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Holding an Inquest Coroner Enquires Cause of Death of Old Hawaiian. (Maui News, October 2, 1909) Sheriff Saffery empannelled a coroners jury Thursday to enquire into the cause of death of an Hawaiian by the name of Ben Amina Kapanaia who died at the Malulani Hospital on the 21st of September from...

("Kamahele Komo Pukaaniani", Ka Makaainana, August 5, 1895) The night of July 9 caused great alarm for those sleeping in the house of B. K. Kaiwiaea because of a strange noise at a bedroom window. Kaiwiaea was in Kaupo surveying, so his wife was the only one sleeping in...

(Maui News, November 24, 1916) One of the most attractive exhibits at the Maui County Fair will be a series of canvases painted by D. Howard Hitchcock, dean of Hawaiian artists. With one exception they are paintings of Maui scenery, the fruits of Mr. Hitchcock’s summer camping tour through the wonderland of Haleakala and its...

Swept to Death Over Maui Cliff Missionary From Utah Loses Life In Journey Over Treacherous Trail (Evening Bulletin, January 10, 1911) HANA, Maui, Jan. 10. Losing his footing in a swift stream that swept over the cliff and down to the sea more than a thousand feet below, Elder J. E. Kirkman, of the Mormon...

("Nuhou Kuloko", Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, October 15, 1881) There have been a great deal of alalaua and aweoweo fish at Kaupo. People have been able to catch many fish, and the famine there has been resolved. From L. Kau of Kaupo, Maui we have heard of an earthquake. They heard landslides at Helani cliff and...

(Maui News, January 2, 1960) Sometime during the week before Christmas, possibly even Christmas Eve, high winds blew off a portion of the roof of St. Joseph’s Church at Kaupo, a 92-year-old structure. However, according to police reports, Father Basil Colloton did not receive news of the damage until December 27, and was not able...