An Interesting Idol.—Mons. Ballieu has been so fortunate as to secure a wooden god, which was quite recently discovered in a cave on the island of Hawaii, on the lower slopes of Mauna Kea. Continue reading
Hawaii loses another kii, 1877.
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More on the kii found in Haleiwa, 1906.
GHOST IDOL FOUND NEAR HALEIWA HOTEL
Rev. W. D. Westervelt discovered an ancient Hawaiian idol in a taro pond near the Haleiwa hotel last week and will have the same sent to the Bishop Museum to be placed on exhibition. Continue reading
Kii found in Haleiwa sent to Bishop Museum, 1906.
[Found under: “Kela Ame Keia.”]
Rev. W. D. Westervelt found in a taro patch near the Haleiwa Hotel, Continue reading
Wahinekeouli Pa from Kauai composes a mele for her huakai to the land of Keawe, 1921.
IKE MALIHINI IA HAWAII
Malihini ka ike ana ia Hawaii,
Aina i na kuahiwi ekolu,
Owau no me kuu leimomi,
Aloia mai ai na kai loa,
Aohe ou loa a e Hawaii,
I ka ihu haulani o Mauna Kea,
Na mi nei i hehiku iho,
O ia oneki nui akea,
Ike au i ka nani o Hilo Hanakahi,
Ke kaona i lohia e ke onaona,
Onaona ka lehua no Panaewa,
Ia lei makahehi a ka malihini, Continue reading
Contributors of mele to Helen Roberts’ collection at Bishop Museum, 1924.
MELE, LEGEND CONTRIBUTORS ARE THANKED
Hawaiian Folklore Commission Names Many Islanders
YEAR’S COMPILATION
The names of many well-known residents of the various island communities have been mentioned in a report which Miss Helen H. Roberts has recently sent from the mainland. Miss Roberts left Hawaii some weeks ago after spending a year in the compilation of a collection of ancient music and meles for the Hawaiian Legends and Folklore Commission.
The contributors of meles or music by recitation are mentioned in one group and the contributors of written collections are mentioned in another: Continue reading
Thoughts? October 20, 2018.
It has been seven years since this blog was started. Have you personally found anything new or useful in these posts? What kind of things are you looking for when you are clicking around this blog?
Please take the time to answer a short survey from the Bishop Museum Library & Archives, 2018.
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An Adornment for Kaiulani, 1876.
This mele was composed by Her Highness Kapili [Likelike] for her mountain climbing excursion to the famous cliff of Kapela.
HE KAHIKO NO KAIULANI
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Kahiko ka nani i Lihau,
Ka lehua puakea i ka uka,
I mohala i welelau pali,
I ka poohiwi kapu o Kapela. Continue reading
More on Kamakau’s history, 1868.
History of Kamehameha.—A communication from Mr. Kamakau, the author of the History of Kamehameha, now in the course of publication in the Kuokoa, will be found in our columns. Continue reading
“Aole na ka malihini e ao mai ia’u i ka mooolelo o ko’u lahui…” 1868.
Hawaiian History, by Hawaiians.
The early history of all nations without a literature, is necessarily traditionary. That of the Hawaiians, previous to the advent of the missionaries, is of course derivable from the traditions handed down from father to son, of those families immediately attendant upon the chiefs, known by the term of kahus—literally, body attendants. These body servants constituted a class of themselves, and it was their province not only to wait on the chiefs personally, but to carefully commit to memory and to transmit to their successors, everything connected with the birth and lineage of their lords—quite after the style of the bards and harpers of olden times in Britain. Continue reading
