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Gospel Songs p. 66.
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Hoe ikaika, sela, kokoke ao.
Mao ae o nalu, he awa mau.
Ino ka holo, sela, ane nae i pau.
Ee ae ma ka waapaa, sela, hoe a mau. Continue reading
“Hoe a Mau” by Makua Laiana, 1878.
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A mele hooaeae composed by Ku of Manoa, 1919.
HE MELE HOOAEAE.
Noho no i Puna ka nani me ka maikai,
He hale kipa ia na ke ala me ke onaona;
Onaona no ka maile me ka hala o Keaau,
Ola ai no ke kupa o Kaniahiku,
Ku mai ka ua nahunahu kiekie iluna,
Hookakano no i ka la’i o Wahinekapu, Continue reading
More mele, 1919.
HE MAU MELE HAWAII.
(That this generation do not possess.)
Maikai ke kuahiwi nani na mauna,
Ka aula wai o Namolokama;
E o ana ia Mamalahoa,
I hoohoa i hoa Kupakoili.
Ka lihau wai anu o Maunahina,
Ua aunei i ka la’i me he polope a la.
Ka-kakaha me he lupe la i ka malie.
Oiaio oia paha e! Continue reading
More mele, 1919.
HE MAU MELE HOAEAE.
Aala mapu ka hanu o ka lauae i ka pale [pali],
Mapu no i ka pali o Waialoha;
Aloha wale ai ke kapa huki palai,
Palai kahuli lole uka o Alakai. Continue reading
It seems there were a lot of traditional mele printed in Kuokoa this year, 1919.
HE MELE OLIOLI.
Mo’a Unounoo Puna i ke akua wahine,
Mo’a ma-kaali ka ohia o Moeawakea;
Ke nana aku ia Halaaniani,
Lohe mai ka papa ale ka pahoehoe;
Opiopi i ka la o Kukalaula, Continue reading
You never know what you will find and where, 1919.
Pua ka koili lani Manuia,
O Manuia ka lani ma ka puehuawa,
O ka uahi makaweo ia o Lihue,
O na puu nanahu mahiki o Hao, Continue reading
Death of William A. Kiha, 1899.
W. A. KIHA—GONE ON THE ROAD OF NO RETURN.
We received news from Maui, reporting that William A. Kiha, one of the educated Hawaiians of the Archipelago, has left this life on a day last week.
Most of the old time Honolulu people as well as some young ones will not forget about WIlliam A. Kiha, teacher of the Independent School of English at the church of Kaumakapili. It was at that school that he served as teacher along with his brother Enoka Kalauao. There are many who became proficient at English being taught by William A. Kiha. The current editor of this newspaper [Joseph M. Poepoe] sought knowledge of English under him, at the school of Kaumakapili, for short periods of time. Continue reading
A mele composed by William A. Kiha for La Kuokoa, 1876.
HE HIMENI NO KA LA KUOKOA.
[This is a song that will be sung by the school children at the church of Kaumakapili on that day that our Independence was recognized.]
La hauoli keia no kakou a pau,
La Kuokoa—e
Kou Hae nani e Hawaii Ponoi,
E mau aku kou welo ana i na kau a pau loa.
Cho.—Hae nani, Hae nani o Hawaii nei,
E mau aku kou welo ana.
Ma na la nui, la Kuokoa,
Huro no ka Hae Hawaii. Continue reading
A mele by Police Captain Solomon Kala Kaunamano for La Kuokoa, 1893.
La Kuokoa Song.
E Hawaii e, E Hawaii e
E Hui hauoli pu kakou
Ma keia La nui kamahao
La Kuokoa nou e ka Lahui. Continue reading
Death of Clarence William Kinney, 1942.
Isle Composer Dies; Aged 63
Clarence W. Kinney Victim of Heart Attack
Clarence W. Kinney, 63, died of a heart attack at the home of his son, Clarence P. Kinney, 1133 First Avenue, late Saturday afternoon. The body will be on view at the Borthwick Mortuary after 9 a. m. Monday. Funeral services will be conducted by William Waddoups of the Latter Day Saints at 2:30 o’clock, burial in Diamond Head cemetery. Continue reading
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