E Hawaiʻi, e kuʻu one hānau ē…
On this day in 1886, Lorenzo Lyons left on the road we all must travel. He was a composer of many famous lyrics. But there perhaps is none more widely known than “Hawaiʻi Aloha.”
Moʻolelo of Elizabeta Kaʻahumanu by S. M. Kamakau
Here is another post for Hawaiian History Month: the first part (of a three part serial) of S. M. Kamakau’s history of Kaʻahumanu.
A History of the Historian David Malo
n commemoration of Act 167 which makes September officially Hawaiian History Month in Hawaiʻi, here is a short history of the historian David Malo.
A fishing anecdote
Traditionally, discussing fishing ahead of time brought with it unfavorable results.
J. H. Kanepuu on traditional counting.
Joseph H. Kanepuu, in 1862 called out to those writing traditional stories for the newspapers asking them not to leave things out. “For those generations of Hawaiians of 1870, and 1880, and 1890, and 1990, they will want it. Some five years later, he writes about traditional counting.
Hōlua, A Sled for Coasting Down Hillsides.
In 1905, Ka Na’i Aupuni published an article about a hōlua found by Mr. Napoleon Kalolii Pukui in Hoʻokena, South Kona.
Awaiaulu – Ke Kumu Aupuni.
Today we present to you S. M. Kamakau’s account of Kaʻiana [Kaʻianaaʻahuʻula] meeting Kamehameha Paiʻea, as found in the nūpepa, and the English translation by Awaiaulu.
kauka. dauta. nvs. Doctor, physician; medical. Eng.
While the term “kauka” is used refer to any doctor, when it is used alone as a proper noun, the person who immediately comes to mind is G. P. Judd and his family.
Mokuʻāweoweo Lava Flow 170 Years Ago Today.
Pele’s activities these past months have been awesome. 170 years ago, an eruption began lasting over a year. It had Hilo people worried. The story is taken from a larger article first describing an eruption dating back to about 1789 when Keōua and his warriors were making their way from Hilo to Kaʻū and a great number perished due to the scorching sands and poisonous gas.
A letter from Princess Pauahi to J. B. Keliikanakaole shared with the Kuokoa readership, 1876.
Have you seen the latest revolving exhibit in the Dolores Furtado Martin Foundation case on the third floor of Hawaiian Hall? It is titled—A Woman of the World: Bernice Pauahi Bishop in Europe, 1875–1876. Included in this display are mementos from this journey, as well as a facsimile of a page from Pauahi’s journal.
