A hundred years since the passing of King Kamehameha I, 1919.
The commission for the Kamehameha Day celebrations in 1919 strove to make the centenary celebration memorable–but most of all to instill a great aloha within all Hawaiians for the day honoring their nation’s founder –Kamehameha I.
The 1859 Eruption of Mauna Loa.
J.H. Kaakua wrote his account of the Mauna Loa eruption in an article titled, “No ka Pele,” on the front page of Ka Hae Hawaii, November 11, 1859.
The Important Work Continues
He Aupuni Palapala has now digitized over half of the nūpepa ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi stored at Bishop Museum Library & Archives.
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.
