Aloha Nūhou Monday!
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa ran a series of old Honolulu images in 1903 under various titles. “Na La Kahiko o Honolulu,” [The Olden Days of Honolulu.]; “Ke Au Kahiko o Honolulu,” [The Old Era of Honolulu.]; “Makaaho iloko o na Makahiki he 20 i Hala ae nei,” [Makaaho 20 Years Ago]. “O Honolulu i ke Au i Hala,” [Honolulu in Times Past.]; “Na Hiohiona o Honolulu i ke Au i Hala,” [Scenes from Honolulu in the Old Era.]; “Na Hiohiona o ke Au i Hala,” [Scenes from the Old Era.]; etc.
The two Merchant Street photos shown here appeared under the title, “He Mau Hoohalikelike ana no ke Alanui Kalepa iloko o na Makahiki he Umi.” [Comparisons of Merchant Street Over Ten Years.] The span of years between the two photos is actually twenty years and not ten.1 For further comparison, we include a photo from the Bishop Museum Archives taken by On Char in 1938, as well as another one we snapped just the other day.