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As early as 1896, the Gibson-Hayselden interests on Lānai, which held nearly all the land on the island in fee-simple or leasehold title, began developing a scheme to plant and grow sugar on Lānai. All did not go as planned. Before completing the construction of the mill and associated facilities, and prior to the first harvest being collected for processing, the Maunalei Sugar Company went…
Kapalua - starting as Honolua Ranch (1912,) then Baldwin Packers (1914,) in 1974, Maui Land Pineapple carved out 1,650-acres for resort use.
Three months after Kamehameha's death, Captain Louis de Freycinet aboard the French ship Uranie, arrived at Kailua. Kalanimōku was a grandson of Kekaulike, the king of Maui - Kalanimōku had been Kamehameha's prime minister and adviser on whom the king leaned most heavily. Kalanimōku said he had desired to be a Christian The ceremony of his baptism took place on board, with considerable pomp…
In ancient times, the area was known as Kālia – an ʻili in the ahupuaʻa of Waikīkī that runs from the present Halekūlani Hotel to Piʻikoi Street (generally, makai of Kalākaua Avenue.) Pi‘inaio Stream was the dominant feature of this eastern area of Waikīkī. The ten fishponds at Kālia were loko puʻuone (isolated shore [ ]
Canuck. A Canadian, specifically, a French Canadian. One of the earliest uses of the word ‘Canuck’ in print (although there it was spelled as ‘Kanuk’) appears in ‘From Notes Upon Canada and the United States’ by Henry Cook Todd and published around 1835. Later (1855), Walt Whitman wrote the poem ‘Leaves of Grass’ and referenced the Kanuck – again, with a ‘K’. “The origin of Canuck is curiously…
The Revolutionary War began in the northeastern colonies and traveled southward to the homes of Washington, Jefferson, and Madison. The British Southern Strategy was a plan to win the war by concentrating their efforts in the south, where they anticipated more support from Loyalists, slaves, and Indian allies. The strategy initially seemed to work, with Archibald Campbell’s capture of Savannah,…
“Day and night the ancient forest was ablaze, and the scene was vivid beyond description. By the 25th of March the lava was within seven miles of Hilo, and steadily advancing. Until this time we had hoped that Hilo would not be threatened. But the stream pursued its way.” Keʻelikōlani (Princess Ruth) offered traditional oli (chants) and hoʻokupu (tribute) to Pele and later reportedly camped at…
While we use them in common language, and most often think of them as traditional Hawaiian words, it seems some words are relatively new to the islands and not part of the traditional Hawaiian language. Words like Lūʻau, Palaka, Kaukau, Hui and Lomi Lomi Salmon, while Hawaiian sounding, appear to be new words and meanings to the lexicon in Hawaiʻi and are not ‘rraditional’ Hawaiian words.
In 1907, Alfred Charles Benson Fletcher graduated from the University of California, where he was a leading figure on the campus. He decided to take a graduate course in the school of hard knocks and see the world on his nerve and native hardihood and made “a three-year trip … around the world, starting from San Francisco with only a five-dollar gold piece and earning [his] way.” “[His] wanderings…
Its oldest part was built around 1885 and was first used as an Episcopal Church. Since the turn of the century this white house was the Parker Ranch manager’s house. “On September 25, 1899, [Alfred Wellington] AW Carter was appointed guardian and trustee of Thelma Parker … he became manager of Parker Ranch. AW Carter moved into the home – it was painted white (but the name Hale Kea (White House)…