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Ghost of a Japanese Sailor

Ghost of a Japanese Sailor

A maritime tale for Halloween… The Evening Bulletin published the story ”THINK SHE’S HAUNTED” on 22 September 1902. It was...

Animals Shipped to Hilo on Falls of Clyde (1878)

Animals Shipped to Hilo on Falls of Clyde (1878)

From the 27 December 1904 issue of the Hilo Tribune: Transcript:A Floating Farm.    The ship Falls of Clyde was a veritable...

Redux: A Place in the History of Hawai‘i

Redux: A Place in the History of Hawai‘i

With the disturbing news that DOT Harbors is once again moving to dispose of the National Historic Landmark ship, Falls...

Aloha Lurline (2019)

Aloha Lurline (2019)

Matson’s new Kanaloa Class ship, Lurline, arrived in Honolulu Harbor for the first time on Friday, 17 January 2020. Foss...

100 Years Ago – Falls of Clyde

100 Years Ago – Falls of Clyde

From the 16 March 1919 issue of the Honolulu Advertiser: Advices were received by the Merchants’ Exchange yesterday that the...

100 Years Ago – Falls of Clyde

100 Years Ago – Falls of Clyde

The bark Falls of Clyde goes to Hilo tomorrow to take on a molasses cargo for the mainland. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 14...

100 Years Ago – Travel to Kīlauea

100 Years Ago – Travel to Kīlauea

Since the mid-1800s, tourists have been attracted to Kīlauea on the island of Hawai‘i (Big Island). The growing reputation of the active...

Nippon Maru to Visit Hilo and Honolulu

Nippon Maru to Visit Hilo and Honolulu

The four-masted Japanese training ship, Nippon Maru, sailed from Yokohama, Japan for Hawai‘i on 9 December 2017. According to the...

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