Death of Mrs. Rebecca Haliimaile Pinao, 1917.

IN APPRECIATION

O Mr. Editor of the Kuokoa:—Please allow me some room for this. To all friend and intimates who gave their gifts of flowers, who stayed up with me and the family night and day while the body of our beloved Mrs. Rebecca Haliimaile Pinao was in repose, Continue reading

Samuel K. Pinao dies of the flu, 1920.

SAMUEL K. PINAO WAS A VICTIM OF THE FLU.

After a sickness of only a week, Samuel K. Pinao of Lota Lane, Kalihi, left this life, at three o’clock in the afternoon on this past Sunday, in the Pa Ola Hospital in Kapalama because of the flu. At 3:30 in  the afternoon of this past Monday, his services were held in the mortuary of Mr. Williams on Nuuanu Street. Continue reading

Cases of the flu, 1920.

THE CASES OF THE FLU KEEP INCREASING.

There were 41 more cases of the flu reported in town reported to the Board of Health until 4 in the afternoon on this past Sunday; that totals to 157 cases in the first seven days of February. In the month of January there were 88 cases and if the number of sick from the 1st of this month in Honolulu, the total is 245. Continue reading

Death announcement for three daughters of Mrs. Keaupuni Pawai and Charles Pawai, 1920.

THE VICTIMS OF THE FLU FROM THE SAME FAMILY

MISS ESTHER PAWAI.

MRS. ELIZABETH KELEKOLIO.

MRS. ANNIE KAMEKONA.

THREE LOVED ONES ON THE SAME PATH.

To the Editor of the Kuokoa Newspaper, Sol. Hanohano, Aloha oe:—Please allow me an open space of our favorite to place the story of the words above, so that our relatives, intimates, and friends may know about our three loved ones who have gone on the same path, and have left this life, and it is we, their parents who grieve on this side with pained hearts, distraught and sad with aloha and regret for our children. Continue reading

Influenza and pneumonia deaths in January, 1920.

45 DEAD FROM PNEUMONIA AND THE FLU IN JANUARY

In the past month of January, there were 163 cases of the flu reported to the Board of Health on Oahu: Honolulu, 88; from the ships which docked here, 62; from the country districts, 13. There were 19 who died in January of the flu and 26 of pneumonia. [??? In January, 32 people died of the flu and 16 from pneumonia.] Continue reading

E o, e Namaka! 1921.

O Ku! O Ka!

nupepa's avatarnupepa

[Found under: “Nuhou Kuloko”]

A Japanese girl of two years old was adopted by Mrs. Mary Wiggin, in the court of the Circuit Court Judge Achi, on this past Monday; her new name that she is being called by her adopted mother is Patience Eimay Kamakauahoaokawenaulaokalani [Namakauahoaokawenaulaokalaniikiikikalaninui] Wiggin.

See much more in Nanea Armstrong Wassel’s Instagram post!

[Hauoli la hanau, e Aunty!]

(Kuokoa, 8/19/1921, p. 4)

He kaikamahine Kepani... Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke LIX, Helu 33, Aoao 4. Augate 19, 1921.

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Pertaining to Levi Chamberlain, 1865.

[Found under: “Ka Anesona Moolelo No Hawaii nei.”]

Pertaining to Levi Kamalena.

Chamberlain is a man famous for his work, and as someone who did not think much of the pleasures of this world. In 1821, he was a young merchant in Boston, and it is true, he gained prosperity as did the other young merchants. But he did not waiver in his belief in the Holy Ghost and to join in missionary work; as if it was his calling from God, and he left his pursuit of wealth. Continue reading