History of the Land
In times past, many places in Hawaii had terms of endearment, or pet names. For Kaupo, the most famous term of endearment was ua pee pa pohaku, or the rain that makes one hide behind rock walls. The importance of this nickname has warranted an entire article on this site. However, there are other terms…
My Diamond Necklace Has Passed Away ("Kuu Lei Daimana Ua Hala", Nupepa Kuokoa, August 11, 1916) Mr. Editor of the Kuokoa:—Please provide space on the ship deck of the beloved one for my sorrowful message above, so that you may transmit it like a bolt of lightning and inform those living from where the sun…
("He Ahaaina Lau Oliva", Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, October 12, 1872) DEAR KUOKOA; Greetings : Please insert this little message of love. The activities began at Kalaauala’s house. There, the women and men got dressed, the men wearing fine white clothes and the women wearing taffeta. When the procession emerged, it resembled a Hawaiian flag in…
(The Maui News, September 24, 1915) Mitukolo, a Hawaiian at Kaupo, after a little sweating by County Attorney Bevins, on Tuesday confessed that he was responsible for the death of a cow owned by Manuel Vieira, the ranchman, of the same district. He was able to convince the arm of the law, as well as…
("Ke Ike ana ia Kaupo", Nupepa Kuokoa, August 10, 1889) DEAR NUPEPA KUOKOA. Greetings — My heart is full of fond recollections of my hometown and relaxing at home in Honolulu. At 10 a.m. on July 17, I received the news that I would be departing for the town of Kaupo at 12 a.m. In…
("Hoolaha!", Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, June 27, 1891) LET IT BE KNOWN TO ALL, we, the undersigned, are the husbands of the two women who were taken away on the night of May 9. Here are their features. One of these is a Hawaiian woman, 18 years old, named Kahoopiihala. She is about 5 feet tall…
("He Nane", Nupepa Kuokoa, October 19, 1889) My beloved home is spelled with 15 letters, and here are the lines of the riddle: 1, 2, 14, 15, the name of a sea creature.3, 15, the name of a sea creature.2, 3, 4, the name of a sea creature.1, 6, 7, the name of a sea…
On any given day, you'll likely hear "Ahulili" on a Hawaiian radio station. The song, by Kaupo native Scott Hai, is regarded as a Hawaiian classic; Amazon Music contains dozens of versions. However, Hai wrote many songs besides "Ahulili". Some of Hai's songs are available in sources such as the Huapala.org Hawaiian music site, but…
(Evening Bulletin, March 3, 1910) Believing it will be a paying proposition to negotiate with the lumber dealers in Japan, the Hawaii Lumber Mill Company, a Japanese corporation formed under the laws of the Territory, will send its first shipment of koa lumber, in the near future, to Japan, where it is said the price…
("Leo Paipai", Nupepa Kuokoa, November 22, 1884) Subscribers of your wonderful KUOKOA, as I see we are swiftly arriving at the end point of this year, perhaps you have hesitation in your hearts, saying to yourselves, "We will not continue to subscribe to this newspaper because it is not arriving." In truth, this writer has…