History of the Land
One day in late October 1945, Kaupo resident Abel Kawaiaea rode his horse to Mokulau around noon. The wind had calmed after days of rough seas, and the young cowboy, who had turned 20 the week before, had his fishing net in hand. As Abel scanned the ocean, he spotted a large fishing float off…
Surf Boards From Hawaii To This Isle Gene Smith Paddles Board on 40-Mile Cruise All Alone (Maui News, October 27, 1945) Hawaii’s one-man Navy scored again! Gene Smith of Honolulu—the one man Navy, aided only by his surfboard—added another glowing chapter to his ever-growing accomplishments with a 12 hours, 25 minutes 40-mile trip unescorted from…
(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…
A Eulogy for Mrs. Keamalu Pihana ("He Hooalohaloha no Mrs. Keamalu Pihana", Ke Alakai o Hawaii, September 3, 1931) Kipahulu, Maui, August 20, 1931. Dear Mr. Editor of Ke Alakai o Hawaii, greetings: Please be so kind as to devote some columns of our dear one for my tearful message of love for the one…
("Na Paa Mare Opiopio", Ka Loea Kalaiaina, October 21, 1899) On Saturday, September 30, 1899, at Nuu, Kaupo, Mr. Nalei Kaaihue and Miss Alice Kauakanilehua Kauhane were united by the golden cord that is the holy bond of matrimony by J. K. Piimanu before a crowd of guests. The marriage officiator performed the ceremony with…
(Pacific Commercial Advertiser, June 21, 1897) Lieutenant Needham, of the police force, received a letter Sunday from a relative living in Kaupo, Maui, to the effect that a native woman had fallen from a pali near that place, last week, and was instantly killed. It seems that early in the evening her husband and his…
Anyone familiar with Kaupo knows of Kaupo Store, a fixture in the community for a century starting in the 1920s, operating as a general store selling food, goods and other items. But what's less familiar is that Kaupo Store was just the last in a long line of general stores in the village. Americans opened…
A Beloved Has Died! ("Make i Aloha ia!", Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, March 21, 1868) DEAR NUPEPA KUOKOA E; Greetings: A. A. Coe, Esq., a beloved member of our church, passed away at 8 p.m. on March 7. He was one of the “good fruits” of Christ’s Kingdom in this garden that is the Hawaiian Islands….
("Huihalekuai", Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, December 9, 1865) KA NUPEPA KUOKOA; GREETINGS:—Here is the news from Maui: a cooperative store for every district of the island. One thing is largely being heard and discussed among the people at this time, and that is the banding together of all people in this district to build a store….
("Giant Powder", The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, August 11, 1877) On Saturday the 4th inst. a native named Kaleo lost his right hand from an explosion of giant powder while fishing in the sea at Kaupo, East Maui. By the Act of 1872, the use of giant powder in fishing is prohibited under a penalty of…