Hula Resilience
Following the arrival of the missionaries, many traditions including hula were not looked upon favorably.
Newspapers are Busy During the Election Season.
Newspaper presses usually did more than just print a single newspaper title.
Unpaid Subscriptions, 1845.
Stephen Langhern Desha, editor of the Hilo newspaper Hoku o Hawaii appeals to conscience of his readership to try and get them to pay for their subscriptions.
Advice from Samuel Mānaiakalani Kamakau to His King, 1845.
The famous historian S. M. Kamakau throughout his career gives advice to many, including Kamehameha III.
A Meeting of the People, Lahaina, Maui, 150 years ago.
Politics was not something just reserved for the legislature, the nation’s policies were discussed and argued about in meetings held amongst makaʻāinana in the countryside as well.
A Fascination with Tarzan.
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Tarzan of the Apes” was first serialized in a magazine in 1912. Five years later, it was being translated and serialized in Ka Nupepa Kuokoa.
Bits of News from a Hundred Years Ago.
In many of the Hawaiian language newspapers, there was a column of short news items of all sorts: descriptions of neighborhood parties, the latest weather, fundraiser announcements, and who took whom to court and for what.
Business Advertisements.
Just as advertisements are sought after by newspapers today to help pay expenses, the old Hawaiian language newspapers did so as well back then.
Nūpepa Kākau Lima—Handwritten Newspapers.
When the desire to disseminate news hits you, but managing a press with type filled drawers is just not practical, there remains the option to produce a handwritten newspaper. And indeed there were a good number of Hawaiian language handwritten papers.
Inoa Kapakapa, Pen Names.
While we do not limit our celebration of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi to the month of February, we will not let go of this opportunity to say, “E ola mau ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi!”
