Author: Kawika Gregoire

Death of a Beloved ("He Make I Aloha Nui Ia", Ka Na’i Aupuni, January 14, 1907) Dear Mr. Editor, the wise one of the Nupepa KUOKOA HOME RULA:—Greetings;  Please have the kindness to place in available space of the body of the beloved treasure of the nation to transmit the news as if by telephone…

Mrs. Kekula Amoe Has Passed Away ("O Mrs. Kekula Amoe Ua Hala", Nupepa Kuokoa, October 10, 1913) Dear Kuokoa:—Please insert this message in available space of your columns and send it like a flash of lightning all around so that family members living in every area of the various counties will know of the one…

We Are With Sorrow ("Luuluu Wale Makou E Noho Nei", Nupepa Kuokoa, August 25, 1916) Dear beloved of the nation, the Kuokoa, a sorrowful greeting:—Please be so kind as to insert the message above in available space in the columns of our treasured one to inform the many acquaintances of my beloved deceased wife, and…

Veteran Rancher of Kaupo Passes (Maui News, July 10, 1929) When Antone V. Marciel died last Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herman Lake, there passed from life’s roster another of Maui’s pioneers. Antone Marciel was 91 years old and into that almost a century he crowded a world of activities. He was…

A Heavy Burden of Sorrow ("He Ukana Luuluu Me Ke Kaumaha", Nupepa Kuokoa, January 30, 1914) Mr. Editor of the Kuokoa. Greetings:—Please allow me space in the Beloved of the Nation for the matter referenced above, to inform the numerous acquaintances, friends and family of my beloved mother, those who live from where the sun…

My Wife, Mrs. Kaolanilalalii D. M. Kalana, Jr., Has Passed Away ("Kuu Wahine, Mrs. Kaolanilalalii D. M. Kalana, Jr., Ua Hala", Nupepa Kuokoa, April 16, 1920) Mr. Editor of the Nupepa Kuokoa, greetings:— Allow me to request from you, honorable one, that some space be found in our treasure for my tearful message above so…

Died in a Foreign Land ("Make I Ka Aina Malihini", Nupepa Kuokoa, May 5, 1877) On February 20, Kuahu left this world. He was ferried from this side of the black river, where none of us can remain forever. He arrived here around 1864 as a laborer at Port Gamble. He lived here for 12…

Annie M. Kala Has Passed Away ("Annie M. Kala Ua Nalo Ia", Ka Loea Kalaiaina, February 25, 1899) On the 7th of this month at 9:15 p.m., the merciless hand of death struck and ruthlessly snatched the last breath of Miss Annie Marie Kala, my beloved granddaughter, and left behind the ephemeral remains for her…

Passed Away, Gone ("Ua Hala, Ua Nalo", Nupepa Kuokoa, July 9, 1887) With a heart darkened by sadness, I ask that you please find some space in your parlors so that the public may know of someone’s passing on to the everlasting side of the world. At dawn yesterday, June 22, John James Kawehena departed…

Death of a Beloved ("Make I Alohaia", Nupepa Kuokoa, November 25, 1871) George M. Kaawa, of Waikane, Koolaupoko, passed away on November 10 at 3 p.m. He was a child greatly loved by his parents. He was born in Kaupo, Maui, on March 26, 1868, at 9 a.m. When his parents returned to live at…