A Lament for my Beloved Husband ("He Manewanewa No Ka’u Mea Aloha He Kane", Nupepa Kuokoa, January 25, 1923) Mr. Solomon Hanohano, caretaker of the Hawaiian nation, greetings:—Please be so gracious as to set aside columns in the Kuokoa, the news bearer of the nation, for the burden I am placing on it, and report…
Author: Kawika Gregoire
Cecilia Kaahanui Keawekekahialiiokamoku Apua, 73, May 12, 1919
A Tearful Message of Love ("He Puolo Waimaka Na Ke Aloha", Nupepa Kuokoa, June 13, 1919) Mr. Solomon Hanohano, greetings:—This pen asks for your generosity regarding our tearful message of love. On Monday, May 12, at 3:30 p.m., as the wind swirled in from the eastern horizon, roaring through the center of Makiki, pain crept…
Malia Napuaalaikahikina Napeha Williams, 55, June 21, 1921
Mrs. Malie Puaala Williams Has Passed Away ("O Mrs. Malie Puaala Williams Ua Hala", Nupepa Kuokoa, July 15, 1921) Dear editor of the Kuokoa, greetings:—To inform those in every corner of this land who are friends and acquaintances of Mrs. Puaala Williams, my dear wife and companion, my sympathizer in all things related to this…
The ahupuaa of Kaupo
Kaupo, like the rest of Maui, was in ancient times divided into land sections called ahupuaa. Ahupuaa typically consisted of an area of land running from the mountains to the sea, containing most of the resources that its residents would need for their day-to-day life. According to tradition, it was Kakaalaneo and Kakae, rulers of…
Samuel Pekuholo Pupuhi, 43, September 10, 1923
Samuel Pupuhi Has Ceased Breathing the Air of This World ("Pauaho Mai O Samuel Pupuhi I Keia Ola Ana", Nupepa Kuokoa, October 4, 1923) After months of illness, the callous hands of death reached out and took the life inhabiting the body of Samuel Pekuholo Pupuhi in the evening of Monday, Sept. 10, 1923, from…
David Murray, 76, January 1917
My Husband, the Rev. D. Murray, Has Passed ("O Kuu Kane Rev. D. Murray Ua Hala", Nupepa Kuokoa, January 26, 1917) Mr. Editor Hanohano—Please grant space in your treasure for my eulogy for my husband, the Rev. David Murray, who has left me, his wifely companion, and our beloved lei of a daughter who has…
Legend of the shark gods Kanekokala and Kanewahine
Kaupo natives of old frequently served as sources for Hawaiian history and culture. Their wisdom is dotted throughout museum archives, historical newspapers and radio program collections. But other information remains concealed in family records. This includes a legend about the shark gods Kanekokala and Kanewahine in the personal files of Kaupo resident Joseph Marciel (1882-1949)….
Kakuhihewa, 104, November 10, 1916
My Beloved Mother Has Passed ("Kuu Mama Aloha Ua Hala", Ka Puuhonua o na Hawaii, January 19, 1917) My beloved mama, the only true mother who I loved, has passed on, leaving me and her family to cry in grief for her. My dear mother, unable to speak to me. My mother, ever mindful to…
The platform of Rep. Philip Kamai
Philip Kamai's Views (Pacific Commercial Advertiser, April 7, 1890) The Representative for Hana Outlines His Conduct in the Next Legislature. On March 30th, between the hours of 1 and 6 p.m., the Hana Representative, Philip Kamai, held a meeting of his constituents at the old school house adjoining his residence. There were fifty-four kanakas, one…
Mailolo Akeneki Wills, 78, December 3, 1909
Passed on to the Road of No Return ("Ua Hala I Ke Ala Hoi Ole Mai", Nupepa Kuokoa, December 24, 1909) Mr. Editor of the Nupepa Kuokoa, greetings: Honorable one, please grant me space in your newspaper, the Kuokoa, treasure of the nation, since I am laying a sorrowful message before you to report to…