Kamehameha’s Burial
November 20, 2011BY Christine Hitt While interviewing Bill Kaiheekai Maioho (see previous post), he shared this painting depicting Hoapili and Hoolulu taking Kamehameha’s iwi to its final destination. Share on Facebook
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A Family’s Kuleana
May 4, 2010 BY Christine Hitt I wrote this story for HONOLULU Magazine’s May 2010 issue… you can view it here. A Family’s Kuleana Caring for the bones at the Royal Mausoleum is a responsibility passed down through generations. I have some extra notes I’m going to post for this story in a future blog… [...]
It Was Called Kaupo
By Christine Hitt February 25, 2010 While looking through the 1921 archives of Paradise of the Pacific, I ran across an article by George Mellen titled “Deserted, Nameless and Forgotten.” It was about a deserted village that he had run across by foot between Makapuu and Waimanalo—there was no automobile access through this area at [...]
A Man Named Kiaaina
BY Christine Hitt February 19, 2010 I found this profile in the December 1920, Paradise of the Pacific (now HONOLULU Magazine) pages, so I thought I’d share it: Here is the real Grand Old Man of the Hawaiian Islands, Kiaaina by name. He was born on the island of Kauai a long, long time ago–so [...]
