Another death announcement for Joseph Benigo Kaaoao, 1895.

LEFT THIS LIFE FOR THE LAND OF SPIRITS BEYOND.

The angel of death came and shut the bodily house of Jos. B. Kaaoao, and forced out the spirit to return to whence it came, in the evening of Sunday, the 28th of July, at Olowalu, Maui, at his own residence, Wehekaolu.

He was born at Lahaina in September 1829, from the loins of Keliiahonui (m) and Ailaau (f). He was taken by his mother to go live at Haliimaile, Makawao, as per the desire of his father, Keliiahonui. The Monarchs [?] during those days were not pleased with that child, and from there they went to live at Kamaile, Waianae, Oahu. Continue reading

Death of Joseph Benigo Kaaoao, 1895.

That Welcoming Friend Has Passed On.

J. B. Kaaoao has left this life at his residence at Olowalu, Maui, this Sunday at 8 p.m., July 28, 1895, after wasting away from a tumor [mai puu] of the stomach, where he was bedridden for ten months and he died. He was born at Lahaina in Sept. 1829, from the loins of Keliiahonui (m) and Ailaau (f). Continue reading