Miscellaneous newspaper articles about Honolulu County, Hawaii
May 20, 1846
Milwaukee Daily Courier, Milwaukee Wisconsin
From the Sandwich Islands, Oregon and California-
We have intelligence from Honolulu to February 14th:
-Letters from Hawaii, of December, state, that in consequence
of an unprecedented drought, that whole district of country had been ravaged by
fires, which consumed in great numbers the habitations of the natives. A famine
had also prevailed there for six or eight weeks, the people living on fern and
roots, and there was no prospect of immediate relief.
-The Helvetia, whale ship, Capt. Porter, of New London, Ct.,
was burned in the harbor of Honolulu, January 25th. The ship was 332 tons but 18
months out, and had on board 150 bbls sperm, and 1500 bbls whale oil. Loss in
destruction of the vessel and the greater portion of her cargo, $25,000, which,
however, is covered by insurance. The personal losses of the Capt. and officers
are considerable, and the friends of Capt. Porter, in port, presented him with a
donation of six hundred dollars. [Submitted
by S. Williams]
February 20, 1847
Daily Sentinel and Gazette, Milwaukee Wisconsin
Two murderers were hung on the gate of the fort at Honolulu, August 14. [Submitted by S. Williams]
October 23, 1850
Daily Free Democrat, Milwaukee Wisconsin
A gentleman who left Honolula on the 29th of July, reports that King Kamehameha had recently had a very severe attack of delirium tremens, and was lying dangerously ill, so that his recovery was a matter of great doubt. [Submitted by S. Williams]
January 6, 1852
Wisconsin Statesman, Madison Wisconsin
SANDWICH ISLANDS
Advices have been received at San Francisco from the Sandwich
Islands to Oct. 25th.
A revolt took place among the prisoners at Honolulu on the
22d of October. The prisoners after making their escape broke into a magazine
and got possession of arms and ammunition and loaded the large guns to their
muzzles, and pointed them upon the town. The promptness and energy of the
Marshals and Sheriff soon quelled the revolt, and the ringleaders being placed
in irons, the fears of the populace subsided.
A resolution has passed Parliament and been signed by the
King, declaring that if France persists in her unjust demands, it will be the
duty of the King to shield himself and his government from oppression, by
placing his kingdom under the protection of a friendly state.
The Polynesian says the U.S. Commissioner called
officially at the Foreign Office on the 14th of October, and made known the
views of this government with regard to the past, present and future government
of these Islands. The communication was of a nature to fortify the King in the
permanent enjoyment of his rights.[Submitted
by S. Williams]
February 16, 1853
Elyria Courier, Elyria Ohio
The whaling ship Abraham H. Howland was totally wrecked off Honolulu. [Submitted by S. Williams]
November 10, 1881
The Democrat, Olean New York
How it Rains In Hawaii
George E. Wilhoit, now residing in Honolulu, writes to his
father in this city that it rained every day in the islands during July. He says
it seldom rains over two or three hours at a time in the summer months. The rain
usually comes down suddenly and in a body, like the dash of a bucket of water
and stops as suddenly as it comes. When the rain is over the sun immediately
appears, and in half an hour every sign of rain has disappeared, and a person
would not, judging from the appearance of the earth, suppose that it had rained
for six months. He says "It rains almost constantly in the mountains, a few
miles off, and it is no wonder that everything grows so fast and that vegetation
always looks so green."-Stockton (Cal.) Independent.
[Submitted by S. Williams]
June 21, 1882
Centerville Times, Centerville Iowa
King Kalakaua is fitting up the new Royal Palace at Honolulu, which has cost about a quarter of a million, and has sent his chamberlain to this country after the furniture. [Submitted by S. Williams]
April 15, 1885
Barometern, Sioux City Iowa
Vaccination with the microbe of leprosy is about to be undertaken in Honolulu, where the disease is spreading to an alarming extent. [Submitted by S. Williams]
November 19, 1934
Time Magazine
Monday Tourists, but not native Hawaiians, are impressed by the name of Duke Kahanamoku. The onetime (1912, 1920) Olympic swimming champion, surfboard rider, swimming instructor and Waikiki Beach figure was simply christened "Duke," is no member of the islands' decayed nobility. But as a result of last fortnight's election, Duke Kahanamoku became peace officer of an area far larger than any dukedom. Democratic votes put the brown-skinned native in as Sheriff of Honolulu County, "world's largest," extending from Oahu Island 1,300 mi. northwest to Midway Island. Vehemently anti-New Deal because of resentment over the Territory's sugar quota under the Jones-Costigan bill (TIME, June 25), Hawaii voted into office but few other Democrats. [Submitted by K. Torp]
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