He Aupuni Palapala
Cover Image: Detail of front page of the January 1, 1862 issue of Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. Photo by David Franzen, ©2009 Bishop Museum Archives. QM 204791.
He Aupuni Palapala: Preserving and Digitizing the Hawaiian Language Newspapers is an ambitious, multi-year collaboration between Bishop Museum and Awaiaulu, supported by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority and with contributions from Kamehameha Schools. Its goals are to catalog the existing nūpepa (Hawaiian language newspapers) in public repositories in Hawaiʻi, recording the condition of each page. It will also redigitize and partner with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Papakilo Database to make word searchable the clearest pages available and to upload them online for free public access.
The Hawaiian language newspapers total more than 100,000 pages of text, encompassing practically all aspects of Hawaiian life, culture, literature, environment, and history—told in the words of Hawaiians of the day.
Aole o’u makemake e paio aku, he makemake ko’u e pololei ka moolelo o ko’u one hanau, aole na ka malihini e ao mai ia’u i ka mooolelo o ko’u lahui, na’u e ao aku i ka moolelo i ka malihini.
[I have no desire to argue, I want the history of my homeland to be accurate; it is not for the foreigner to teach me the history of my people, it is for me to teach it to the foreigner.]
—S. M. Kamakau, “Hooheihei ka Nukahalale…” Ke Au Okoa, 10/16/1865, p. 1
Aole o’u makemake e paio aku, he makemake ko’u e pololei ka moolelo o ko’u one hanau, aole na ka malihini e ao mai ia’u i ka mooolelo o ko’u lahui, na’u e ao aku i ka moolelo i ka malihini.
[I have no desire to argue, I want the history of my homeland to be accurate; it is not for the foreigner to teach me the history of my people, it is for me to teach it to the foreigner.]
—S. M. Kamakau, “Hooheihei ka Nukahalale…” Ke Au Okoa, 10/16/1865, p. 1
Detail of front page of the January 1, 1862 issue of Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. Photo by David Franzen, ©2009 Bishop Museum Archives. QM 204791.
Rules of the Newspaper, Ka Hoku o ke Kai, 1884.
Each newspaper had a set of rules that outlined the responsibilities of the newspaper as well as those of the subscriber.
Early map of Honolulu, 1845.
Newly arrived surveyor Herman Ehrenberg was hired by the Hawaiian Government to survey the streets of Honolulu and draw up a map.
First Kamehameha Day, 1872.
First Kamehameha Day, 1872. Back to Library & Archives Cover Image: Masthead of Ka Nupepa Kuokoa published on September 7, 1872. On December 22, 1871,
Ka Nekina
There is a boastful ʻōlelo noʻeau—
Ka iki ʻulu kēia o Kanekina e kōkē ai nā pine.
A Time to Remember.
Memorial Day is known as Lā Lū Pua [day for sprinkling flowers] or Lā Kau Pua [day for placing flowers].
Mrs. Reinhardt describes the sights and sounds of country life during World War II.
Hattie Linohaupuaokekoolau Saffery Reinhardt was a school teacher and a correspondent for Ka Hoku o Hawaii from Hāmākua.
A Yellow Flag, a Doctor, and Findability.
When doing a word search online for information from the Hawaiian language newspapers, if the image of the paper itself is not clear, the resulting OCR (Optical Character Recognition) text will also not be clear.
On the Passing of Simona Petero Kalama, 1875.
S. P. Kalama was one of the standouts among the graduates of Lahainaluna.
Rules of the Newspaper, Ka Hoku o ke Kai, 1884.
Each newspaper had a set of rules that outlined the responsibilities of the newspaper as well as those of the subscriber.
Early map of Honolulu, 1845.
Newly arrived surveyor Herman Ehrenberg was hired by the Hawaiian Government to survey the streets of Honolulu and draw up a map.
First Kamehameha Day, 1872.
First Kamehameha Day, 1872. Back to Library & Archives Cover Image: Masthead of Ka Nupepa Kuokoa published on September 7, 1872. On December 22, 1871,
Ka Nekina
There is a boastful ʻōlelo noʻeau—
Ka iki ʻulu kēia o Kanekina e kōkē ai nā pine.
A Time to Remember.
Memorial Day is known as Lā Lū Pua [day for sprinkling flowers] or Lā Kau Pua [day for placing flowers].
Mrs. Reinhardt describes the sights and sounds of country life during World War II.
Hattie Linohaupuaokekoolau Saffery Reinhardt was a school teacher and a correspondent for Ka Hoku o Hawaii from Hāmākua.
A Yellow Flag, a Doctor, and Findability.
When doing a word search online for information from the Hawaiian language newspapers, if the image of the paper itself is not clear, the resulting OCR (Optical Character Recognition) text will also not be clear.
On the Passing of Simona Petero Kalama, 1875.
S. P. Kalama was one of the standouts among the graduates of Lahainaluna.
