As I have stated, these posts are now coming to an end. Actually, the initial intent was that this was a one-year experiment; it lasted for 8 ½ years.
I appreciate all the kind words.
I assure you that I will miss these posts more than you.
The passion/obsession of preparing them has been fulfilling, and throughout this process I have learned a lot about the place where I live and that I love.
I need to focus on some critical issues related to my work and cannot get distracted by a daily historical summary about Hawaii’s past.
I mentioned the plan is to create an interactive map (like Google Earth) that will show where the different stories took place; that is delayed.
In the meantime, all of the posts are available on the www.ImagesOfOldHawaii.com website, and will be for the foreseeable future.
When you get to www.ImagesOfOldHawaii.com hover over ‘Archive’ for a drop-down listing of different broad categories the posts are listed under.
Click ‘Archive’ or any of the headings and a ‘Search the Website’ function is available. A one-word search will lead you to prior posts that include that word.
So, anyway … thank you. It has been fun (anything worth doing is worth having fun doing it).
Thanks, again, for your support and kind words.
Peter.
… and a fun time was had by all.
Well, I am sorry to see it end. As a “mainland haole”, who has visited the Big Island many, many times, I have enjoyed reading all the historical snapshots of times past and information on many of the wonders that my wife and I have come to love on our visits and have puzzled about. Many thanks!
Mahalo for the time and effort you devoted providing all of us with a very comprehensive history of what was once my Territory as a kid growing up in Hilo and now my proud 50th State. What you provided through the years allowed our family to recapture those precious memories from both the Bowman and Olds generations of our families. Nothing else will ever compare. Aloha Ke Akua.
I have learned “too much” from your postings. Thank you. May we look forward to a nice bound gift book, “The Chronicles of Peter T. Young”?
I hope access to your postings will remain available online through ‘categories’.
Much gratitude to you, Peter. I will miss ‘hearing’ from you.
Mau ke aloha loa! You have provided us a significant, scholarly historical resource that will preserve the “record” for the future.
The most challenging part of historical storytelling is authenticating context. Thank you for modeling how to communicate both known and not known accurately, with references and attributions. Mahalo no ho’i.
Anticipating a fabulous to mapping project!
Godspeed.
Katherine Kama’ema’e Smith
Indeed, it certainly has been fun – anything worth doing is worth doing well, and that you certainly have, Peter Young! I have learned a great deal and gained a broader appreciation of my beloved home and that of my parents and grandparents. I’ve enjoyed sharing your posts with family and friends to their delight!
I look forward to the interactive map that will show where the different stories took place; when you’re able to get to it. Me ke aloha pumehana for keeping it alive for all of us. A hui hou, malama!
You have added a great deal to my life, Peter, and I am sure many of your readers feel the same. Thanks you, my friend for your great and valuable effort!
Hello Peter,
Thank you, for creating your stellar body of work for the last 8.5 years. It certainly enriched my experience of moving home and I’m truly grateful for your efforts.
Aloha,
Peter Fithian jr
Auwe! Mahalo nui for all of the great info you have dumped on top of me these many years. You will not be forgotten and your work will live forever!
In awe and admiration of your ability to corral and present so much information so consistently. A team of ten people would have had a challenge doing that.
Mahalo !! It was a grand ride while it lasted .
First thing when I open my mail every morning is to go to your website . Oh how you will be missed !! But we can look forward to your new Interactive map and good to know we can still go back and read the posts ..
Aloha.. until we meet again ….
Marcia Cutter
I’ve very much enjoyed your blog. Just want to say mahalo nui loa.
It’s gonna be odd not getting an article emailed at 2:00am and waking up to something new and interesting everyday. Thank you for the experience!
As a Mission Houses docent for nearly 6 years, I’ve learned so very much from reading your daily posts. Whenever possible, I include your information and stories to enrich my presentations. I know I’ll continue to see you around the campus. Mahalo Nui, Nancy Perry
As a retired Canadian Airman from Nova Scotia who has vacationed 36 times in HI since 1984 I loved seeing your work.
Margaret MacDonald 1852-1938 (ca) (nee Currie from Nova Scotia) is my cousin. She was a Hotel owner “The MacDonald” ca 1900 until 1927 when she retired to Nova Scotia to house-keep for her Catholic Priest brother, Rev Joe Duncan Curry.
You did a great article on her as a GM ca 1903 at Punahou.
Great work Peter
Major Ret’d Francis Xavier McGillivary (mother Carmella Currie 1907-1984)
Mahalo nui loa for your important research, which is appreciated even as far as here in Berlin, Germany. As for the interactive map I can recommend the community of „History pin“. Our hālau „No ka hoʻomanaʻo ana ia Berlin“ used this collection of „(Hi)stories“ to provide geolocated information about Harry Maitey (https://www.historypin.org/en/harry-maitey-first-hawaiian-in-berlin-prussia/geo/52.46233,13.250634,5/bounds/37.360938,-0.100684,63.719048,26.601952/paging/1/project/about). Aloha, Thomas
I’m an illustrator and I research your photos extensively for accuracy and I appreciate all of your valuable mana’o. Mahalo
No! No! Don’t go!
I just found you!
You can’t leave me now….aghh!
To think I missed your 8 years 😔
You are a wonderful historian, and you brought the story of Hawai’i to life for me. I have lived on O’ahu for 50 years and am studying to be a docent at the Mission Houses. Your blog has provided me with invaluable information, and for that, I am so grateful to you for all your knowledge and your incredible ability to impart that knowledge. I will continue to read all of your blogs over and over. I’m sad that you are leaving, but am so glad I found you before you did.
Mahalo nui loa
Malama pono