Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-04-16
Laying Of the Corner Stone Of the Lunalilo
Home

ton SUM o. ,ha f.nnalllp Home was laid with .
Masonic Ger gonies in the presence ~ ". H. ~. ]
tbs Princess isgsnt, ". w. ~ the Princess Like /
like, tho VI istars, Judges, Foreign Represents. I
tiyes, and q ar0s gathering ~ residents and
visitors wiz sishsd D. be- present. vt Che eerefu,,ny
stand Witt fased seats covered ~ W an awning,
va4 provided fof spectators Dihoisl other, at
one cofusf ~ which was the sD,ns " ~ laid.
/ Adla w this ION the Hauka side WHsa t9HGf oceu-
pied ~ the Masonic Ffataruity aud the Band. sHJ
outside. facing tis stand, this uVyps zefa drawn
| upln singie fnnk The foyni psrty drove aps,
tFonty minutes ~ >. a. aud The troops presented
arms sud their ibJyHl tiiPhnesses were eseDffsd ~
soata in ffJnt ~ ua atJfie. The proceedings we're
gfssned nv che LiiIoWtuy address delivered w Br,
I r. -. Dole one u the Jrnstess}
/ Yopy h9gat HigbHsss. t1tiss md DsH1smss ~
! The late King Lunalilg provided by bis
las, viii that after his aged fathers death, bia
estate should b. used ~ build and endDw an insti-
tutign On tils Island ~ b. deyDtsd " the cars NJ
| such aboriginal HaWRiAns Hs SHOULD need main
ienance bg rrsaon - ioYertY, age ~ sickness
| YArigus causes hAYs delayed the begiunibp ~
| this work chief among which we're doubts ~ ~
The geining of the Will. ihess gsfe hgTeY.f ~
| length removed Dy decision Of The Supreme
Court last yaarthtt the Whole estate eroepiino Ong
bepnsst q friend, vested in his Trustees aud
their successors perp"tn4lIy for the purposes ~
Ground being selected plans we're prepared for
bDilding The instructions ~ the viii afe not W
/ build hospital but = home rather, where tlDa"
liaNaiiaus who might become " their belpless.
/ ness wards ~ the public As ~ were, ssDfilJ be
comfortably sheltered sud cared fgf Wy loving
hands ia the spirit With which this noble gift Vas
madg.
Perhaps few have realized the whole sgule1
earnGstness Ot the man ~ providing thus charity
IL was not the inipulsye act of q dying man Who
gives At last what be keep NO longer. II
the deliberate well digested plan Df yesrs. In his
days ~ health he made this provision, aud adhered
~ IL ~ his chosen pnfppss, ~ the last. IL ~
broad lands, mountain and plain lying almost
every Island IN the group, priucsly estate which
be had hardly besnn y sni2y, he GLADLY devoted
fully, To- be held always for their helpless ones.
IN the spirit Of this bsquest his trustees have
tried ~ carry ont his purpose. An enterprise Of
this character is an experiment IN this cpuntry.
There ~ no exact precedent ~ follow. IL seemed
10 rs thas a low building with br0ad yerandahe
would more nearly suit tie Hawaiian traditional
manner II life than Il high dDrInitory story upon
story, and Mt the same time be favorable to the
development Of the social and family life of the
| Inmates The superintendent will live IN the
central part and have easy 10 the rooms Of
both wings. II the trustees find that they have
fitted the manner Of the building ~ the demand
for assistance and care, there is money with
which u add new buildings.
And y, have come, many of us The friends
and associates VI the late King ~ assist in carry
ing out his plilanthropic purposes by laying the
foundation stone to a building which shall be, let
us hope, the happy home Of many of his country
men and women and at the sans time his own
, most hitting monument
Mr. Dole's address WAS followed by an anthem
"God IL our hope and strength sung by Hrs.
Handford, Miss Jones, Prof. Jones, and dr w.
w. Hall, very erceliently rendered. The Hon. A.
} r. Judd then read an address in the native Ian
cua8s oi winch append the following transla-
; tion:
May Il piease Yon Royat Highne.s, the An and
UaHfit0H fyieHds.
; have the honorabe part assigned me Of de-
Iiyering address today.
The chief who .de this loving gif. 10 his peo-
pie made his will in wisdom in the year le7i,
while he had no official station. On the death Of
KainehaInehs ", the unanimous voice Of this peo.
pie called Lunalilo 20 be our king, and after ne
haA taH he Htcf but his.
abandon his thought of love, and the will he had
> previously written remained.
I Lunalo chief of nigh rank. His mother
was Kekauluofl, daughter Of kalainamaku and
4, Kaheiheimaiie. Kalaiinarnahu was son of keoua
! and Kamakeheikuli. This Keoua by KekuPoiwa
had Karnehaneha /. KaneharDeha /. by hahei-
: heimalie had Kinau, the mother Of Karneh anne
, has ". and ", 80 Lu iao connected in two
ways with the two brothsr Soverelgns, on the
g mothers and grand fathers side. Lunaliio was
educated at the school of Sir. Cooke and John H.
He apt scholar and very quickly learned
te Egsn aha Ma g1 sn m 'Is' s ,ef,
: school he was idle ; there was work for him t1
:. do He had seat in the Legislature, but he had
| many lands which he inherited from his mother
u and all his wants supplied, there was urgent
Il necessity 10 call forth his energies. And IS the
case with the majority Of those who have oc
u cupation. he occasionally INDUCED in dissip ipation
Il This is much TO be regretted, for feel hopeful
that if he mad been placed in Government
e position while young, perhaps he would have be
Il come industrious man and celebrated for hI,
skill We cannot certainly say that this woulc
t have been the Case for he never tried IN any
work
: When Kamehameha v. died. he began 20 leave
r. off his boyish follies. and tried hard 10 bear h1
. government with mIidness prudence and all the
. wisdom he had, but 1t was not long ere his weak
e ness of body began and he became i'll and FINALLY
died on the Sd of February, 1874, aged 30 year
q and days. The Hawaiian race mourned sincerel!
,r for him for they had great lore for their chic
who loved them and their land. He died child
It less He left no descendants to bear his name, bl
~ without heirs, for ne made by his will
the Hawaiian race his heirs.
"a The principal characteristics OF this chief wer
ii follows. First, he had no sympathy with tn
ignorant follies of ancient times, Its superstition
,r or its deceying practice of medicine. second h
l. was a gracious chief, ne accessible to the low
est nature, he cared not for pomp and vanities .
70 royalty Third, but hts greatest work was this
10 which will preserve his name for ever, his las
will and testament.
y There are many persons these days who boas
much of their love for this land ana their exceed
ing jealousy for Hawaii Who is the true ia
F. waiians Ny answer is the true Hawaiian Is b
i who constantly shows his heart of love by acts o
love 70 his country. 1855 ..
l. Lunalilo did not talk much of his love for hi
N native soil but on .e 7th of June ISL he wrot
" his testament leaving all his lands after the deaf
r of his father, the capital to build home vher
could be cared for .he destitute poor and feeble
Hawaiian blood, preferance TO be given to tn
I'd aged.
= There have been many monuments erected il
~ the ancient Kingdoms of this earth. In Egyp
10 raised lofty obelisks cut OF single stones
but these shafts have not remained in Lha. land
10 some have been taken TO Rome, and to Paris on
ry TO London, and this year 10 New York. IL
three thousand years since these obelisk
a were cut. They not erected to perpetual
g. some good deed, but merely 10 preserve the nam
of the King who put them up. and as We see al
re going strangers foreign lands But this houss
IA whose corner stone is to be laid to-day Is git
80 of love, good work, and it will perpetuate th
y. name of its founder. II is well for US to thin
much of this gift. No other Hawaiian chief 9
cotnmoner has done deed like this. Lunalil
Alone up 10 this day has left his property for tn
>. Hawaiian race. His name should forever
e' cherished.
d, To-day is laid the foundation stone Of thi
home for the poor old men and women of Hawai-
" This home is their city of refuge, shelterod ha
e, Dor for their last days of weakness here they vi
have peace and quiet after their battling with III
{" stormy seas Of life.
ad This gres home is to be built of stone quarre
from Punchbowl, and thus Hawaiian stone is {
10 protect Hawaiian bones
n This is not hospital for the sick, this Is
hom. for the aged who have no homes, for th
remnant of those Hawaiian families in whic
=. mons remain who are strong and able to proyid
'' the means of living. This Is not home for th
re young and vigorous nor for those who are Poe
NJ on account of their hxinvsss This home Is Il
IN those who are unable account of feeblene'
ad from ace other similar causes 70 prov de the
Sn own homes. l hope, and snch is my wish, thl
ne there will be hut few who will seek the benefits