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Haleʻiwa Hotel

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Paoakalani Ave. (2024)

In the ahupuaʻa of Waikīkī, which lies in the moku of Kona here on Oʻahu, stands a street named after a home for a queen.
We are speaking of Paoakalani Ave.
Translated as “the royal perfume,” Paoakalani is the name given to a personal home of Queen Liliʻuokalani in Waikīkī.
Located in an area traditionally named Hamohamo, which refers to the sand rubbing within your thighs, Paoakalani has been replaced today with an apartment complex named Liliʻuokalani Gardens fronting the Ala Wai Canal.
Paoakalani included a favorite garden of the queen where she would love to tend to and take care of.
This garden would later become one of significance when Queen Liliʻuokalani was placed on house arrest within her own palace for eight months.
For a period of that time, Queen Liliʻuokalani would receive bouquets of flowers from another one of her gardens, here at Uluhaimalama.
Wrapped in the current newspaper of the time, the queen was able to stay informed with the news outside of her guarded walls.
But on March 20, 1895, the Queen recognized a special flower inserted within her normal bouquet that she knew came from Paoakalani.
Because of this special surprise, Her Royal Highness had composed a song for the one who had delivered the bouquet.
While stories share that it was a little boy named Johnny Wilson, who would later become
Mayor of Honolulu three times, calculations prove that Wilson would have actually been approximately 24 years old and living away while attending college.
Named “Kuʻu Pua I Paoakalani,” Queen Liliʻuokalani asks the listener to guess the flower she describes and answer in the form of a riddle.
Did you know? Now you do!

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Oʻahu Prison

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In the ahupuaʻa of Honolulu, which lies in the moku of Kona here on Oʻahu, once stood one of the walls to Honolulu Fort which housed the predecessor to OCCC. We are speaking of Oʻahu Prison. With coral block walls approximately 12-feet high, 20-feet in thickness, and built in a rectangle shape enclosing about 2 acres, Honolulu Fort housed several administrative functions including the prison wh...

2:25

Haleʻiwa Hotel

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In the ahupuaʻa of Kawailoa, which lies in the moku of Waialua here on Oʻahu, once stood the first hotel on this side of the island. We are speaking of Haleʻiwa Hotel. While the Moana Hotel, now known as the Moana Surfrider, is credited as the “First Lady of Waikīkī”, the Haleʻiwa Hotel on the island’s North Shore opened one year prior by the Oʻahu Railway and Land Company. Located at the end o...

2:08

Māmalahoa Pl.

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In the ahupuaʻa of Honolulu, which lies in the moku of Kona here on Oʻahu, stands a roadway given the same name as what became the first official law across Hawaiʻi. We are speaking of Māmalahoa Pl. Kamehameha, prior to becoming king, famously proclaimed Kānāwai Māmalahoa, the Law of the Splintered Paddle. Stories share, while in search for a human sacrifice, Kamehameha spotted and pursued inno...

2:04

Nuʻuanu Ave.

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In the ahupuaʻa of Honolulu, which lies in the moku of Kona here on Oʻahu, stands one of the oldest named roads on the island. We are speaking of Nuʻuanu Ave. Named in 1850 as Nuʻuanu St, Nuʻuanu Ave was one of the first 35 officially named streets in Honolulu. The name Nuʻuanu translates as “cool height,” to some, referring to the cool wind that breezes over the top of the Pali. In the upper v...

2:12

Thomas Square

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In the ahupuaʻa of Honolulu, which lies in the moku of Kona here on Oʻahu, stands one of the oldest parks in Hawaiʻi. We are speaking of Thomas Square. Thomas Square is the location of where Rear Admiral Richard Thomas had restored Hawaiʻi’s sovereignty. For five months, British rogue agent Lord George Paulet seized control over the Hawaiian Kingdom, burning all Hawaiian flags. Once realizing t...

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Kuini St.

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In the ahupuaʻa of Waimalu, which lies in the moku of ʻEwa here on Oʻahu, stands a residential street with a name which translates as “queen.” We are speaking of Kuini St. Throughout the Hawaiian Kingdom, there were eight ruling monarchs. King Kamehameha I founded the nation in the year 1810. His sons, Liholiho and Kauikeaouli, succeeded him in becoming King Kamehameha II and III. His grandsons...

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Nalu St. (2024)

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In the ahupuaʻa of Waimānalo, which lies in the moku of Koʻolaupoko here on Oʻahu, stands a street with the name that translates as “wave” or “to surf.” We are speaking of Nalu St. As a noun, the Hawaiian word nalu translates as “wave or surf.” But “to surf” as a verb is heʻe nalu, literally meaning “wave sliding.” Despite myths saying that in old Hawaiʻi, surfing was not reserved only for the ...

2:09

Kīnaʻu St.

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In the ahupuaʻa of Honolulu, which lies in the moku of Kona here on Oʻahu, stands a heavily used roadway with a name that is commonly mispronounced. We are speaking of Kīnaʻu St. Kīnaʻu was the daughter of King Kamehameha I and lived during a time of drastic change throughout Hawaiʻi. Continuing the lineage of her father, Kīnaʻu became the mother to two future kings, Kamehameha IV and Kamehameh...

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Lei St.

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In the ahupuaʻa of Waiākea, which lies in the moku of Hilo on the island of Hawaiʻi, stands a street which brings our attention to Hawaiʻi’s garland. We are speaking of Lei St. The word lei has a couple of meanings. One is “to leap, toss,” or even “to rise, as a cloud.” But we may be more familiar with lei meaning “garland, wreath, or necklace.” Traditionally, giving a lei was a gesture of appr...

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Puana St.

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In the ahupuaʻa of Waipiʻo, which lies in the moku of ʻEwa here on Oʻahu, stands a dead-end street whose name could mean “to surround,” refer to the beginning of a song, or translate as “pronunciation.” We are speaking of Puana St. In Hawaiian language, or ma ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, pronunciation is very important because it could change the meaning of a word. For example, the word ʻāina. As we comm...

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Weaving with Bill Keoua Nelsen

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A throwback episode to ʻŌlelo Community Media where Aloha Authentic began. In out 5th episode ever, we had the chance to talk story with Lauhala weaver Bill Keoua Nelsen of iHala.

2:12

Fort St.

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In the ahupuaʻa of Honolulu, which lies in the moku of Kona here on Oʻahu, stands a short street which was once a longer a distance, but then was turned into a pedestrian mall. We are speaking of Fort St. In the early 1800s, Russians arrived in the islands for food. King Kamehameha I allowed them to build a storehouse. Located at Honolulu’s waterfront, the Russians had instead began building a ...

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Likelike Hwy_2024

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From the ahupuaʻa of Kāneʻohe to the ahupuaʻa of Kalihi lies a busy highway that connects windward Oʻahu to the busyness of Honolulu. We are speaking of Likelike Highway. The word Hawaiian word likelike could mean “alike, similar, or equal.” But Likelike as a name brings our attention to royalty. Princess Miriam Likelike was the sister to Hawaiʻi’s last ruling monarchs, both King David Kalākaua...

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Kalaunu St.

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In the ahupuaʻa of Kalihi, which lies in the moku of Kona here on Oʻahu, stands a street whose name translates as “crown.” We are speaking of Kalaunu St. Over the span of the Hawaiian Kingdom, there was only one monarch who wore a crown. Following his tour around the world, King David Kalākaua had commissioned a set of royal crowns to be made, one for him and the other for his consort, Queen Ka...