Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 6, 1 June 2012 — Kakaʻako: after the overthrow [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Kakaʻako: after the overthrow

By Kau'i Sai-Dudoit Most places in Hawai'i have a history, a personality, a unique identity associated with it. We safeguard the charming and sometimes tragic tales that accompany the lore and legend of a plaee, but as poliīieal and social changes coupled with the passage of time have rendered large gaping holes in our knowledge, we must continue to uncover the accounts that give voice to an earlier time so that the history of our homeland is well known to us. With the recent transfer of parcels in Kaka'ako to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, we have chosen to share a few historical vignettes that hint of the diversity of Kaka'ako from the pages of the Hawaiian-language newspapers during the post-over-throw events of the 1890s. Article translations by Puakea Nogehneier On the dealh of Keliihahanui Quickly and comfortably eame the death of Keliihananui, wife of the Honorable D. Kahanu, at 7:30 Tuesday morning, the 9th of January, at their residence seaward of Kakaako, at 47 years of age. Beloved was that child of the land. At 10:00 a.m. the next day, her body was carried on a bier to the Roman Catholic church, and from there, buried in the Kawaiaha'o Cemetery, escorted by friends in a long line of carriages, there to rest for eternity

in the company of her parents and brothers who had already passed on. — KaMakaainana. Buke 1, Helu 3, Aoao 5. Ianuari 15, 1894 On the Provisionai Government In accordance with what we boiled forth concerning the P.G. celebrating their one year of absurd reign in their plundered position, so was it seen, and it was exceedingly shameless how their foundation, whieh they stole, was slyly hidden away. The day eame, in all its beauty, presenting its stifling heat and laek of interest in their amusements of the day, avidly counting up the chickens to be had long before the eggs had hatched, heedless as to whether they be fertile or rotten. The activities of the day began with the sounding of the guns at Kakaako's shore early in the morning, followed by comedic skits. Prizes were given for the best in that field, and most went to those rogue youths of the Ali'i party who favor annexation over disappointment. ... — Ka Makaainana_B0l_H04_ A001_Ianuari 22, 1894 On dissidenls to the Provisional Government There was great appreciation on the parts of the wives being sheltered shoreside of Kakaako, for themand their children getting their hunger assuaged. Not only that, but their residence there is comfortable and tidy. Their only transgression was to share food with visiting friends.

It is inappropriate and shameless for people who impose on them so. They should be sent away. There are 1 1 wives of prisoners being cared for shoreside of Kakaako, numbering 25 with their children. So it is known that this is the number of mouths that the association is feeding outside of the funds collected for the other necessities. — Ka Makaainana, Buke 4, Helu 1, Aoao 1, Iulai 1, 1895 Note: Between 1894 and 1895, many editors ofthe Hawaiian-lan-guage nev,'spapers and dissidents were thrown in jail for resistance to the Provisional Government and charged with treason. Well-known Hawaiian patriot and editor of Ka Na'i Aupuni, Josepli Nāwalū, was imprisoned and held for three months, where he fatally caught tuberculosis. While this is a littleknown fact, the preceding article is referring to the families of the imprisoned Hawaiian patriots and the "association " most likely refers to the Hui Kālai'āina, Hui Aloha 'Āina or both. ■

Ho'olaupa'i: Hawaiian Language Newspaper Project is a collaborative partnership among the Bishop Museum, Awaiaulu ine. , Alu Like ine. and Hale Kuamo 'o to utilize modern technology to preserve and provide access to the voluminous writings in the Hawai-ian-language newspapers for free access at nupepa.org. Kau'i SaiDudoit has been Ho'olaupa'i's project manager since 2002.

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k Every so often Ka Wai Ola will spotlight a different aspect of Kaka'ako, whieh % has heeome increasingly important to Native Hawaiians with the recently \l approved state transfer of 10 parcels to OHA. Here offer a sampling of 1 1 Kaka'ako's history in two ways - through vignettes from Hawaiian-language fE newspapers during the turbulent 1890s, as well as taking a mueh longer view, Ē stretching to ancient times. Our mahalo goes out to Ho'olaupa'i's Kau'i SaiDudoit and Puakea Nogelmeier and historian DeSoto Brown for sharing their expertise.