Following After the Footsteps of the Aliʻi

Newspapers reported on the latest happenings within the royal circle, whether they were on an excursion to climb Waiʻaleʻale, visiting their people in Kalaupapa, or meeting with world leaders across the globe.

A Place to Record Agricultural Knowledge

Newspapers were a place where information was requested and a place where information was supplied. Much of this knowledge asked for and given dealt with traditional agricultural practices.

A Place to Talk About Place

Newspapers were a place to talk about wahi pana or storied places. In its pages traditions could be recorded and stored away for future generations, lest the stories be forgotten.

New Team Members

We are excited to announce that we have brought on two new members to our team! ʻIolani Ulii is from Papakōlea and Kapaiaʻalaopuna Earle from Mānoa.

A Place to Instruct and to Record History

The Hawaiian language newspapers were a place used for instruction and for the recording of history. There are famous contributors whose accounts have been translated and published in books, like Samuel Mānaiakalani Kamakau.

Welo Hou, New Exhibit at Bishop Museum

There is a new exhibit in Bishop Museum’s Picture Gallery. It features the Helen Roberts Collection of mele which were collected across the archipelago in the early 1920s from people who still retained them.

Ka Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea

This past Saturday, July 31 was the 179th Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, or Restoration Day. How did you commemorate the day?

Timeless Advice

The Hawaiian language newspapers would often give advice to the lāhui. The newspapers would discuss topics that were important at the time.

Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, Hawaiian Homes, and the mele “Kalamaʻula”

This is the 100th anniversary of the passing of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, championed by Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole.

Missing Pages, Missing History

While there are pages and pages of Hawaiian language newspaper available online with a line here or a column there that are illegible, there are papers with entire issues or even years missing.