Beginnings of the Kaʻahumanu Society on Kauaʻi, 1917.
Cover Image: Masthead of Ka Nupepa Kuokoa published on June 22, 1917.
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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.
Image: ʻAhahui Kaʻahumanu ribbon. (MS Grp 133). Bishop Museum Archives, SP 223188
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Image: “NO KE KUKULU ANA AKU I AHAHUI LALA MA KAUAI,” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, June 22, 1917, p. 3.
ESTABLISHING A BRANCH OF THE SOCIETY ON KAUAʻI
After holding its twelfth annual meeting, some officers were sent by the Kaʻahumanu Society, assisted by the officers of the branch Society from Hilo, to establish a branch of the Kaʻahumanu Society on the island of Kauaʻi. At ten o’clock in the morning, Friday of last week, that endeavor was carried out in the church of Līhuʻe.
The officers in that delegation who traveled to establish the branch society were: Miss Lucy K. Peabody, president; Mrs. Ellen H. Dwight; Mrs. J. A. Akana, the president of the branch Society of Hilo; and Mrs. S. L. Desha of Hilo. The districts of Līhuʻe, Kapaʻa, and Waimea are the places where branches were established.
The endeavors taken by the society this past year have progressed according to the report that the officers put before the society last Wednesday. All of the previous officers were elected for this year. From the report, it was seen that there were thirty-three new members who joined this past year.
These below are the officers elected: Miss Lucy K. Peabody, president; Mrs. Lizzie Ulunahele, vice president; Mrs. Lahilahi Webb, secretary; Mrs. Lilia K. Aholo, assistant secretary; Mrs. Ihilani Techera, treasurer; Mrs. Ellen H. Dwight, auditor; Mrs. Lilia K. Aholo, chairman of the support committee and the visiting committee. The member of the executive board are these below: Mrs. Irene Holloway, Mrs. Maria Smith, Mrs. Louisa Ahrens, Mrs. Caroline Robinson, Mrs. Alice Colburn, Mrs. Julia Lota, Mrs. Lokalia Holt, Mrs. Aha Ayau, Mrs. Helen Kamaiopili, Mrs. Aloikai Aki, and Mrs. Kamala Kalana.
Image: “MRS. ELIZA HOLT,” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, May 21, 1920, p. 2.
Image: Letter from Eliza K. Holt, Nāwiliwili, Kauaʻi, May 22, 1917 to Miss Lucy Peabody. (MS HC Letters in Hawaiian, Box 1.16) Bishop Museum Archives, SP 223186 & SP 223187
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Nāwiliwili, Kauaʻi
May 22, 1917
Miss Lucy Peabody
President of the Kaʻahumanu Society of Oʻahu.
Much aloha to you. I met with your letter of last week, and I was very happy that you were agreeable to be able to send a letter. And we are all focused on your in-person visit to establish our Society. We are ready to receive you with aloha along with your committee that is to arrive with you. What little there is to be had in the country, that should be sufficient, for aloha is what is important!
Our President [Mileka Kahele] had but one request that she told me, that being to please inform us a week ahead or two perhaps before you folks come. Should all the sister Societies of Maui and Hawaiʻi send committees, that is fine; we would be delighted with that.
Here is one more thing. Our President wants more Kaʻahumanu ribbons, perhaps 50, because there will not be enough ribbons for the newly joining members, and if next month there will be new members. As for expenses, that is something for you to inform me of so I can send the money. Much aloha between us, and Kaliko (her husband, Christopher J. Holt) sends much aloha.
Sincerely,
Eliza K. Holt [Secretary]
Image: Members of the Kaʻahumanu Society at Kamehameha Day Parade; Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawai’i. 1919. Bishop Museum Archives, SP 41258
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