The Birthday of Victoria.—On Sunday of this past week, the 24th of May was the birthday of Queen Victoria, the Widow Queen of England, Ireland, and Scotland, Continue reading
New “barking sand”.—Ezek. Kahale of Puuwai, Niihau spoke recently of seeing a new one kani at Kahio and Keaku, that is like the sands of Nohili. This is something very new to be seen in that area.
(Kuokoa, 5/30/1863, p. 2)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke II, Helu 22, Aoao 2. Mei 30, 1863.
O Hawaii Holomua.
Aloha oe:—
Please place in an open space of your delicate body this parcel of sorrow, and it for you to spread it to the four corners of the land so that the many friends may know.
Solomon Kaonohi, our child, has passed on to the other world, in the night of the 19th of April, 1893, at 10 o’clock, the angel of death came and took the very last breath of our dearly beloved lei who passed on. Continue reading
We were informed that there were 45 deaths at Kalawao, Molokai, from the 7th of January to the 23 of May. And amongst these people there was on Chinese, his name was Ani [???] from Honolulu.
[If we had a clear scan of this paper, maybe we could see what his name was.]
(Elele, 8/28/1886, p. 2)
Ka Nupepa Elele, Buke VIII, Helu 9, Aoao 2. Augate 28, 1886.
O Kuokoa Newspaper, Aloha oe: I have some important news to place upon your vast back, and it is for you to go before all the thousands of the multitudes.
In the night of the 30th of May, E. Haalou (f) ran off with her lover [? kane manuahi], that being Kahookaa; she left her husband and their daughter who lives in a cold room of the house; from what is heard, she often leaves her husband, being that this is the third time she did this cruel act. Continue reading
Died in Honolulu on the 23rd of May was Joseph Henry Smith [Iosepa Henere Kamika], the old Secretary [Kupakako] of the Board of Commissioners to Quiet Land Titles [Papa Hoona Kuleana Aina]. He was born in Islington, England, Continue reading
Old Familiar One:—The friends of Hulipahu (L. L. Torbert) will be glad when they hear he has returned to Hawaii to live. Continue reading
A few more names have been added to this list.
I have been trying to get various major organizations to host a page that would list different names of historical people (both famous and not so famous), along with any other information that’s available on them, like birth and death dates, pictures, &c.
Just looking at the last posted article, if you were searching for Havekost or Lewers, there is no way you would have found this information about them. This is not only true for haole names, but there are often different names Hawaiians were known as as well. Hopefully this listing will be helpful not only for the researcher of history, but for anyone looking up information about their family and community.
I plan on updating this list every so often with what I find. I don’t have the time nor the means to include information that other people may have collected. It will…
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Sailed for America:—When the ship the Comet sailed, it took some of our friends, they being Mr. E. O. Hall [Mika Holo] and his wife, and their children; the children of Dimond [Kaimana], Continue reading
Whereas, Linton L. Torbert was, on the 24th day of February, A. D. 1846, convicted of the offense of manslaughter, and fined the sum of two-hundred dollars; and whereas, the said Torbert was not the person who actually committed the manslaughter; and whereas, the conduct of the said Torbert has ever since been that of an honest hard-working and in every way exemplary man. Continue reading
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