Scenes from the Kamehameha Day celebration, 1919.

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The picture [on the top] shows the various Hawaiian Societies seated on the Palace Grounds and listening to the speeches of the famous deeds of Kamehameha in his lifetime, and also the songs prepared for the day. The parade of the morning was one of the most beautiful parades seen. The small pictures below show parts of the parade; on the far left is Mrs. Alice Kamokila Macfarlane, the head of the Daughters of Hawaiian Warriors [Ahahui o na Kaikamahine a na Pukaua], along with some of the members. In the middle are the guards of Kamehameha armed with their spears, and on the far right is a picture showing the scene called “Mamalahoa Kanawai.”

[Don’t forget to turn out for or tune into the Kamehameha Parade of 2014!]

(Kuokoa, 6/13/1919, p. 1)

O keia kii he hiona...

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke LVII, Helu 24, Aoao 1. Iune 13, 1919.

Words of comfort in the face of the passing of Nahienaena? 1837.

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HE MELE.

HE MANAWA NO NA HANA A PAU.

He wa e hanau ai,
A he wa hoi e make ai;
He wa e kanu ai,
A he wa hoi e uhuki ai i ka mea i kanuia.
He wa e pepehi ai,
A he wa hoi e hoola ai;
He wa e wawahi ai,
A he wa hoi e kukulu iho ai.
He wa e uwe ai,
A he wa hoi e akaaka ai;
He wa e kanikau ai,
A he wa hoi [e] haa ai.
He wa e hoolei aku ai i na pohaku,
A he wa hoi e hoiliili ai i na pohaku;
He wa e apo ai,
A he wa hoi e apo ole ai.
He wa e imi ai,
A he wa e lilo aku ai;
He wa e malama’i,
A he wa hoi e hoolei wale aku ai.
He wa e haehae aku ai,
A he wa hoi e humuhumu iho ai;
He wa e noho malie ai,
A he wa hoi e kamakamailio ai.
He wa e aloha aku ai,
A he wa hoi e inaina aku ai;
He wa kaua,
A he wa maluhia.

Na Solomona.

A Mele.

THERE IS A TIME FOR ALL THINGS.

A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to cast away;
A time to rend,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.

By Solomon.

(Kumu Hawaii, 2/15/1837, p. 76)

KAHI MELE.

Ke Kumu Hawaii, Buke 2, Pepa 19, Aoao 76. Feberuari 15, 1837.

Funeral procession of Nahienaena, 1837.

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Pertaining to the Funeral.

A funeral was held for Harieta Nahienaena on the 4th of Feb. in the year of the Lord 1837. In the uplands of Hale Uluhe to the Church. Everyone in the procession were arranged.

In this manner:

Soldiers in the front.
Followed by the Doctors.
Then the Missionaries.
The Carpenters.
Kalaualu and Laahili.
The musicians.
And those that pulled the cart and the coffin which was placed on the cart.

[On the left side:]

On this side walked the Soldiers. The mouths of their guns were faced down.

Those with large kahili and small kahili on this side.

[On the right side:]

Those with large kahili and small kahili.

The Soldiers walked on this side. The mouths of their guns were faced down.

HARIETA NAHIENAENA.

22 Years, died on December 30, in the year of the Lord 1836.

Leleiohoku, Kauikeaouli,
Kekauluohi, Kinau,
Liliha, Kekauonohi,
Maria Hoapili, Hoapili,
Kalama, Aikanaka,
Konia, Haaheo,
Consul, B., Consul, A.
Then the haole
Then the Women
men.

This is the sermon that was given at the church at the funeral.

“O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

“What shall I say?

“He hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it.

“I shall go softly all my years.

“In the bitterness of my soul.

“O Lord, by these things men live.”

Isaiah 38: 14, 15, 16.

These words were of Hezekiah, the king of Judea, when he was very weak because of sickness.

(Kumu Hawaii, 2/15/1837, p. 74)

No ka hoolewa ana.

Ke Kumu Hawaii, Buke 2, Pepa 19, Aoao 74. Feberuari 15, 1837.

 

 

Desecration of heiau, 1917.

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A Terribly Mischievous Act.

The great heiau, Hikiau, which is near the sands of Kealakekua, is being cleaned up, and while this cleaning was being done, the people working found some burial caves and in them were neatly placed human bones. They were arranged nicely and the mouths of the caves were closed over with rocks; the shocking thing is that the rocks were later removed and the caves were entered perhaps to be searched for antiquities, or perhaps to desecrate the bones in the caves, and the rocks were piled up inside by some unknown person. The perpetrator of such mischief is not known, however if the culprit is found, there is a stiff punishment established here for those who desecrate the bones of the dead. The grounds of this heiau were cleaned up because the history of this heiau includes the landing of Captain Cook here, and it will become an attraction for those visiting Hawaii nei. Also cleaned up was the pathway to the small heiau where Henry Opukahaia was taught the old ways of the kahuna of Hawaii nei, and this place will become a place visited by world travellers who come to Hawaii nei.

[The early years of Hoku o Hawaii (including the issue which includes this article) have yet to be put up online.]

(Hoku o Hawaii, 2/1/1917, p. 1)

HE HANA ANO KOLOHE MAOLI

Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Buke 11, Helu 36, Aoao 1. Feberuari 1, 1917.

Song for Ka Na’i Aupuni, Kamehameha Paiea, 1909.

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Mele o Ka Na’i Aupuni.

E Hawaii nui Kuauli
E na Hono-a-Piilani
Oahu o Kakuhihewa
Kauai o Mano Kalanipo.

Hui:  E Na’i wale no oukou
I kuu pono aole pau
I ka pono kumu o Hawaii
E mau e ka Ea o ka aina i ka pono.

I hookahi kahi ka manao
I hookahi kahi puuwai
I hookahi kahi ke aloha
E mau a ka Ea o ka aina i ka pono

[This was printed for Kamehameha Day 105 years ago! See also an earlier publication of a variant of this mele from Aloha Aina, 8/21/1897.]

(Kuokoa Home Rula, 6/11/1909, p. 1)

Mele o Ka Na'i Aupuni.

Kuokoa Home Rula, Buke VII, Helu 24, Aoao 1. Iune 11, 1909.

 

Fancy typesetting, 1874.

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The Wine Glass.

“Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?  They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.” Proverbs 23:29–32.

(Kuokoa, 8/8/1874, p. 4)

Ke Kiaha Waina.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XIII, Helu 32, Aoao 4. Augate 8, 1874.

More on George Glendon and Samoa, 1890.

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SAMOAN NEWS.

George Glendon, formerly of Honolulu, died suddenly at Apia, June 23d, from natural causes. He was one a member of the Hawaiian Legislature and after a school teacher. Embezzlement of school money got him in trouble. He went to Apia about a year ago and advertised as an attorney-at-law, but, owing to the state of the country, did not do much.

A proclamation issued by King Malietoa amongst other things prohibits the game of cricket being played. For a breach of this regulation the penalty has been fixed at a fine of $45 of three months’ imprisonment.

The new United States Consulate General building was used on the 4th of July, when Mr. Sewall gave a grand ball. It is a commodious and substantial structure.

One of the principal managers of the German plantation has been arrested and will be tried for ill-treatment of labor boys. When the case comes up in Court, some most unpleasant disclosures will be made.

A sporting club has been formed, and a three-quarter of a mile course laid out on suitable around.

The U. S. S. Mohican is the only war vessel in port.

A new law, relating to marriages and divorces, has been proclaimed.

(Pacific Commercial Advertiser, 7/28/1890, p. 2)

SAMOAN NEWS.

Pacific Commercial Advertiser, Volume XII, Number 23, Page 2. July 28, 1890.

 

Letters from Samoa, 1889.

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Malietoa Arrives in Samoa!

Three-thousand Go to Meet Him with Gifts!
Important Correspondences!

Apia, Upolu, Samoa.

July 23, 1889.

John S. Kukahiko,

Much aloha between us.

I arrived on the 18th of June and am doing well.

Before I left Honolulu on the 7th of June, I went to your place often, thinking that perhaps we would meet one final time, but you weren’t at your place.

I’ve seen what’s new here and I have gone with Hairama Kaumialii to see the battlegrounds here in Samoa. All of their actions are admirable; they are a fearless people and true warriors. They are a loving and kind people. These are the most comely people I’ve seen throughout the world.

Each morning the King Mataafa attends Catholic Mass nearby where I live. And when he attends mass, he is accompanied by his fearless warriors very prepared, carrying weapons and firearms. They are very cautious [?? lili] in their protection of him; there is no enemy who is able to abduct him, lest he be abused.

The German and British warships are here in the port of Apia, but the Germans cannot try once again wage war and take him captive. Mataafa has fine features, and when he goes to pray, he and his guards are a magnificent sight to see. He is well regarded by the haole and his own people.

On the 22nd of this month, the American Consul and Admiral Kimberly bestowed upon him gifts from the President of the United States for them helping the Americans in Apia in the recent terrible storm. The Counsul and Admiral Kimberly gave speeches, and Mataafa gave a short reply which was printed in the newspaper, “Samoan Times.”

I’ve met fequently with Hairam Kaumialii, but where he lives is twelve miles away from here, in Malie. Continue reading →

Hawaiians deported from Samoa, 1891.

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Hawaiians From Samoa

Aboard the steamship Zealandia which landed this past Saturday, these Hawaiian friends came back from Samoa due to the deportation proclamation by King Malietoa, and their passage was paid for by funds from the Legislature which was set aside. Here are their names: Kimo Kukona and wife, Kawelu and wife, Kaolola, Kaluna, Moanalua, and Kahinu. They said that life in those islands was comfortable, and suitable for the health, but they could not stay long because of King Malietoa’s deportation order. There is much leprosy spreading there.

Hairama Kaumialii and Mose wed Samoan wives. The latter named is a sailor on the Kaimiloa who abandoned ship at Samoa. They both will return under the deportation law. Kauaua, a sailor from the Kaimiloa who fled, assimilated to the Samoan way of life, and is covered in a tattoo. These are the Hawaiians who remained and are preparing to return: Mose, Kaliko, Kauaua, Keoni, A. B. Kaaukuu, Mrs. Maria, Lui, Mrs. Akahi, Luna, Miss Kalua, Mrs. Kaulahao, Kanaauao, Kamaka, Kauaki, Meekue, and Hailama Kaumialii. As for James Keau, he is well off, living in the islands of Tonga, and is far from the authority of this expulsion order by King Malietoa.

[If some of my posts look familiar to some of you, they are being reposted from my old Hoolaupai Facebook page. They cannot be easily found on that page, and that was one of the major reasons for starting this one. Here at least i can do tags and categories, and hopefully that makes them easier to find. Google also does a pretty good job of making them searchable!]

(Kuokoa, 1/17/1891, p. 2)

NA HAWAII MAI SAMOA

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXX, Helu 3, Aoao 2. Ianuari 17, 1891.

Kamehameha boys graduate, 1917.

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Kamehameha Boys’ School to Graduate 18 Commencement Exercises Occur Tonight

The Kamehameha boys’ school will graduate a class of 18 young men at commencement exercises to be held this evening on the lawn in front of the Bishop memorial chapel, Kamehameha campus. Every member of the class of 1917 is an officer.

In the accompanying picture the graduates are, reading from left to right, as follows: Standing—Cadet 2d Lieut. Valentine Kane, Cadet Capt. Clement Akana, Cadet 2d Lieut. Samuel Poepoe, Cadet Sergt. George Machado, Cadet Color Sergt. Samuel Mahoe, Cadet Color Sergt. John Kupihea, Cadet Sergt.-Maj. Joseph Palama, Cadet Sergt. Francis Spencer, Cadet Q. M. Sergt. Abraham Hobbs.

Seated—Cadet 1st Lieut. Earle Eaton, Cadet 1st Lieut. Lazaro Kaimuloa, Cadet Capt. William de la Nux, Cadet Maj. Joseph Smythe, Cadet 1st Lieut. and Adjutant Ahoi Simeona, Cadet 1st Lieut. Moses Ahuna, Cadet 2d Lieut. and Quartermaster David Simeona.

Seated in front—Cadet 2d Lieut. Nohea Peck, Cadet Sergt. James Rowland.

(Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 6/7/1917, p. 5)

Kamehameha Boys' School to Graduate 18...

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Volume XXIV, Number 7847, Page 5. June 7, 1917.