(Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, September 21, 1878)
Naaieono of Kula, Maui reports of a great famine at Nuu, Kaupo, and of panini cactus fruit being cooked in kettles as a drink to allay the intense hunger that has caused sunken eyes.
(Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, October 5, 1878)
Word has come from W. A. Kala of Nuu, Kaupo, Maui, about heat causing a famine there, but which has already been explained by Mr. Naaieono. We offer our thanks to you for sending this to our precious1.