Announcements—More than just lost dogs and store sales.
When you think of newspaper announcements, you might think of a reward offered for a lost pet, this week’s store discounts, movies and when they play at the theater in town, or details of an upcoming club meeting. Announcements however were at times emotional displays between man and wife.
Akoni Kaoo, a modern-day kūkini
Modern-day kūkini, Antone Kaoo, aka Akoni Kaoo (d. January 7, 1928), was born and raised in Waialua, and educated at Lahainaluna Seminary, where he received the nickname, “Lio Heihei o Waialua,” [Racing Horse of Waialua].
Beginnings of the Women’s Patriotic League of Hāna, 1897.
This article from the January 25, 1897 issue of the Hawaiian newspaper, Ka Makaainana, speaks of the formation of the Hāna branch of the Hui Hawaiʻi Aloha ʻĀina or the Hawaiian Patriotic League.
Fancy Waiʻōpua Drinks.
In an attempt to add some variety to the alcoholic beverages enjoyed by their readership, the author suggests 16 “Fancy Waiopua Drinks” to replace gin—the go-to drink of the day.
Election seasons of the past were melodic.
Unlike what seems to be a flurry of constant negativity we hear during the election season lately, when looking through the Hawaiian newspapers, the turn of the century was different—the election season was…melodic.
Lady Franklin and the 1862 London International Exhibition of Industry and Art
Lady Jane Franklin spent several months in Hawaiʻi where she was treated hospitably by King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma. Kamehameha IV presented her with this ʻahu ʻula.
Beginnings of the Kaʻahumanu Society on Kauaʻi, 1917.
The Kaʻahumanu Society ribbon mentioned in Eliza Holt’s letter to Lucy Peabody led to this post about the beginnings of the Society on Kauaʻi.
Lost Dog
Lost Dog Back to Library & Archives Cover Image: Masthead of Ka Nupepa Kuokoa published on July 16, 1864. Aloha Nūhou Monday! Dear Reader: The other day I saw a collared dog roaming the street. This short encounter was the inspiration for today’s post: “Lost Dog” ads. If you lost your dog back in the mid-1800s to 1900s, […]
Random local news, 150 years ago.
In many of the Hawaiian language newspapers, there was a column of short, random news items: descriptions of neighborhood parties, extreme weather, fundraiser announcements, and so forth.
A Portrait from a Royal Journey
Queen Emma leaves Hawaiʻi for England on May 6, 1865 for the purpose of collecting funds for the building of St. Andrew’s Cathedral.
