Showing posts with label Oahu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oahu. Show all posts
Sunday, May 10, 2015

Kaluanui

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Kaluanui is one of 23-ahupua‘a (traditional land division) that make up the district of Koʻolauloa on the island of O‘ahu It extends from...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015

St Catherine’s Church

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On July 7, 1827, the pioneer French Catholic mission arrived in Honolulu.  Father Louis Désiré Maigret was appointed the first Vicar Apos...
Sunday, March 15, 2015

North Shore Na Kiʻi Pōhaku

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Hawaiian was a spoken language but not a written language. Historical accounts were passed down orally, through chants and songs.  This d...
Saturday, March 14, 2015

Kahalaopuna

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During the days of Kākuhihewa, ruling chief of O‘ahu from about 1640 to 1660, Kahaukani ((K) Mānoa wind) and Kaʻaukuahine ((W) Mānoa r...
Saturday, February 28, 2015

Podmore Fire Control

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Most folks call the Podmore Fire Control bunker the Lanikai Pillboxes; a misnomer.  The bunkers were built as an observation and command ...
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Rock Silo to Bell Tower

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In 1926, Carl W Winstedt’s National Construction Company, Ltd was reportedly the lowest bidder for the construction of a portion of the K...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Alexander & Baldwin Building

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The Alexander & Baldwin Building was planned as a memorial to founders Samuel Thomas Alexander and Henry Perrine Baldwin and designed...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Honolulu Stadium

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The Honolulu Stadium opened on November 11, 1926.  It served as one of the major recreational outlets for Honolulu; events held at the st...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Keliʻiponi

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Although Kalākaua had been elected and serving as King since 1874, upon returning from a trip around the world, in 1883, it was determine...
Saturday, February 7, 2015

Sereno Edwards Bishop

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Sereno Edwards Bishop was born at Kaʻawaloa on February 7, 1827; he was son of Rev. Artemas and Elizabeth (Edwards) Bishop (part of the S...
Monday, February 2, 2015

Old Mission School House

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“Very soon I gathered up 12 or 15 little native girls to come once a day to the house so that as early as possible the business of instru...
Saturday, January 31, 2015

The Eight of Oʻahu

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At the time of Captain Cook’s arrival (1778-1779), the Hawaiian Islands were divided into four chiefdoms: (1) the island of Hawaiʻi under...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Archibald Campbell

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Archibald Campbell was born at Wynford, near Glasgow, Scotland on July, 19, 1787. He received the common rudiments of education, and at t...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Charles John Wall

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Charles John Wall was born in Dublin, Ireland, on December 23, 1827.  He married Elizabeth Evans (Miller) Wall; they had 10-children: Tho...
Friday, January 9, 2015

Fire Power … to Fired Power

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Camp Malakole (originally called Honouliuli Military reservation) was an anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery training facility … later,...
Monday, December 15, 2014

Lāʻie

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During ancient times, various land divisions were used to divide and identify areas of control.  Islands were divided into moku (district...
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Hālawa Naval Cemetery

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As a result of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, there were 2,403 people killed and 1,178 wounded. Among the deceased were 2,0...
Monday, December 8, 2014

“Something was happening”

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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 lasted 110 minutes, from 7:55 am until 9:45 am. Japanese naval forces included 4 ...
Sunday, December 7, 2014

Postcards, Sails, Sheets, Lights, Ads, Fires and Radio Signals

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The attack on the US military installation at Pearl Harbor and other parts of Oʻahu by Japan’s Imperial military was one of the most succ...
Saturday, December 6, 2014

1st POW

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11 pm, December 6, 1941, Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki and Petty Officer Second Class Kiyoshi Inagaki entered their 2-man midget submarine and we...