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.
W. C. Lunalilo’s speech on Ka Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea 160 years ago.
In 1865, there were all types of celebrating here for Ka Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea—demonstrations of mokomoko (boxing), ʻōʻō ihe (spear throwing), uma (hand wrestling), and so forth. There was even western dancing at night and fireworks. But perhaps the main event was this speech by Prince William Charles Lunalilo—which he delivered in English.
The Kahului train on Maui.
With the passing of the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875, and the subsequent growth of the sugar plantations, an efficient means of transportation was lacking.
Rev. Ephraim Weston Clark (1799–1878)
Rev. E. W. Kalaka, translator of many books into Hawaiian including A Dictionary of Biblical Words, dies from what appears as heat stroke. It happened not here in Hawaiʻi—but far away in Illinois.
