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.
Names and Connections and Sometimes Photos
These days there is a lot of genealogical information online—some can only be accessed for a fee, while a few sources are available at no cost. The Hawaiian language newspapers can be freely searched online.
Duke Kahanamoku Wins Gold Medal in Swimming
On this day in 1912, Hawaiʻi’s legendary waterman Duke Kahanamoku swam the 100-meter freestyle in his first Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. Credited with introducing a new swimming style to the world, Duke’s powerful kick and full stroke won him his first gold medal in this event and a silver medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
Hamilton Library Excursions
We spent the last couple of months in Hamilton Library at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. We were welcomed by Kapena Shim, Hawaiian Collection Librarian, to catalog the condition of each page of their Hawaiian language newspapers.
