The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-08-27
Tour Of the Princess Regent
on Hawaii.
Speeches of Her Royal Highness
at Kohala and Paauhau.

| an expression of loyalty, which in this
instance springs from a genuine natural
| affection between Ruler and People! The
| Hawaiian is strongly emotional and affec-
t~ionate, n regards persons more than
principles, and he delights in offering the
reverence of his nature to a beloved Chief.
In such a case he is not content with any
| greeting and shake OF the hand, derived
from his modern teachings but he pours
out his ancient aloha, with clasping of the
| knees and kissing of the hands and feet
| of the object of his loyal reverence. And
| thus the native people of Hawaii have met
| the Princess Regent Liliuokalani. And
| all foreigners, too, whom she has met on
| her route have felt glad and honored in
| showing their respect to a lady who has
| proven herself a firm, ~resolute and patriotic
| Ruler.
The suite of the Princess Regent all
| speak with enthusiasm of the fine appear
ance of health of the people, and of the
| numbers of bright children seen at Hook
ena, Keauhou, and other places on their
route. In The country surrounding these
| places, Hawaiians are to be found engaged
in small, independent agricultural enter
prises; and here the Hawaiian race is to
| be seen under its most favorable conditions.
| Let rulers and public men study these in
dications.
The Princess Regent landed at Mahukona
on the 18th inst. Sh rode, accompanied
by a large cavalcade, from this point to
Kohala, and met an assembled multitude
of about 1900 people, at Kaiopihi market,
when Her Royal Highness read an address
in the Hawaiian language of which the
following is q translation:
"MY GOOD FRIENDS OF KoHALA,-My heart
swells with pleasure at this meeting and this
is enhanced by the evidences l see about me of
your thrift and industry in cultivating the soil,
and converting what was formerly a barren
waste in a fruitful garden. 1t must be a source
of satisfaction TO you to remember that, when
His Majesty the King was contemplating the
journey around the w~orld-upon which he is
now engaged-hef first made a visit to the people
of Kohala. You received him with q hearty
welcome, and with every manifestation of loyalty
due from the people to their King. On His
Maiesty's departure for foreign lands, there
devolyed upon me the serious and weighty charge
Especially for a woman) of conducting the
Kings Government and l have much desired
to meet the people, and talk with them. But
unfortunately | have been prevented from doing
so on account of the prevalence in Honolulu of
the pestilence-the smallpox. 1t seems that
this dreadful disease has recently prevailed to
a great extent in many parts OF the world and,
owing to our commercial relations, we could not
expect to escape from this inhiction which the
Almighty sees fit to bring upon mankind. The
lengthy embargo which it was necessary to put
upon travel to and from the metropolis was not
only very vexatious, but injurious to business
interests yet we all know 1t was necessary for
the safety of the natives. We have great cause
to congratulate ourselves on the result, the rules
of the Board of Health having been strictly
observed, the other islands have escaped this
dreadful pestilence. l am very glad to be able
70 say to you now, that there is reason to believe
that this dread disease has at length disappeared
from our midst. 1t Is with pleasure that 1 am
able to inform you that during His Majesty's
journey abroad 1 have been in constant receipt
of letters from him, i'll which he frequently
speaks of the pleasant and princely receptions
he everywhere meets from Kings and Govern
ments, and also of his own continued good
health. / am also happy to say to you, sugar
growers and people of Kohala, that / am assured
His Majesty has used every exertion with a view
to procuring an immigration of laborers and
settlers of a cognate race with our own people.
I trust that this journey of our King around the
world will result in good to our country-not
only in the increased knowledge which we shall
have obtained in the science of government, but
also the status of our Kingdom which Will follow
upon our Kings visit to, and reception by, the
crowned heads and princes of the leading
Governments of the world. In concluding these
brief remarks, my friends, let me say that we
should all lift our hearts in prayer to heaven,
from whence comes the ability and the know
ledge to control the great Governments of the
world in wisdom, and in prudence
Her Royal Highness spent the Sunday
at Makapala, where a large number of the
more influential native and foreign resi-
dents of the district were presented to her.
The next day was wet, but delay on that
account could not be thought of and an
early move was made At the end of a
tiresome ride the Princess found welcome
shelter for the night at Mana, under the
hospitabIe roof of Mr.. Samuel Parker.
Attended by her host and Mrs. Parker, the
Princess with her party rode forward the
next day to Honokaa, in the Hamakua
district, where q most enthusiastic recep-
ton awaited her. Adopting the ingenious
method by which the people of Hilo con-
trived to give a royal salute to King kala-
kaua, on the occasion of his first visit there
after his election to the throne, the recep-
ton committee had contrived to convert
two anvils into field pieces for the nonce,
and received the Princess Regent with a
salute of twenty-one guns. All n had,
or took, a holiday and a crowd such as has
not been seen in Hamakua before, assem-
bled to do homo to the royal visitor.
Addresses in Hawaiian and English were
presented and a procession was formed to
escort the Princess to Paauhau, where Mr..
Parker's mill and plantation are situated.
The afternoon and evening proved very
wet, which interfered seriously with Mr..
and Mrs. Parker's h~ospitable intentions.
Great preparations had been a for a
ball in honor of Her Royal Highness's visit
and a multitude of invitations had been
given and accepted. But the rain obliged
many to stay at home, and beat quite
through the roomy marquee which had
been erected to serve as a ballroom.
Nevertheless, in spite of all difficulties, the
affair proved most enjoyable to all who
were able to attend, and dancing was kept
up with considerable vigor. The next
morning Her Royal Highness read to a
large assemblage an address of a character
similar to those we have already reported
in full. The address was given both in
Hawaiian and in English. The Hon. J.
Kaunamano who represented the Hamakua
district in the last legislature. read the