Things you can find on an internet search: Puheemiki and weather studies, 2011.

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I did a search on William Puheemiki, Jr. on the internet, and one of the hits was this “JIMAR/Kawaihuelani Collaborative Research Project Weather-related articles from the Hawaiian Language Newspapers, 1834–1948”. It seems to be an  index of Hawaiian-Language Newspaper articles dealing with weather phenomena. There are 4,050 articles listed, but there doesn’t seem to be any logical parameters—there are even pages of newspaper where one article on weather is listed but another is not. I also can’t find any public followup to this database, like any translations or resulting studies.

Hopefully the 15,500 newspaper pages transcribed by the 6,500 volunteers for the Ike Kuokoa project last summer (2012) are put up online soon, so that more information on weather or any other subject can be more easily found!

Would anyone have any new information on either?

More from Puheemiki on C. Strawn in Kalawao, 1883.

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THE NEWS OF KALAWAO

The sun is shining; this wind is howling in the Koolau of Kalawao; their path lies to the west.

These days, it is the first time the brows of the cliffs of the mountains have been sighted, which are constantly blocked by floating clouds; the fields are constantly covered by gray mist; and the voice of the ocean constantly roars in the sea cliffs both night and day.

Our superintendent, C. Strawn, is secretly selling the house lumber that the Board of Health sent for the patients, at 3½ cents per yard, and hundreds of yards were sold on the 16th of this month. We just found out about this, we didn’t know from earlier.

The new church of the protestant brethren of Kalawao stands proudly, her walls are beautiful, and her bell tower is stands unobstructed; this was done skillfully under T. Solomoa [T. Solomona], but it is not completed.

Some major problems here in Kalawao were remedied by the agent of the Board of Health, R. W. Meyer, earlier this month; the claim for damages by W. H. Kala and J. K. Awihi against the Board of Health, for the seizing of their property by the Board of Health on the 18th of this past June, totaling $357.25; here is the deceitful thing: this important claim was hidden away by R. W. Meyer, and this was his decision. “The Board of Health was justified in the seizing of this property.” They two of them filed suit once again before a judge.”

Letters seen addressed outside to the Kuokoa or the Pae Aina¹ are torn apart; that is what I hear. This letter is being sent at Kalaupapa.  William Puheemiki.

[Does anyone know which Protestant church in Kalawao this would be being built in 1883?]

¹Ko Hawaii Pae Aina

(Kuokoa, 8/25/1883, p. 3)

NA MEA HOU O KALAWAO

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXII, Helu 34, Aoao 3. Augate 25, 1883.

Suicide in Kalawao, 1883.

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HANGING IN KALAWAO.

O Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, Aloha oe:

I have something to report to you, and that is this: A man hung himself on the 21st of this June, in the jail here in Kalawao, at 2:25 p. m., and he is now left to rest. Perhaps it will be set right, perhaps not.

Here is why he hung himself; 1. The estate of this man was confiscated by the Board of Health, the the superintendent of the Lepers, C. Strawn. 2. The residence of this man was torn down by the officers of the Board of health as well as his clothes trunk by the orders of C. Strawn. 3. The property of this man was auctioned off to the public by orders of C. Strawn over two days. 4. This man was imprisoned in the jail for no reason for 4 days and 3 nights, at which point he hung himself. There are many witnesses to what was done.

This is all why this man was troubled. And so we are pained by this, for we were not brought here to die in jail; because it is enough that we are inflicted with leprosy; we don’t wish for more sickness to befall us or for us to die again in jail like this.

Therefore I ask before King Kaulilua,¹ the nation, the lahui, the makaainana from where the sun rises to where it sets, from that side to this, those who care for our dear lives, the descendants of our kupuna who were wounded by the barbed spears to unify you O Hawaii as one, for whom is said, “E mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono.”²

Please dismiss, transfer, and expell this haole C. Strawn from his job for the reasons shown above; and not just him, but those who plunder the wealth of you, O Hawaii; the people who drag you, O Hawaii into difficulties; and those who hold no aloha in their hearts for Hawaii. Don’t take your time, for your knowledge, O Hawaii, has climbed the heights of Hanalei, and you are qualified to occupy the highest positions of our government and be respected for your knowledge [e elieli ai kulana ia Ainaike.]

This is not said in spite, but for just cause [he wai o lalo]. Sincerely,

William Puheemiki, Jr.

Leahi Home, Kalawao, Molokai

June 25, 1883.

¹Kaulilua is another name for Kalakaua.

²”Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono,” is the famous proclamation of Kauikeaouli, Kamehameha III.

(Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, 7/7/1883, p. 4)

KAAWE MA KALAWAO.

Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, Buke VI, Helu 27, Aoao 4. Iulai 7, 1883.

“Early movies of Hawaii” follow up, 2012.

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Mahalo to Connie Woyciesjes and Uluulu for their responses pertaining to the scenes shot by the “man famous for filming movies”!

Perhaps this was R. K. Bonine as Connie suggests, but i am not sure why he’d be arriving on the Wilhelmina, i assumed he was already here in Hawaii at that time. There are by the way many articles about Bonine taking movies. Here is one which i previously posted from 1915.

From Uluulu, there was the suggestion that maybe the reels labeled “Picturesque Hawaii ca. 1916” at Critical Past are the scenes in question. Look for instance at this short movie put out by the Ford Motor Company dealing with the pineapple and labeled 1916, (which was described in the article).

Vital Statistics, 1913.

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MARRIAGES.

Kaihe Kamalanai to Malaea Kaimana, January 18.
Ernest George to Lucy Kahakuikaua, January 25.
Peter Saloma to Rebecca Mahuka, January 27.

BIRTHS.

To John Manaku and Rose Iopa, a daughter, January 24.
To Namaka Kepano and Kaleo Keanu, a son, January 24.
To Ernest Tuck Ahan and Kaleialoha Kahanu, a daughter, January 24.
To Charles Lake and Namilimili, a son, January 24.

DEATHS.

Simon Kino, on Kauluwela Lane, January 27.
Kawaihapai Enos, on 13th Avenue, Kaimuki, January 28.

(Kuokoa, 1/31/1913, p. 8)

NA MARE. / NA HANAU. / NA MAKE.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLIX, Helu 5, Aoao 8. Ianuari 31, 1913.

New library to open, 1913.

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CEREMONY WILL OPEN PUBLIC LIBRARY

All Invited to Attend Special Program Tomorrow Afternoon

Governor Frear will be the first patron of the new Carnegie Library. He will receive Registration Card No. 1, and will be the first to enter the big building when it is formally thrown open to the public tomorrow afternoon.

Unique and appropriate exercises will characterize the formal opening of the library tomorrow. The program for the exercises was completed yesterday afternoon by A. Lewis, Jr., president of the board of library trustees, Secretary W. H. Babbitt and other members of the board. The splendid new building, made possible by Andrew Carnegie’s gift of $100,000, will be the scene of a notable gathering.

With Mr. Lewis and Governor Frear as the central figures in the ceremony, the program will begin at 3 o’clock, when the Royal Hawaiian Band, arranged for by Secretary Babbitt and Mayor Fern, begins an hour of music.

At four o’clock the ceremony proper will begin. Mr. Lewis will make a short address appropriate to the occasion and will then introduce Prof. M. M. Scott, principal of McKinley High School, who has been prominent in the work for the new library. Chairman Lewis will then, as president of the library board, give to Governor Frear Card No. 1. Then the chairman will unlock the big front doors of the building and will escort Governor Frear inside. According to the little ceremony arranged, the governor will then proceed to the central desk and will be met by Miss Edna I. Allyn, the librarian, who will issue to the executive the first book from the new institution.

As soon as the governor has entered, the public will follow, the entire library building being open to visitors, with the assistant librarians and employees detailed as escorts.

The Outdoor Circle of the Kilohana Club has furnished a number of beautiful palms and ferns with which the interior will be decorated.

Registration cards will be generally issued tomorrow and intending patrons of the library can sign the cards and be enrolled from four to six o’clock.

The new library, it is emphasized by the board of trustees, is absolutely free to everyone and books will be issued upon presentation of the properly signed registration card. There is also a traveling library feature, the committee on which is headed by Robbins B. Anderson.

[Tomorrow will be a hundred years since the library opened! See the many related activities going on in commemoration of this great historical event! It seems that the Royal Hawaiian Band will be there tomorrow morning to celebrate just as they did a hundred years ago!!

I am not sure why I could not find an article in the Hawaiian-Language Newspapers announcing this opening. But there is this from a couple of years later!]

(Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1/31/1913, p. 1)

CEREMONY WILL OPEN PUBLIC LIBRARY

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Volume XX, Number 6499, Page 1. January 31, 1913.

CEREMONY WILL OPEN LIBRARY

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Volume XX, Number 6499, Page 4. January 31, 1913.

Early movies of Hawaii, 1913.

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THE PARADE ON WASHINGTON’S [BIRTH]DAY WILL BE FILMED

Because there is a desire to have a movie of the parade on this upcoming birthday of Washington, a man famous for filming movies arrived aboard the Wilhelmina last week, and he is spending some days of this month filming the volcano, the sugar plantation, the harbors, and famous sights to delight the millions of people of the world.

If this haole has spare time, he will spend some time going shark fishing, and filming it.

He will go to the pineapple plantations, and film the growth of the pineapple, the activities of the laborers, as well as the canning.

During the parade on Washington’s birthday, he will be the one rolling his film; and it is believed that there will come a time when the world will see scenes of the parade in Hawaii because of this haole.

[Anyone know who this is, and where these reels might be today?]

(Kuokoa, 1/31/1913, p. 7)

E PAII'A ANA NA HOOKAHAKAHA O KA LA WAKINEKONA

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLIX, Helu 5, Aoao 7. Ianuari 31, 1913.

Death announcement for John W. Moanauli, 1913.

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THE HONORABLE MOANAULI PASSES.

He Grew Weary of this Life at His Daughter’s Place in Waikiki.

After many months of his body growing thinner with sickness, the Honorable J. W. Moanauli passed away, this Monday morning at the home of this daughter, Mrs. Kanakanui, in Waikiki.

He was seen for many sessions of the legislature in the past, a representative from the island of Hawaii; and there were many important positions that he held during various times, up until he went to sleep for all times.

The Honorable Moanauli was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He was the child of Kainapau, the first cousin of the kaukau alii Naihe of Kohala, and his mother was Namoomoo, who was a kaukau alii from Kohala.

It was at Lahainaluna School where he was educated during his youth, and he was a lawyer practicing law. For a number of sessions of the legislature, he was chosen as the representative from Hawaii, and outside of that position, he was a judge, as well as a sheriff of Hawaii for several terms.

In the year 1881, J. W. Moanauli married Mrs. Henry A. Beers of Honolulu, and he leaves his widow and children and many grandchildren behind to grieve for him.

Mr. Moanauli was a stepfather [makuakane kolea] to Mrs. S. M. Kanakanui of Honolulu; Mrs. James Cornwell of Waikapu, Maui; William Henry Beers, the county attorney [loio kalana] of Hawaii; and Mrs. Namohala of Hilo.

[Much of the more detailed genealogical information is usually available outside of the regular Vital Statistics Column. Many times beginning in the early 1900s, there is a photograph attached to death notices.

Compare this to the Vital Statistics Column announcing John W. Moanauli’s death in the same issue of the Kuokoa.]

(Kuokoa, 1/24/1913, p. 1)

HALA KA MEA HANOHANO MOANAULI

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLIX, Helu 4, Aoao 1. Ianuari 24, 1913.

A new park in town 1911.

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A PLACE TO PLAY FOR THE CHILDREN.

Because of the help and charity of the Bishop Estate [? hui o Bihopa ma], an empty lot at the corner of Beritania and Smith will become on the 1st of February, a playground for the children, and a place for the public to enjoy some time at.
The land was leased by the Bishop Estate to the Kindergarten group for a dollar a year, and the length of the lease is for 5 years. It is like they gave it as a donation.
It will become a fine place to play for the children in the future, because there are many who gave their assistance to make this a good place for the children. For instance, swings will be build, as well as other things children play with. There also will be built a place for them to relax and a bathroom.
This idea sprang from a number of people, to set aside a place for the children to play, because of the number of accidents that happened when the children played in the streets. And with the number of houses being built increasing, the only place for them to play are in alleys. And as there are all kinds of filth piled about, that is not good for their well being. But the children of this area will be blessed with this large place suited for them to play without being endangered by the cars on the street.
(Kuokoa, 2/3/1911, p. 6)
HE WAHI PAANI NO NA KAMALII.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLVII, Helu 5, Aoao 6. Feberuari 3, 1911.

Vital Statistics, 1913.

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MARRIAGES.

Gabriel Davison to Kaaea Kapaealii, January 13.
Manuel J. Rodrigues to Leilehua Kamakea, January 13.
Walter Franco to Miss Minnie Kekuewa, January 15.
Frank J. Untermann to Emma N. D. Johnson, January 16.
John Lino to Mrs. Anna Aiu, January 20.
Walter W. McDougall to Katherine E. Raupp, January 21.

BIRTHS.

To Kamai Kaaihue and Kaeo Kaaihue, a son, January 11.
To Hans M. Gittel and E. K. Kahanu, a son, January 17.
To Joe Soon, Sr., and Rosalia Kaai, a son, January 17.
To Joe Paikuli and Julia Kamakala, a daughter, January 17.
To Peter Kaili and Elizabeth K. Manuia, a daughter, January 18.
To James N. Kameekua and Esther Nohea, a son, January 18.
To Charles Matthews and Alice Ako, a son, January 20.
To W. J. Lokana and Martha Kahoolewai, a daughter, January 20.

DEATHS.

Fanny Davis, at the Children’s Hospital, January 15.
Joseph Kaeo, on the road to the Insane Asylum, January 17.
Kaolulo (f), at Kalihi Hospital, January 18.
Harry Silva, on Keauhou Street, January 20.
Hoolana Kaleihalawa, on Kanoa Street, January 20.
Ben Torbert, on Ilaniwai Street, January 21.
John W. Moanauli, on Kalakaua Avenue, January 21.

(Kuokoa, 1/24/1913, p. 8)

NA MARE. / NA HANAU. / NA MAKE.

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLIX, Helu 4, Aoao 8. Ianuari 28, 1913.