("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…
Author: Kawika Gregoire
Intended to shoot dog but killed Vieira's cow
(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…
Visiting Kaupo
("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…
Notice!
("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…
A riddle
("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…
The songs of Scott Hai
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…
Japan to take Hawaiian koa
(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…
An appeal
("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…
Letter from Kaupo, Maui
("Leta mai Kaupo, Maui", Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, August 20, 1887) On Monday, August 8, 1887, M. P. Kaluna, a member of the Board of Electoral Inspectors, arrived to take signatures and oaths under the new constitution. I was eager to swear my oath and receive my right to vote. But strangely, many of the people…
Revisiting 'A Visit to Kaupo'
Kaupo’s numerous preserved sites have drawn many archeologists and other researchers to visit since the early 1900s. Perhaps the most notable visit occurred 100 years ago, when two Bishop Museum researchers toured Kaupo. From May 2 to May 10, 1922, Kenneth Emory and Thomas Maunupau trekked through Kaupo and neighboring areas, studying archaeological sites and interviewing…