ʻō.lelo ʻē. n. Foreign language, incomprehensible lingo; mention of a matter other than the subject under discussion.
Cover Image: Masthead of Ka Nupepa Kuokoa published on December 16, 1861.
When you hear “ʻōlelo ʻē,” chances are the meanings above from the Pukui and Elbert dictionary are what comes to mind. But could one of the meanings have been more specific? The following group of articles makes it clear.
Image: “Hoololiana.,” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, December 16, 1861, p. 3.
Image: “Ke hoomaikai aku nei makou…,” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, December 16, 1861, p. 3.
Image: “Olelo Hoolaha,” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, October 11, 1862, p. 3.
Announcement.
The one whose name appears below has lost his horse
At Waiʻawa,
ʻEwa, Oʻahu, around Bishop’s, on the 16th of September. This is what it looks like and its brand: a buck skin horse with the brand G. M. On its right side. The forelegs are fitted with horseshoes. For the one who returns the horse, I will pay for their troube.
C. FRED. PFLUGER.
(PELE, younger bother[-in-law] of Kale ʻōlelo ʻē [Heinrich Hackfeld])
Shop with the large window.
Image: “Wahine Hawaii i Europa,” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, October 25, 1862, p. 2.
Hawaiian Woman in Europe.—Early in the morning of this past Thursday, Kahula (woman) arrived from Germany aboard the German ship Laura Louise. She spent many years living away from her place of birth; she perhaps left in the year 1857. She says she reached America, Britain, and Germany, and she had a pleasant time living with her employer, that being L. H. Anthon, Esq. (Luika), that German haole who resided here in Hawaiʻi before.
This post is part of He Aupuni Palapala: Preserving and Digitizing the Hawaiian Language Newspapers, a partnership between Bishop Museum and Awaiaulu with assistance from Kamehameha Schools. Mahalo nui loa to Hawaii Tourism Authority for their support. Learn more about this project here.
