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.
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.
Nā Hale Inu Rama o Honolulu
Five different saloons vie for your patronage, enticing you with their advertisements in the newspapers of the day.
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.
Nā Hale Inu Rama o Honolulu
Five different saloons vie for your patronage, enticing you with their advertisements in the newspapers of the day.
