Azoreans and Madeirans brought their musical talents and style to the Hawaiian Islands. Frank Ferreira brought the steel guitar to Hawaii and the United States. Big Musical Dreams Frank Ferreira (aka Frank Ferera) was born 12 Jun 1885 in Honolulu to Frank and Maria Ferreira. He spent his childhood in Honolulu. He was a talented…
Author: Melody Lassalle
Leprosy and the Formation of the Leper Colony at Molokai
What is Leprosy? Leprosy a.k.a. Hansen’s Disease is caused by contact to the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae. It spreads through contact with dirty water where the bacteria is present. It rarely spreads from human to human. It is one of the least contagious of the communicable diseases. However, in the early 1860s when people began showing…
Description of the Voyage of the SS Monarch to Hawaii 1882
The Steamship Monarch arrived in Honolulu 9 Jun 1882. It arrived with 16 more passengers than it started with due to babies born during the voyage. Steamship Monarch Was a First Bringing passengers from the Azores and Madeira were costly. The Monarch was the first steamship employed to take this voyage. What made this voyage…
Early Hawaiian Death Registers
Before 1900, what we consider death certificates did not exist in Hawaii. There are no death certificates on file for the early era. The official documents consist of the death register books and indexes. What can these records add to your family tree? Let’s take a look! Information Collected Let’s look at a typical register…
Hawaiian Delayed Birth Records Part Two: How Did They Apply?
A delayed birth certificate can prove a person really was born in Hawaii. But, how did a person go about getting a delayed birth certificate? It All Starts with an Application In order to start this process, the person filled out an “Application for Certificate of Hawaiian Birth”. This application asked for basic details such…