Fate of the Hawaiian newspapers? 1889

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[Found under: “NU HOU HAWAII”]

With the publication of the newspaper “Makaainana” this past Wednesday, it is understood that it was its last appearance as a newspaper, and that it would be at rest for all times. There have been many and a multitude of newspapers started in this era by Hawaiians, however, their conclusions have been in devastation. And it is as if the demise of the many newspapers established by Hawaiians has become reason for Hawaiians to waver and not support new newspapers that are started. 

Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, Buke XII, Helu 19, Aoao 2. Mei 11, 1889.

Four Hawaiian boys on the whaling ship Gayhead, 1895.

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Docked Whaling Ship

On the 3rd of March the whaling ship Gay Head, Captain Shorey, left from the port of San Francisco on the 18th of December last year, made a stop at this port. The ship sailed slowly while keeping a lookout for spouting whales. And on the birthday of George Washington, with the ship far outside of Kealakekua, they spotted five sperm whales [kohola pama] spouting, so they chased and speared them with harpoons, after they were caught, they worked at rendering the oil. Continue reading →

Hillebrand introduces frogs to Hawaii, 1857.

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Something New.

Kauka Makaainana (Dr. Hillebrand) has obtained five RANA (frogs) from California, and put them in his irrigated terrace, and they are all doing fine. They have a strange call. The nature of those animals is that they have two lives. They eat small creeping insects, flies, grasshoppers, and other things like that. Therefore it is a good thing. O People of Honolulu, do not harm these new things should you see them, because they are valuable.

Ka Hae Hawaii, Buke 2, Ano Hou—-Helu 27, Aoao 106. Sepetemaba 30, 1857.

Tourism in 1929

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THERE WERE MANY TOURISTS THIS JANUARY

The members of our Tourist Bureau believe that the number of tourists coming here to Hawaii this year will far surpass all the previous years; according to them, the trend can be seen early because of the number of tourists who arrived this past January.

There were 771 more tourists who came in the month of January of this year than last January.

The total number of tourists who arrived last month was 2485, and in January of the year prior was only 1814.

Ke Alakai o Hawaii, Buke 1, Helu 42, Aoao 2. Pepeluali 14, 1929.

Mini mango trees, 1867.

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[Found under: “NU HOU KULOKO”]

A tiny mango tree.–At Kahapula’s1 place in the uplands of Kalihi, there is a short mango tree, its height not more than an iwilei.2 But it is amazing that while it is so tiny, it produces so much fruit. Should there be many of those mango trees in one place, there would be nothing more beautiful to see.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XVII, Helu 11, Aoao 3. Maraki 16, 1867
  1. Kahapula is Fred W. Beckley. ↩︎
  2. Iwilei is the distance from your collarbone to the tip of middle finger when arm is extended. ↩︎