Elderly Death
("Make Hapauea", Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, August 4, 1894)
Greetings:—At Kapohue, Hana, Maui, the angel of death struck and snatched the final breath of Luesiana Kahula, our mother, in her 70th year of life. She was born at Maalo, Kaupo, Maui, from the loins of Aieouo (father) and Kaululena (mother). In 1843, she married Lazaro Keonui in Hana, with Kenneth, elder of the church of Hana, performing the ceremony. They had four children who have passed away and seven who are living. These children have provided many grandchildren for this steadfast mother: 11 grandsons and 8 granddaughters, totaling 19 living in fine health. The Hawaiian nation has been blessed by L. Kahula. She died happy knowing the Lord Jesus Christ.
THE CHILDREN OF KAHULA (female)
Kapohue, Hana, Maui, July 20, 1894.
Note: The death month of July 1894 is an estimate based on the date of the article (July 20, 1894).
Below is the obituary in the original Hawaiian:
Make Hapauea
Aloha nui oe:—Ma Kapohue Hana Maui, ua kii mai la ka anela o ka make a lawe aku la i ka hanu hope loa o Luesiana Kahula ko makou makuahine, I ke 70 o kona mau makahiki o kona ola ana ma keia ao. Ua hanau ia oia ma Maalo Kaupo Maui, mai na puhaka mai o Aieouo [k] a me Kaululena (w), ua mare oia me Lazaro Keonui ma Hana, e Kenete ke kumu kahiko o ka Ekalesia o Hana nei, M. H. 1843 ua hanau mai na laua he mau keiki eha i make a ehiku e ola nei. Na lakou i hanau mai he mau moopuna lehulehu, na keia makuahine ahonui, oia hoi he 11 moopuna kane a he 8 moopuna wahine, no lakou ka huina he 19 e ola maikai nei. Pomaikai ka lahui Hawaii ia L. Kahula. Ua make me ka hauoli iloko o ka Haku Iesu Karisto.
NA KEIKI A KAHULA (w.)
Kapohue, Hana Maui, Iulai 20, 18’.