The new Central Union Church was dedicated 102 years ago.
The construction of the new Central Union Church [Kaukeano] was completed in April 1924. The ceremonies associated with this dedication ran from the 18th of May to the 25th.
Omens Associated with Hala Lei.
The series “Oihana Kilokilo Hawaii” discusses omens, both good and bad, that are associated with wearing and seeing the hala lei.
A day filled with joy for all.
Eighty-five years ago, Lei Day sounds like it was very festive for the people of Honokaʻa, as described by Hoku o Hawaii correspondent Hattie Linohaupuaokekoolau Saffery Reinhardt.
Errors in Newspapers Corrected Quickly.
Whether a mistake in a newspaper is caught during production or after distribution, corrections could be made and publicized relatively quickly.
Library Week (April 19–25)
In celebration of Library Week, a story on Hoʻokena getting a reading room, and T. K. Robert Amalu’s clever words used to encourage donations.
Law Restricting Hula Performances, 1859.
Newspapers were used to inform the people of what the legislature discussed while in session, and which bills become law. One of the bills considered in 1859 was one requiring a license issued by the Minister of the Interior in order to put on a hula show.
The “gold mines” of Kahului, 1899.
J. P. Iwa reports on a new source of salt on Maui.
Prince Kūhiō’s Birthday to be Added to the Holidays Celebrated in Hawaiʻi, 1923.
In the House of Representatives Session of 1923, a legislative bill was introduced so that Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole’s birthday, March 26th, would be assigned a holiday and added to the holidays celebrated in Hawaiʻi.
Bits of News from Lāʻie, Those Passed On and Kūlolo Peddled from Kauaʻi.
In many of the Hawaiian language newspapers, there was a column of short, random news items sent in by local correspondents: descriptions of neighborhood parties, extreme weather, fundraiser announcements, and so forth.
Sad tidings from faraway Washington Territory, 139 years ago.
People were not only subscribing to the Hawaiian newspapers here in Hawaiʻi nei, but from across the Pacific and beyond as well. The newspaper could spread information quickly, and it was the most efficient means to announce marriages, births, and deaths. Here, word of the passing of Mr. Keawehaku, a native of Waiākea Hilo and the only old-timer left in Keomolewa (Columbia River), reaches all over Hawaiʻi only a month later.
