Category: Obituaries

Marciel Dies At Home In Valley View (Maui News, August 19, 1939) HANA, Aug. 16 — Anthony V. Marciel, well-known rancher of Kaupo, died at his home at Valley View, Kaupo, at 5:45 Monday following a prolonged illness. Mr. Marciel, who was 58 years old, suffered an attack of heart disease. He was a well…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…