Observations of a suspected leprosy patient, 1866.

Trip of Leprosy Patients from Kailua, Hawaii, until Kalihi Kai, Oahu.

O Famous one, L. H. Gulick [L. H. Kulika], Captain of the Kuokoa Newspaper:—Aloha oe.

Please place this essay of a member of this trip of the leprosy patients, being that perhaps you will travel once again to Kauai next week, and so too to Maui, all the way to Hawaii, meeting with people suffering from this disease where the skin breaks out, and with the Police and those who serve the Law, and show them this: Continue reading

More on the death of Lilia Kaleikau, 1922.

KAUAI’S OLDEST WOMAN DIES AT THE AGE OF 96 YEARS

Lilia Davis Kaleikau, grandmother of Senator John Andrew Kealoha passed away at her home in Kapaa on Sunday morning at the ripe age of 96 years, and was probably the oldest living Hawaiian woman on Kauai at the time of her death. Continue reading

Expression of affection for Kailipanio Pahia, 1916.

CONDOLENCES FOR A. KAILIPANIO K. FRANK PAHIA.

O Mr. Editor of the Kuokoa Newpaper, Solomon Hanohano, Aloha oe:—Please may we ask for your patience in giving us an open space of the Prize of the People to welcome the title place above, so that the multitudes of family of the beloved one who passed on may see. Here is her story:

Abigail [Apikaila] Kailipanio Kuaana Pahia was born at Kalauao, Ewa, Oahu, in 1847, from the loins of Kuaana (m) and Rebecca [Rebeka] Kauhane, therefore she was 70 years old and some months extra. She was married for 38 years with the senior Frank Pahia, and then she lay to rest. Continue reading

Aloha Aina, 1923 / Today.

The obituary of Frank Pahia made me remember a post I saw from Kanaeokana a few days ago. Lately we have been seeing so much corruption and abuse of government positions. Where are the Frank Pahias of today?

Another tool in our aloha ‘āina arsenal

An interesting political movement is underway, and many of us haven’t noticed it even though it is happening right here, close to home. Kānaka Hawaiʻi are turning out in greater and greater numbers to run for their neighborhood boards.

On Oʻahu, neighborhood boards have become one of the latest frontiers of mālama ʻāina. It’s easy to feel like your lone voice can’t change how things are going, but neighborhood boards give you a say in dealing with localized issues taking place right where you live. Your area’s legislators often attend in person, giving you more direct access to them. Even the Governor, Mayor, and the state’s federal delegation in Washington D.C. send representatives to local board meetings.

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