C. M. Cooke and his wife joined in this effort, that is when the Rapid Transit Company realized that their dream that they were dreaming would come true, and Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Cooke graciously gave the money for the construction. Therefore, the Rapid Transit Company was left to collect Hawaii’s fishes for the aquarium, and that is how the aquarium here on Oahu came to be.

This is seen in the great lands all over the world, and its importance is recognized. One of the benefits is that knowledge is gained by those studying the life of fish, and this is taught at universities. And some thousands of people graduate, being educated in where various ocean fishes live, like whales, sharks, the fishes of the ocean floor, and outside of those, the small fishes of the sea shore.

At the aquarium of Hawaii mentioned above are the many fishes of Hawaii; the ocean fishes are separated from the fresh-water fishes, and according to the visitors who went to see this new place and who have seen the displays of the Foreign Lands, …

¹From the subtitle of the Kuokoa Newspaper: “Ke Kilohana Pookela no ka Lahui Hawaii” [The Greatest Prize of the Hawaiian Nation]

[Go check out the Waikiki Aquarium today, Saturday, 3/22/2014! The 110th anniversary celebration continues with fun for the entire family! $1.10 admission to the Waikiki Aquarium all day! Activities include: the Great Marine Chalk Art Draw and Kids Doodle Zone, entertainment by the UH Rainbow Marching Band, Rainbow Dancers, and other guests groups, a special performance of the musical “Honu by the Sea,” free giveaways (while supplies last), LEGO build area, samples from Pepsi, educational and entertaining activities and much more!]

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