History of the Land
When foreigners first came to Hawaii in the late 1700s, they brought with them an appetite for alcohol. To slake their thirst, they turned to an abundant local ingredient, the root of the ti plant, creating a fermented brew typically distilled into a potent liquor called okolehao. Alcohol quickly spread throughout the islands, including Kaupo,…
The Rev. D. Puhi Has Passed Away ("Ua Hala o Rev. D. Puhi", Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, May 11, 1895) At about 7 on May 8, the Rev. D. Puhi, a longtime pastor of these islands, passed away. His hometown was Haneoo in Hana. On being ordained as a minister, he returned to Kaupo and lived…
(The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, May 29, 1893) MAUI, May 27—Waiopai, situated on the south-eastern side of the island, between Kahikinui and Kaupo, is famous for the rich qualities of its grasses, and was purchased not long ago by the Haleakala Ranch Co. for the purpose of fattening cattle intended for the market. James Lua, a…
("Hoolaha Papa", Nupepa Kuokoa, November 26, 1887) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, regarding that certain parcel of land situated at Alaakua, Kaupo, island of Maui, Hawaiian islands, being the joint land of J. W. KAWAAKOA (male) and KUNIHI (male), consisting of 42 acres, more or less, Royal Patent Grant 2800. J. W. Kawaakoa has…
My Beloved Daughter Has Passed Away ("Kuu Kaikamahine Aloha Ua Hala", Nupepa Kuokoa, August 16, 1918) Mr. Solomon Hanohano, editor of the Nupepa Kuokoa; greetings:—If there is room, please consent to publish my tearful message of love within the columns of our precious one so that it may be borne swiftly over the swells of…
("Ka Paina Luau o ka Ekalesia Katolika o Kaupo, Maui", Nupepa Kuokoa, October 28, 1921) On Oct. 2, a luau was held by the members of the Catholic church here in Kaupo as a means to obtain various materials to address needs of the church. Before the tolling of the hour at 9 a.m., a…
A Eulogy for Our Dear Departed Lei ("He Hoalohaloha No Ka Maua Lei Heleloa", Nupepa Kuokoa, December 28, 1922) Mr. Editor of the Kuokoa; greetings:—Please provide space in our distinguished one so that it will flash like lightning to inform the public from where the sun rises to where it sets at Lehua that our…
(He Mai Puupuu Ulaula", Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, December 2, 1861) The schoolteacher at Nuu, Kaupo, Maui writes to us with the following report: “The news at Nuu is of an outbreak of measles. It began in the final week of October, and in the first week of November, it spread to many of the children….
("He Mele No Kaupo", Nupepa Kuokoa, March 6, 1903) Kaupo, famous for eating sea cucumbersThe fish with no eyes writhing in the sandAlluring are the eyes of the goatfishWorked into a frenzy by the net.I gaze at the beautyOf the jagged cliffs at Kou.I am your companion, a fine matchFor the days when the sun…
In the mid-1800s, the Hawaiian kingdom upended the traditional system of land management in which the ruler of an island would choose supporters of high rank (alii and konohiki) to manage the various land divisions, with the land redistributed on the ascension of a new ruler. This changed in the 1840s and 1850s, when a…