Mercury crater named for Hawaiian patriot Nawahi


Star-Bulletin reports:
When the Messenger spacecraft begins orbiting Mercury in March 2011, it will look down on "Nawahi Crater."

A little smaller than Kauai, the crater is named for Kaho'oluhi Nawahi, also known as Joseph Kaho'oluhi Nawahiokalaniopuu.

The self-taught artist from Puna, who died in 1896 at age 54, was known as a Renaissance man with many talents and interests from art, law and teaching to newspaper publishing.
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According to the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Nawahi, born in Puna in 1842, was educated at Hilo Boarding School, Lahainaluna Seminary and the Royal School in Honolulu. He was a teacher and principal of Hilo Boarding School, trained as a lawyer and passed the bar exam given by the Hawaiian Supreme Court. He also started the Hawaiian language newspaper Ke Aloha 'Aina in 1895, which opposed the annexation of Hawaii by the United States.

Nawahi was honored because of his contribution to arts and humanities, but he is also well known in Hawaiian history for his political contributions, including serving in the kingdom legislature for 20 years, as Minister of Foreign Affairs in Queen Lili'uokalani's cabinet, and as president of the Hawaiian Patriotic League.


Posted: Mon - November 24, 2008 at 03:21 PM    
   
 
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