At 11:30 in midday, on this past Wednesday, July 30th, Mrs. Jane Loeau Kaelemakule died, one of the royal descendants, at Puiwa, Nuuanu, at perhaps 27 years old. In the evening of this past Thursday, her body was taken and buried at the cemetery of Kawaiahao.
(Kuokoa, 8/2/1873, p. 2)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XII, Helu 31, Aoao 2. Augate 2, 1873.
Death of a Chiefess.—Jane Loeau, a descendant in the female line of the ancient chiefs of Kauai, and a reputed granddaughter of Kamehameha I., died suddenly in this city on Wednesday last. She was 45 years of age, and was in childhood an inmate of the Chief’s school under the charge of Mr. and Mrs. Cooke, at the same time with Kamehameha IVth and Vth and His present Majesty.
(Pacific Commercial Advertiser, 8/2/1873, p. 3)
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, Volume XVIII, Number 5, Page 3. August 2, 1873.
Passed On.—On the morning of the 30th of July, Jane Loeau left this life, and her spirit returned to He who made it. Loeau reached the age of 45; she is of an alii family of Kauai, and it is said that she was a grandchild of Kamehameha I.
(Ka Lau Oliva, 8/1/1873, p. 2)
Ka Lau Oliva, Buke III, Helu 8, Aoao 2. Augate 1, 1873.
After finding out what the given name of the Consul General from Japan was in 1895, it was easier to find other information about him, like this picture from the Chicago Daily News. It seems he served as Japanese Consul in Chicago a few years after leaving Hawaii.
Seizaburo Shimizu, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0006102. Courtesy of Chicago History Museum, found on “American Memory from the Library of Congress.”
This can be found here: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?cdn:1:./temp/~ammem_yyAd::
With the kind help of Bishop Museum volunteer Mr. K. Suzuki, the mystery is solved. The Consul General Representative for 1895 from Japan here in Hawaii nei who appears in “Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen” was Seizaburō Shimizu.
[As per a listing of the Japanese consul generals stationed in Honolulu, which is printed in Sōga, Yasutarō. 1953. Gojūnenkan no Hawai Kaiko. Tokyo: Kankōkai.]
Some well to do Japanese of Honolulu nei gave a large party outside of Sans Souci [Sana Susi], Waikiki, on the afternoon of this past Friday for the former Japanese Consul, and his secretary, Goro Narita. Also present was the new Consul-General (H. Shimamura) from Japan and his secretary.
[It seems Shimizu replaces Saburō Fujii as the Consul-General in November 1894 (although Gorō Narita was temporary Consul-General during the short period from November 1894 to January 1895), and Shimizu’s own term came to an end sometime in early November of 1895. In the 12/2/1895 issue of the same paper, there is a short three-line mention of the former Consul, Shimizu, returning to Japan on the Coptic of the past Thursday (11/28/1895).]
(Makaainana, 11/18/1895, p. 8)
Ka Makaainana, Buke IV—Ano Hou, Helu 21, Aoao 8. Novemaba 18, 1895.
We see in “Hawaii’s Story,” some of those present at the Queen’s trial were:
“The diplomatic corps, Mr. Albert F. Willis, minister of the United States, A. G. S. Hawes, British commissioner, Monsieur De Verlet, French commissioner, Senior Canavarro, Portuguese commissioner, and Mr. F. Schmibu, the Japanese consul…”
[According to Thrum’s Hawaiian Annual of 1895, Japan’s diplomatic representative was “F. Schimiczu, Eleve-Consul.”
In the Hawaii newspapers of the day, both English and Hawaiian-Language, there are also references to Consul-General Shimizu (Kanikela Kenerala Shimizu). But i still have yet to find any specific information on this man.
The four others are: Albert S. Willis, Albert G. S. Hawes, Henri L. Verleye, and Antonio de Souza Canavarro.]
Thrum’s Hawaiian Annual for 1895, p. 156.
New York. Nov. 30.—Queen Liliuokalani arrived here last Friday unannounced, and she was refused stay at four posh hotels: The Waldorf-Astoria, Savoy, Netherlands, and Plaza. After being refused by the Plaza, one of the Queen’s servants saw this and and being that he heard them saying they were headed to the Hotel Roland, he went at once and announced that the Queen would be arriving. When Joshua Aea, her secretary, asked for their best room for some ladies, and for a room nearby for him and his friends.
“Not just anyone is allowed admittance here to this hotel,” said the hotel staff [“kakauolelo” seems to be a misprint]. “Do you have baggage?”
“Sir,” the secretary said while showing a list of their baggage, “I have had enough of all of these frustrations; I am the secretary of the Queen; the Queen is here.”
“Where is this Queen from?”
“This is the Queen Liliuokalani.
Only then was a room in the hotel given. The Queen will be leaving New York for Washington.
The reason the Queen was barred was that she was thought to be a rich Black [Paele] woman going around trying to pass as a Queen, so that she would be allowed to stay at these beautiful hotels. All of those hotels have a policy not to allow Blacks to stay there. Perhaps if they knew she was the Queen, perhaps she would not have been driven off as we have seen above.
(Kuokoa, 12/13/1901, p. 1)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXXIX, Helu 24, Aoao 1. Dekemaba 13, 1901.
LUNALILO HOME [HOME LUNALILO] IN THE YEAR 1882.
(Photographed by Williams)
[Also read more here at naneaarmstrongwassel on instagram.]
(Kuokoa, 5/22/1903, p. 1)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLI, Helu 21, Aoao 1. Mei 22, 1903.
(Written by George Pooloa)
John Young is a grandchild of Queen Emma. Here at Queen Emma Hall [Kuini Ema Holo], the precious gifts from Britain are being cared for. In this Hall you can see antiquities of times gone by along with portraits of Queen Emma; Kamehameha IV, Liholiho; and the Prince, Kahakuohawaii. The favorite of Kamehameha IV was dogs, and when he was done eating, he would say, “That tiny pig was so delicious.”
[This is one of many articles written by George Pooloa in the Hawaiian-Language Newspapers. Many of his contributions are historical accounts. See here for an excerpt of one of them speaking of the naming of Hanauma: naneaarmstrongwassel on instagram (as well as all the other articles!)
Does anyone know what became of these portraits and the other antiquities mentioned in this article?]
(Alakai o Hawaii, 2/20/1930, p. 3)
Ke Alakai o Hawaii, Buke 2, Helu 43, Aoao 3. Feberuari 20, 1930.
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