Funeral of William Hoapili Kaauwai, 1874.

Funeral service held.—In the evening of this past Sunday, a funeral service was held over the body of W. Hoapili Kaauwai, and his remains were placed at the cemetery of Waiahao [Kawaiahao].

[The “Ka” or “Ke” in names that are not easily mistaken for something else are often dropped, like here with Waiahao.]

(Nuhou 4/21/1874, p. 1)

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Ka Nuhou Hawaii, Buke I, Helu 25, Aoao 1. Aperila 21, 1874.

William Hoapili Kaauwai dies suddenly, 1874.

[Found under: “NOTES OF THE WEEK.”]

SUDDEN DEATH.—Mr. William Hoapili Kaauwai, of Wailuku, Maui, died very suddenly of heart disease, in this city on Monday last. Mr. Kaauwai has been designated as His Majesty’s Chamberlain on Friday last, Continue reading

Kiliwehi asks for divorce from William Hoapili Kaauwai, 1872.

NA OLELO HOOLAHA.

BEFORE THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Second Judicial Circuit of the Hawaiian Islands. Maui, S. S. Adjoined June Term A. D. 1872. Thursday the twelfth day  of September, A. D. 1872. MARY ANN KILIWEHI KAAUWAI, Libellant for Divorce, vs. WILLIAM HOAPILI KAAUWAI. Continue reading

William Hoapili Kaauwai’s public notice, 1872.

OLELO HOOLAHA

KE papa loa ia nei na mea a pau, aole e hookipa, malama, hanai, a hoaie i kuu wahine mare,—Mary Ann Kiliwehi. O hoopii ia lakou, a hookaa ole ia hoi e WILLIAM HOAPILI KAAUWAI.

Wailuku, Apr. 21, 1872.

[It is interesting that he still used “kuu wahine”.]

(Au Okoa, 5/16/1872, p. 3)

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Ke Au Okoa, Buke VIII, Helu 5, Aoao 3. Mei 16, 1872.

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Death of Mary E. Green, 1902.

DIED.—At Honolulu, September 29, 1902, Mary Elizabeth Green, aged 72 years.

Miss Mary E. Green the subject of the above obituary notice, was born at Lahainaluna, Dec. 14, 1830, where she resided with her father, Rev. J. S. Green, till 1842, when the family removed to Makawao. In 1864 she became a teacher at Maunaolu and remained there till 1869 when the seminary was burned down. From 1882 to 1885 she again taught at the seminary, until called to Honolulu to take charge of missionary work,where she ended her days. Continue reading

Description of Hawaii Island, 1867.

TRAVELLING ON HAWAII.

Makawao, September 10, 1867.

O Alaula—Aloha to you:—I want to tell you of some things pertaining to my travels on Hawaii. On the 6th of August, we boarded the Kilauea to sail to Hawaii. It was a fine day; we sailed that day and night.

We stopped in Kealakekua.

At nine o’clock that next day we landed at the cape of Kaawaloa. We had many  thoughts when we saw that place famous in the old days. We entered the house of a chiefess, Mrs. L. K. Pratt, my schoolmate in days past. We shared aloha; we at oranges [alani] and melon [ipu], and smelled the wind of Kaawaloa, and we all boarded the steamship. Continue reading