The Schooner Liliu.—The schooner Liliu has been made a ship that will travel the windward ports [? awa kua] of this island of Kuihewa [Oahu] Continue reading
Schooner Liliu to be captained by Charles V. Dudoit, 1869.
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Ka Lahui Hawaii newspaper begins, 1875.
THE NEWSPAPER KA LAHUI HAWAII.
This is a paper printed weekly for the Families and the Churches of Hawaii; it is something to assist with the proper living of families, with peace amongst people, and with the well being of the body and spirit of the Hawaiian People. “Envieth not, vaunteth not thyself, do not be easily provoked, thinketh no evil.” Continue reading
Ke Alii Pauahi, lives on in the memory of her people, 1901 / today / for all times.
Yesterday [December 19] was the birthday of the Aliiwahine Mrs. Bernice Pauahi Bishop. Continue reading
Mourning for Mataio Kekuanaoa, 1868.
Mataio Kekuanaoa passes on a hundred a fifty years ago.
The Kawaiahao Choir:—We heard that tonight, this choir will go to the grounds of Iolani Palace [not the one standing today], where they will mourn for Kaimihaku who silently passed on:
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Timoteo Haalilio in the words of William Richards, 1845.
Haalilio was born in 1808, at Koolau, Oahu. His parents were of respectable rank, and much esteemed. His father died while he was quite young, and his widowed mother subsequently married the Governor of Molokai, an island dependent on the Governor of Maui. After his death, she retained the authority of the island, and acted as Governess for the period of some fifteen years. Continue reading
Independence Day, 1893.
Ka la nui kamahao, 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.
Hui:
La Kuokoa nou e Hawaii
La hauoli no ka Lahui
E ka I, e ka Mahi, me ka Palena
Hui hauoli nui ae kakou.
E Hawaii e, E Hawaii e
Nou keia la me ka ilihia
Na kualono ou e hooho mai
Na kula uli e hauoli pu.
E Hawaii e, E Hawaii e
E Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono
Na na Mana Lani e kakoo mai
I kou Kuokoa a mau loa.
Haku ia e
S. K. Kaunamano.
Makapala, Hamakua, Dekemaba 18, 1893.
[Independence Day Song
O Hawaii, O Hawaii
Let us unite in happiness
On this great wonderful day
Independence Day for you, O Lahui.
Chorus:
Your Independence Day, O Hawaii
Joyous day for the Lahui
O I…
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Koho balota, 2018.
I did. Will you?
“Alika” variant, 1898.
ALIKA SONG.
1st
Ma ke kai Melemele
Ke kowa a o Berina
O ka hale lau Pama
A o make i ke kula.
Hui: Aia i Alika
E ka ihu o ka moku
Ua hao a paihi
Na pe’a i ka makani
Ke liuliu nei
Na kaula likini
Alualu ole iho
Ka pe’a i ka makani.
2nd
A oi kau aku
Ka newa i ko piko
Kaa e ka huila
Niniu i ka makani.
[Here is a variant of a mele still popular to this day! I wonder if it was sung to the same tune as we hear it sung now…]
(Loea Kalaiaina, 1/31/1898, p. 1)
More “Alika”! 1893.
ALIKA!
ALIKA.
Aia i Alika o ka ihu o ka moku,
Ua hao a paihi ka pe’a i na kia
Ke liolio nei na kaula polena
Alualu ole iho i ka pa a ka makani
Ke kau ae nei ka ihu i Makao
Ke iho ae nei e komo i Alika
Ma ke kai melemele ke kowa o Berina
Nani wale ka ikena, na pua i Kalona
I noho i ka iu, ka piko i Himele
Ka hale pama hoomaka i ke kuia.
Aia i Alika o ka ihu o ka moku,
Nana i alakai kuhikuhi pololei
Ke ala pololei e ike ai oe
Ka loa o ka moana, ka piko o ka honua
Paa mai [?] o wakea, kaohi i ka mole
O ka mole o lehua, oa [?] o Kanaloa
A he hoa o you no ka la lealea
Enemi mai loko, pii e ka inaina
Ukiuki ae au…
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Importance of newspapers, 1857.
Who is the enemy of the people?
Newspapers of Foreign Lands.
Newspapers are published a lot these days. The millions of Newspapers of Britain, France and America which are printed each week have not been all counted. Newspapers are not like actual books. Books cover but a single subject, while newspapers cover all news, every new endeavor, and every new idea, with nothing left out. Good things and bad things are published in the newspapers; proper conjectures and improper ones; angry thoughts and loving thoughts; good deeds and evil deeds. From all parts of the world, letters are written telling of the activities of those places. If a ship runs aground and is smashed, that is put into the newspaper. If a person falls and dies, it is heard of in the newspapers. If someone is killed, that is also published. If two nations are warring, all the activity of the war is published. It is important…
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