The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-20
THE HIST 0RICAL PROOFS -ION

The pouring rains of the past few
days let up this morning, and fair
Kings weather prevailed.
The procession announced to start
at nine o'clock from the old Police
Station on King, street began to fall
in, but the start was not ready until
about 10 O'Clock. The Marshal of
the occasion was the Hon. John
Cummings. After a great deal Of
clatter among the proccssionists
falling in, the march was ar
ranged.
The pageant was headed by the
Royal Hawaiian Band, under Band
master Berger. The bandsmen were
handsomely uniformed in black with
red stripes, and white caps, pre-
senting most imposing appearance.
Following the band came large
float drawn by fine span of bays,
and carrying good sized boat, oc-
cupied by the boys of the Reforma-
tory School in sailor blue. After
this came another float drawn in the.
same manner. The boat was called
"Maui," and represented the cele-
brated chief Kahekili, andwas mar
shalled by u guard of II natives six
on each side, bearing spears and re-
presenting the fighting men of olden
time. This was followed by floats
similarly drawn, carrying 2 canoes
each, the first, with 3 helmeted Ha-
waiians, II men with paddles and a
member of small boys; the second
with two wcarers of helmets and
manned by six paddlers. The next
float carried one canoe of rather
fancy pattern, being painted gold
color, and carrying brilliantly
cloaked natives each wearing
grand helmet. This boat carried
six Hawaiian flags, three on each
side, fore, aft and amidship. The
chieftan in the stern carried mo-
del of large fish, hook in mouth
at the end of line and rod. Dur
ing the progress of procession the
man with the fish alternately threw
and drew in his line to illustrate the
operation of catching fish. These
were recognized under the title of
the "King's fishermen" The next
division consisted of two canoes
carried also ON low wheeled floats,
the first bearing two helmeted and
costumed natives, and supposed to
be propelled by three paddlers; the
second bore two venerable Ha-
waiians, robed in heavy, thick man
ties of dried ti-leaves, and along
side strobe pair of attendants
armed with clubs. Men and canoes
were profusedly wreathed in
sea weed, and made very curious
and rather fantastic appearance.
This was representative of the Ha-
waiian legend of Kalaniopuu who in
the days of yore, rowed his canoe
from Oahu to Maui, by three gigan-
tic strokes and who raised the wind,
at pleasure, blowing through a
gourd. The section that followed
was unique and alike historical,
nautical and NEUROLOGICAL. A long
canoe, raised on high fioat, was
decked, fore and aft, with Hawaiian
flags, Forward sat capital repre-
sentations of mermaids, one on each
side. The mermaids consisted of
live native girls, bearing tridents,
their brows heavily wreathed with
sea-moss and wearing leis of the
same nature, and attached TO the
"bustles," of each as they sat Ia-
waiian fashion on the floor of the
car, was a representation of the reg
nlation stall of fish" of the my
thical mermaid. In the same boat
were also two helmeted native ang-
lers. Next came another canoe,
with mermaids, and at the stern, on
the port side, was mounted huge
model of black skinned fish
labelled "Makaikai" whether meant
for a shark, whale or dolphin, no