A Literate Nation, Hawaiian Independence Day.
Last week Tuesday, we participated in two separate Lā Kūʻokoʻa events at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Lā Kūʻokoʻa Celebration, 150 Years Ago.
In 1873, a group of young men, the ‘Ahahui ‘Ōpiopio o Hawaiʻi (AOH) decided to have a large public celebration of Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea which had not been recognized among the official kingdom holidays since 1866. After successfully carrying out those plans, their minds quickly moved on to Lā Kūʻokoʻa.
Hawaiian Patriotism Lives On: Mrs. Vakeki Heleluhe Joins the Queen in Washington, D.C.
Queen Liliʻuokalani left for the United States on December 5, 1986 accompanied by her lady-in-waiting, Mrs. Kia Nahaolelua and Mr. Joseph Heleluhe. The trip took longer than expected and Mrs. Vakeki Heleluhe was summoned by the Queen to take the place of Mrs. Nahaolelua the following year.
A New Hawaiian Language Dictionary
An article expressing appreciation and hope for a planned Hawaiian language dictionary and what it could contribute toward a future of language vibrancy.
Maʻi Aliʻi, Maʻi Pākē, Maʻi Hoʻokaʻawale
Not only are people commonly known by different names, diseases often have more than one name as well.
Advertisement Codes
Is it only me, or has anyone else looked at ads and announcements and puzzled over the numbers at the bottom?
Translated and Descriptive Names
In an earlier post we talked about John Thomas Waterhouse who Hawaiians called either Walakahausi or Halewai. Walakahausi is the Hawaiianization (transliteration) of Waterhouse.
Lā Hānau o ke Kama Aliʻi Kaʻiulani
In celebration of Princess Kaʻiulani’s birthday, we would like to highlight a mele composed for the Princess by Mrs. Kala, published in the Hawaiian language newspaper Ka Leo o ka Lahui on March 10, 1893.
Nā Kīʻaha Lama o Kamehameha III
John Henry Wise writes about Kamehameha III’s drinking vessels, Makaanapu and Kikipani, which were reserved for straight alcohol alone.
Nā Kūlana O Ke Ola
Two different lists describing the stages of life from birth to death, printed in the Hawaiian language newspaper Ka Lanakila and Bishop Museum’s HEN collection.
