Holding an Inquest Coroner Enquires Cause of Death of Old Hawaiian. (Maui News, October 2, 1909) Sheriff Saffery [William Edward Saffery] empannelled a coroners jury Thursday to enquire into the cause of death of an Hawaiian by the name of Ben Amina Kapanaia who died at the Malulani Hospital on the 21st of September from…
Author: Kawika Gregoire
 Sarah Mutch, 26, December 12, 1892
Hawaii News ("Nu hou Hawaii", Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, December 17, 1892) Death carried away Mrs. Sarah Mutch from the couple’s home in Kalihi on December 12 after many years of sickness. She was only 26 years old. Kaupo was her homeland, and Maunaolu was her home of higher learning. Below is the obituary in the…
 Visitor through the window
("Kamahele Komo Pukaaniani", Ka Makaainana, August 5, 1895) The night of July 9 caused great alarm for those sleeping in the house of B. K. Kaiwiaea [Benjamin Kahoopai Kaiwiaea] because of a strange noise at a bedroom window. Kaiwiaea was in Kaupo surveying, so his wife [Rachael Kekela Kaiwiaea] was the only one sleeping in…
Maui's volcano caught by artist
(Maui News, November 24, 1916) One of the most attractive exhibits at the Maui County Fair will be a series of canvases painted by D. Howard Hitchcock, dean of Hawaiian artists. With one exception they are paintings of Maui scenery, the fruits of Mr. Hitchcock’s summer camping tour through the wonderland of Haleakala and its…
In search of Kaupo's forgotten springs
Water has always been a challenge in Kaupo. The district lies in the rain shadow of Haleakala, with no permanent streams in the lower, habitable zone. Because of this, springs served as the main source of water until water systems were installed in the early 1900s. Over a dozen springs dotted the Kaupo landscape. In…
Mormon elder swept to death over cliff
Swept to Death Over Maui Cliff Missionary From Utah Loses Life In Journey Over Treacherous Trail (Evening Bulletin, January 10, 1911) HANA, Maui, Jan. 10. Losing his footing in a swift stream that swept over the cliff and down to the sea more than a thousand feet below, Elder J. E. Kirkman, of the Mormon…
Local news
("Nuhou Kuloko", Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, October 15, 1881) There have been a great deal of alalaua and aweoweo fish at Kaupo. People have been able to catch many fish, and the famine there has been resolved. From L. Kau of Kaupo, Maui we have heard of an earthquake. They heard landslides at Helani cliff and…
Roof of Kaupo Catholic church found blown off
(Maui News, January 2, 1960) Sometime during the week before Christmas, possibly even Christmas Eve, high winds blew off a portion of the roof of St. Joseph’s Church at Kaupo, a 92-year-old structure. However, according to police reports, Father Basil Colloton did not receive news of the damage until December 27, and was not able…
Antone Vierra Marciel Jr., 58, August 14, 1939
Marciel Dies At Home In Valley View (Maui News, August 19, 1939) HANA, Aug. 16 — Anthony V. Marciel, well-known rancher of Kaupo, died at his home at Valley View, Kaupo, at 5:45 Monday following a prolonged illness. Mr. Marciel, who was 58 years old, suffered an attack of heart disease. He was a well…
Church fair in Kaupo is successful
Bishop rededicates rebuilt church (Maui News, May 21, 1938) KAUPO, Maui, May 16—Kaupo had its first church fair Saturday and Sunday when Bishop Stephen Alencastre visited Kaupo to rededicate the 75 year old St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic church. The community entered into the spirit of the occasion with a will and gross receipts totaled more…