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Hawaiian-Language Newspapers and the past and the future, 1906.

Hawaiian-Language Newspapers and the past and the future, 1906.

http://nupepa-hawaii.com February 14, 2012 0

Some thoughts on history and why it is important for today and tomorrow

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Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana Requesting Community Support

Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana Requesting Community Support

ʻŌiwi TV February 13, 2012 0

The Protect Kaho’olawe ‘Ohana is in earnest need of your kokua

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Hale Kia`i at He`eia Fishpond

Hale Kia`i at He`eia Fishpond

Paepae o Heʻeia February 9, 2012 0

  In our earliest maps and photos of He`eia Fishpond, we noticed that hale kia’i were erected at each of the makahā. These hale kia`i, loosely translated as guard houses, were multi-purposed structures.  Guards

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Olelo Noeau collecting, 1922.

Olelo Noeau collecting, 1922.

http://nupepa-hawaii.com February 6, 2012 0

The early stages of the great book we all know today

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Vital Statistics Column from a hundred years ago, 1912.

Vital Statistics Column from a hundred years ago, 1912.

http://nupepa-hawaii.com January 27, 2012 0

The Vital Statistics Column ran regularly in many papers, and once all of the Hawaiian-Language Newspapers are word-searchable, it will be a windfall for genealogical research!

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Chinese New Year. Sunday, February 18, 1912.

Chinese New Year. Sunday, February 18, 1912.

http://nupepa-hawaii.com January 24, 2012 0

The people of China were finely adorned as they celebrated their New Year; the Chinese were seen from Friday, going to the shops of their own countrymen to purchase new year’s items, from the

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Woah. This is some story! Hawaiian living abroad comes home to visit… after 38 years. 1915.

Woah. This is some story! Hawaiian living abroad comes home to visit… after 38 years. 1915.

http://nupepa-hawaii.com January 17, 2012 0

Articles on Hawaiians living abroad abound in the Hawaiian-Language-Newspapers! Here is just one of the many amazing stories!!

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More from Kalaupapa—Bishop Home, 1912.

More from Kalaupapa—Bishop Home, 1912.

http://nupepa-hawaii.com January 8, 2012 0

There are so many articles written about Kalawao and Kalaupapa in the newspapers: a great many of them are written by the patients and their families. It would be an awesome thing if there

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A mele about Kahuailanawai, up in Nuuanu, 1912.

A mele about Kahuailanawai, up in Nuuanu, 1912.

http://nupepa-hawaii.com January 4, 2012 0

Happy 2012! There are countless mele published in the Hawaiian-Language Newspapers from its beginning to end. Some are familiar to us today, but many (like this one) are not. For the haku mele of

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Oh, one more thing before we go, here is a Happy New Year’s makana to all you readers out there! 2012.

Oh, one more thing before we go, here is a Happy New Year’s makana to all you readers out there! 2012.

http://nupepa-hawaii.com December 28, 2011 1

http://nupepa-hawaii.com will be on vacation until next week Wednesday, so hope to see you again in 2012! Wishing you all the best of things in the upcoming year!!

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