("Halekuai pau i ke Ahi—Make kekahi Wahine", Ka Hae Hawaii, February 15, 1860) Dear Hae Hawaii—Greetings: On the night of January 3, the store of Albert E. Coe (Mikekolo) was destroyed in a fire. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is thought to be arson. Kekuaola was sleeping inside, and in the…
Author: Kawika Gregoire
Pililua, 71, 1861
An elegy for Pililua ("He Kanikau no Pililua", Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, January 25, 1862) A loving lament for Pililua,For my mother, who has gone away,Passed on to the road of no return,She has departed all alone.Leaving so very many of us.Has she perhaps reached Kulanihakoi?My mother of the moae wind,From the land where the rain…
Sunday school exhibition in Kaupo
("Hoike Kula Sabati ma Kaupo", Nupepa Kuokoa, July 11, 1919) Mr. Editor of the distinguished paper, greetings:—If you have room in the beloved treasure of the nation, please send like lightning the matter mentioned above. On Sunday, June 8, the Sunday school of Kaupo, Maui held a little family exhibition. There were five family groups:…
Police try to dodge Dr. McGettigan's bill for extra work
(Evening Bulletin, August 4, 1904) At the meeting of the Board of Health held yesterday afternoon an old complaint was sounded again in the following letter from Dr. McGettigan of Hana: Hana, Maui, H. T., July 28, 1904. Hon. L. E. Pinkham, President of Board of Health, Honolulu, H. T. Sir:—On June 30 about noontime…
James Pauahi Alohikea, 46, September 15, 1917
Eulogy and Memorial for Pauahi Alohikea ("Hoalohaloha A Hoomanao No Pauahi Alohikea", Ka Hoku o Hawaii, October 11, 1917) “Amid the sorrow,Along the shadowy path,We are marching on,Toward the tomb.There to rest,The struggles ended,The mortal remains to decay,For the seasons of eternity.” What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver…
News of Nuu
("Na Mea Hou o Nuu", Nupepa Kuokoa, December 17, 1881) Powerful storm.—On the night of Nov. 26 at the house of a Nuu native named Maihui, a rafter fell from the southeast side of his family sleeping house and split into little pieces. Just then, a piece of wood flew and struck a woman on…
The suspicious death of Keawe
Terrible Death ("Make Weliweli", Ka Hoku o ka Pakipika, April 10, 1862) On March 18, 1862, Keawe died at Waipuhia, in Puuala, Kaupo, East Maui. On the 17th, there was a ti-drinking party at Davida’s house in Waiha. That night is when Keawe died. There are two theories: that he died because he was drunk…
Bootleggers and bars: Alcohol comes to Kaupo
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,…
Daniel Puhi, 87, May 1895
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…
A horrible accident at Waiopai
(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…