"Hawaiians for centuries were master orators and chanters, articulate historians, prolific songwriters, and eloquent storytellers. . . . But the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893, the banning of the Hawaiian language from all public schools, the systematic disenfranchisement of Hawaiians from our land, and the decimation of the Hawaiian population through foreign disease nearly put an end to the Hawaiian people and culture. 'Oiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal is dedicated to the mana'o (thoughts) and hana no'eau (works) of Hawaiians, a historical landmark in the revival of the rich and ancient literary heritage of na 'oiwi o Hawai'i nei - the native people of Hawai'i.”
--Mission statement, 'Oiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal
Beautiful history. It's funny, for a minute I thought I had to add more postage to your letter (because it's going over the water) but no, Hawaii is one of the states so a regular stamp will do. :)
Aha! Another place we visited on our trip to Oahu! We spent two days here with the curator, going over family documents and letters. I posted some of the letters and stories on my blog. (just click on Hawaii on the list of links in the right hand column) You are bringing back happy memories of our trip, and I can't wait to go back to Oahua and see Washington Place again. Aloha from New Hampshire.
Queen Liliuokalani,
The Palace
I thought Hawaii was already a state. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. Happy statehood day to Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you and to the beautiful country of Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteA very happy Statehood Day to you and your beautiful Hawaii.Aloha ,Cloudia !
ReplyDeleteHappy Hawaiian day!
ReplyDeleteI learn something new each time I visit you Cloudia.
ReplyDeleteHappy statehood day Hawaii!
ReplyDeleteConcratulations upon this achievement. Please have a good Sunday you all.
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I've never seen that photo of Queen Liliuokalani. She looks very regal and elegant.
ReplyDeleteHappy statehood day to Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteI long for Hawaii especially for Waikiki !!
Big hugs
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"Hawaiians for centuries were master orators and chanters, articulate historians, prolific songwriters, and eloquent storytellers. . . . But the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893, the banning of the Hawaiian language from all public schools, the systematic disenfranchisement of Hawaiians from our land, and the decimation of the Hawaiian population through foreign disease nearly put an end to the Hawaiian people and culture. 'Oiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal is dedicated to the mana'o (thoughts) and hana no'eau (works) of Hawaiians, a historical landmark in the revival of the rich and ancient literary heritage of na 'oiwi o Hawai'i nei - the native people of Hawai'i.”
ReplyDelete--Mission statement, 'Oiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal
I'm going to write KAPU on my belongings that are special. Not that there are many of them.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful history. It's funny, for a minute I thought I had to add more postage to your letter (because it's going over the water) but no, Hawaii is one of the states so a regular stamp will do. :)
ReplyDeleteYou should be getting my letter/check soon!
Aloha and Ciao, Niña!
I remember this...
ReplyDeleteoOOoo, is Ily buying your book, Cloudia? I know she'll love it. :-)
ReplyDeleteAloha Cloudia! Happy Day!!
ReplyDeleteInterested in caves? Blogtrotter Two waits for you in Neptune’s… Enjoy and have a great week!
Oh! Thanks for the history lesson! Interesting! : )
ReplyDeleteVery nice historical buildings.
ReplyDelete1959, Charles!
ReplyDeleteYes, Illy is about to receive a signed copy of ALOHA WHERE YOU LIKE GO?
ReplyDeletein the mail!
Thanks SO much everyone!
ReplyDeleteAha! Another place we visited on our trip to Oahu! We spent two days here with the curator, going over family documents and letters. I posted some of the letters and stories on my blog. (just click on Hawaii on the list of links in the right hand column) You are bringing back happy memories of our trip, and I can't wait to go back to Oahua and see Washington Place again. Aloha from New Hampshire.
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