[Found under: “NUHOU KULOKO”]
Because of the stormy weather these days, there are very few fish from the ocean arriving at the markets, Continue reading
Bad weather means lack of fish from the ocean, 1920.
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Getting kalo grown in Waipio to the market, 1920.
[Found under: “KELA AME KEIA”]
The farmers in Waipio are putting in the effort to grow their huli, but the problem of these people who are patiently planting kalo Continue reading
Market prices in Honolulu, 1844.
HONOLULU MARKET.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Sugar—Muscavado—per lb. 3 to 4 cts.
Molasses—per gallon, 12 1-2 to 20 c.
Arrow-Root—per lb. 4 cts.
Coffee, per lb. 12 1-2 to 25 c.
Hides (green) each $3. do, dry, per lb. 8 cents.
Goat Skins, each, 18 cents.
Raw Silk, per lb. 3 to $5.
Leaf Tobacco, per lb. 6 cts.
Salt, cargo price per bbl. 75 c.
Lime, per bbl. $1.50.
Wood, per cord $10.
Castor Oil, per gallon $2.
Kukui do. do. 50 a 75 c.
Maize per bbl. $4.
Mustard Seed, per lb. 2 1-2 c. Continue reading
Sale of oopuhue outlawed, 1945.
Balloon Fish Placed ‘Out of Bounds’ By Board Of Health
THE BALLOON, OR OOPUHUE FISH
The sale of puffer or balloon fish (oopuhue) has been banned by the territorial Board of Health, because of recent outbreaks of balloon fish poisoning which caused hospitalization of several persons, Dr. Richard K. C. Lee, director of public health, announced yesterday. Continue reading
Where is the new Honolulu Hale? 1856.
LAND FOR SALE.
HEAR ME, you people who want good land. I have in my hands some lands to sell: kula lands and kalo lands. Continue reading
Shark fin, sea cucumber and tree ear trade, 1864.
Sea Cucumber [Loli];—Tree Ear [Pepeiaolaau]—and Shark Fin [Lala Mano.]—In today’s newspaper, there is printed an Advertisement by Akuwai, one of the Chinese merchants of Honolulu nei, calling for all people to bring in Loli, Pepeiaolaau, and Lala Mano, to their Shop on Nuuanu Street, makai sdie of the store of A. S. Cleghorn [Ake], and right in front of the Hawaiian hotel, that being Haleola. Therefore O Friends near the sea, you should all go and bring in Sea Cucumber, Tree Ear, and Shark Fin, so that you get rich off of the money of Akuwai and company. Be quick! Be quick, lest you be too late.
(Kuokoa, 4/23/1864, p. 2)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke III, Helu 17, Aoao 2. Aperila 23, 1864.
A Hawaiian Co-Op, 1918.
KA “HUI LOKAHI O NA HAWAII” KAUPALENAIA.
These passing day, Hawaiians like Mayor Joseph J. Fern, David Kalauokalani, Samuel C. Dwight, James L. Holt, Hon. William P. Jarrett, Hon. C. P. Iaukea and a number of other Hawaiians are joining together to establish a company that will deal in the sale of poi, beef, salmon, dried fish, and so forth; with the intent to help Hawaiians in all ways that will lessen their household expenses; because it is very clear these days that because the poi factory of Kalihi is not making poi now, the current poi manufacturers are greatly raising the price of poi to five cents per pound; this is a price not seen in the past ten years or more; so too with the price of beef; the Chinese are buying very fine beef from the company of C. J. Waller [Wala], but the Chinese are charging Hawaiians 35 cents per p0und; it is an exorbitant price which has never been seen before; and it is heard from the talk of the Chinese that they will raise the price of poi once again to 6 cents a pound; it was this that encouraged the Hawaiians to establish a company that could hold back the severe increasing of the prices of our foods, O Hawaiians, by the Chinese.
The establishing of a company amongst Hawaiians is important and crucial; but if we Hawaiians do not implement an endeavor that will help ourselves, there will be no one else who will help us.
If we turn back and look at the history of Hawaii nei, we will see that the dissension amongst us Hawaiians was what wrenched away small businesses from us Hawaiians as well as all the other endeavors. Continue reading
Bumper crop of mangos, 1868.
[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO: Oahu.”]
Mango Fruit.—The past days, and these days as well, a lot [makena wale] of this delicious fruit is seen often at the markets and on the street sides of this town, but other fruits are very rare. We have seen thirty or more or less being sold for an eighth of a dollar [hapawalu], but it was not so recently when there wasn’t any; at that time at the Chinese stores it was six or ten for an eighth of a dollar. Those who crave mango are saved these days, and the adults and children peel them as they walk about the streets; and much is the diarrhea.
(Kuokoa, 8/8/1868, p. 2)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke VII, Helu 32, Aoao 2. Augate 8, 1868.
Fish market prices, 1943.
Prices Set
The Office of Price Administration [Mahele Kau Kumukuai] set the top price of fishes for the island of Hawaii, and it is seen here below:
Some fish prices rose a little, and some decreased.
Mahimahi, Ono and Ulua rose from 55 to 60 cents. (This is per pound.)
Kalekale went from 55 to 65 cents.
Opihi went from 30 to 40 cents.
Awa, fillet, from 45 to 50 cents.
Ulua over 20 pounds, from 55 to 45 cents.
Aku fillet, ocean anae, papiopio, whole ulua under 20 pounds, 55 cents per pound.
Ahi fillet, and moi from 55 to 50 cents.
A’u fillet, kalekale, moano, opakapaka, u-u, from 55 to 45 cents.
Aholehole, from 50 to 45 cents.
Whole aku, kupipi from 40 to 35 cents.
Opelu from 45 to 35 cents.
Humuhumu from 35 to 25 cents.
Pond anae, from 60 to 55 cents.
Kole from 40 to 18 cents. Palani, Pualu, from 35 cents to 18 cents. Akule from 50 cents to 35 cents.
We see that the price of some fish are indeed low while some are higher. We have no criticisms about some, and over some we will just keep our mouths shut, for that is under their control.
Know you fishermen the prices shown above, so that you know the prices of all the different fishes, lest you go beyond it and end up without profit.
(Hoku o Hawaii, 9/22/1943, p. 1)
Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXVIII, Number 22, Aoao 1. Sepatemaba 22, 1943.
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