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Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana Requesting Community Support
The Protect Kaho’olawe ‘Ohana is in earnest need of your kokua
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Hale Kia`i at He`eia Fishpond
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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Vital Statistics Column from a hundred years ago, 1912.
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!
Read MoreChinese New Year. Sunday, February 18, 1912.
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
Read MoreWoah. This is some story! Hawaiian living abroad comes home to visit… after 38 years. 1915.
Articles on Hawaiians living abroad abound in the Hawaiian-Language-Newspapers! Here is just one of the many amazing stories!!
Read MoreMore from Kalaupapa—Bishop Home, 1912.
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
Read MoreA mele about Kahuailanawai, up in Nuuanu, 1912.
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
Read MoreOh, 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 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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