The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-05-17
PEARL CITY.


The Conmittee Select That Name far
the New Town, and Lehua for the
Avenue.
1t will be remembered that on Nav
9th we published an article stating
that MIR. B. F. Dillingham;, acting for
the Oahu Railway and Land Co.,
offered an honorarium of q six
months pass on the railroad to Eva
and return to any gentleman who
proposed the best name for the town
recently laid out at Eva, and SIM
liar honorarium to any lady who
proposed the best name for the
Avenue. The award was to be made
by the following committee: Rev.
w. B. Oleson, Prof. M. M. Scott, Mr..
I. r. Walker, Mrs. w. G. Merritt
and Mrs. B. F. Dillingham;.
The committee received q large
number of proposals and yesterday
afternoon decided on ''Pearl City" as
the name for the new city, and
"Lehua Avenue" for the avenue.
The report of the committee is here
presented:
Mn. B. F. D1LL1NaHAM, Honolulu.
Dear Sir: The award committee
to select names for. the new town at
Eva and it principal avenue, have
agreed unanimously that the town
shall be called "Pearl City," and that
the avenue shall be called "Lehua
Avenue" The former name was
submitted by Mr.. J. NJ. McC hesney,
Edw. p. Olesen, and Fred. Peterson.
The name of the avenue was sub
mitted by Mrs. III. A. Coleman and
Miss Charlotte Erickson. The com.
mittee were disappointed in not re-
ceiving more native names to select
from. Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE OF AWARD.
Following is list of the names
sent in for the new city. The name
Dillingham; was sent in by fourteen
different persons: Dillingham;, Dill
linghampton, Dillinghamsville, Dill.
linama, st. Dillingham; Pearl, Dill
lingmania, Pearl, Pearlville, Pearl
town, Pearl Town, st. Pearl Town
Manana, Holomua, Margarita, Pro.
mistown, Momilae, Paradise, Eva
Eva Hou, Mayville, Mays Town
Noelehua, Puamaeole, Franconia
Hookanaka, Ashleyville, Kaloko
Lawrencetown, Kingstown, Benville
Benwark, Kamehameha, Kamehame
ha Town, Lanakila, Ulumahiehie
Wainohia, Elani, packard, Mikiala
Ululani, Alma Aloha Town, Emma
vile, Holokahana Town, Oahu
Keauholomua, Edison, Laniwai
Hopetown, Locodilly.
Following is a list of the names
suggested for the avenue: Robinson
Margarita, Ewaline, American
Franklin, Queen street, Lehua, En-
terprise, Lanakila, O. r. & L. Go.
Regia, Pearl, Lowella, Emma street
Aloha, Progress, Arion, Wailua, Re
form, Onward, Coral, Onaona, Royal
Halealoha, Dillingham;, Victoria
Folly.
The committee also received tn,
following communications:
| LoKoD1LLY.- The name is com
pounded of LoKo, lake, and D1LLY
such an euphonious abbreviation o
Dillingham's name as natives Cal
pronounce. Here we see a graceful
combination of Hawaiian and Eng
lish-of the place and the man-o
suitable length and an agreeabl
cadence. It has q pleasant resemb
lence to Piccadilly in Merrie Eng
land" and at the same time is essen
TALLY Hawaiian. It is, in fact, a
epitome of our history, being Hs
waiian first and Haole afterwards
with the burden of the emphasis o.
the haole half. SINBAD.
| GENTLEMEN: I respectfully sugges
the name of BACKYARD as tn
name of the new town at Eva. Tn
name is composed of the initial lei
lers of the surnames of the frs
officers Of the O. r. r. & l.. Co., viz
/ Dillingham;.
j Arllardt.
/ Castle.
K-luegel.
Ashley.
Robinson.
D-enison. y. A.