The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-30
>TPENDENCE DAY
Gathering On Saturday
''' # Thomas Square,

,,,rdav morning the following
o. ,nittee-men of the Hui
t' INA were escorted to Thomas
2'iabb r the Royal Hawaiian Band;
s1'IE I, ~ Jr., J. L. K. Pahu-
D. n'[ PIX Nuuanu, D. All, S. K.
0', ,.h w. W. Mossman, J. w, Nae
FalD VIM. White, J. A. Kahoo-
p 1[o.es Palau, and J. Kukaualli.
N Sonore held a very small crowd
joe -. 10 who came to hear the ora
3'oP w, Of Independence Day and of
. 'an 'an matters. 1t was a very
1Fallanna thering and the large num-
'sr!!! SSiicemen were superfuous.
Gd Porinlccepdings were opened with
Ib5 Pr V Nr. s. G.. KaponO, after
5 !,5 Mr.. ]. A. Kahoonel, President
G.'n i 4ni Kalaiaina, read the fol-
oe iiIntroductOry remarks:
lD5 Ups OF THE HUI KALAI-
NEA tTn GENTLEMEN:-We cele-
"a b ore to-day the anniversary of
si: D1[o ,r of our independence
IF'J n99wprs of Great Britain and
ils This is a glorious day, day
1I htob our fathers gained our indie
YUMA YUMA without resorting to spears.
.l .5a 18th day of February, 1843,
.iindppendence was forcibly taken
.l from us by Lord George Paulet,
f'i .annrespntative of Great Britain.
ItCoTramber 18th of the same year,
Nv, Admiral Thomas, Lord
,so superior, restored our indie
si i7nca TO us, and that was an event
li' oan never be erased from the
aory of the HaWaiians.
' gan D, W. Pua said briefly as fol-
noD We commemorate this day as
d,y we got our independence.
Weight years ago to-day, we saw
: 8,c waving in the breeze again
.., +f had been temporarily taken
an Admiral Thomas restored the
l, 10 US, and on this very ground
i r5st the roaring of cannOns, the
-gd Hawaii was hOisted up. May
aag continue to wave over this
r@Iom till the last Hawaiian dis
m4ars. Applause
FAN. JOS. Nawahi spoke as follows:
s[e Hawaiian flag is the subject /
Tr4 selected on which to address
.n but as | gaze around this pavil-
m | do not see one; every indepen-
mi government has it's own ma
naI flag. Any monarch who says
hi he loves his people, and loves
n the flag, is deceIving himself.
3Dpausel. If you examine a Ha-
allan flag, you would find that
here are eight stripes representing
h. eight inhabited islands. An army
ltertains hope and victory when
sqv see their flag still being borne
gthe flag bearer. That flag instills
ism with patriotic feelings and
gs them on to victory. They will
awayer and retreat when their flag
skOns them onward. All the civil
Il powers of the earth hold their
gdear to their hearts, and any one
i6 tramples under feet the flag of
-ynation does so at the peril of his
Eernment, for the government so
suited will, in honor bound, de-
and an indemnity for it. Those
Do not revere their flag are not
for one moment, to gaze at the
RiOuS rays of the sun. Let us all
ard our flag as an invaluable
sure and place it near our hearts.
moment we lose it we lose
independence. The privilege to
INDEPENDENT is a heavenly bless
If you have a love for your
TRY, love first its flag. A flag
not foreign to us. Before the
7Nduction of Christianity in
Taii nei, our ancestors had what is
led "Iepa." 1t had q deep signi-
ance to them and they regarded il
'h certain spirit of reverence akin
dOlatry. At the speakers request,
lee hearty cheers for the Hawaiian
gwere given by those present.
Hon. r. w. Wilcox was the next
aaker. He said: We are here to-
by to commemorate the anniversary
Tour independence. We should lay
aie our political differences and be
one heart in honoring this great
y. Political speeches are irrelevant
ID should not be tolerated on this
aasiOn, Hawaii has enjoyed indie
adence during the past forty-eight
ars. Since then we have been re-
lived into the fellowship of nations,
opportunity we had not previously
lOyed We are now regarded as an
llghtened nation. Before we OBJ
lined our independence we were liv-
yin chaos; there was no system of
Eemment. History has told us
lat Kamehameha |. united these ISL
9s under the point of the spear.
~ predecessor, KalaniOpuu, of Ha-
al, had vainly endeavOred to bring
2olt this union. Kahekili, of Maui,
his rival. Long years of strife
rivalry ensued, but with no fruit
4feSults. Do you believe for one
~ment that if our kingdom had not
an united at the time of the arrival
Ile American missionary the
eat powers would have given us in
Pendence? KalaniOpuu wanted his
y 70 succeed him, but he knew that
acked ability. At the battle OF
rAuohai Kamehameha gained vic
Y over KeeaumOku. It was not
Evil of heaven that the seed of Ka-
~opuu should be ruler. Kameha-
,'la was the choice of heaven, and
rriucceeded in uniting these islands
,~Et one head. The irresistible
. Nv Of cannon gave Napoleon vic
!, out spears alone led Kamehame-
" victory. At the battle of KalOa,
lm @aIiukq, Peapea persisted in the
!, 5 y and his soldiers met q crush
s i Gpsleat' Kamehameha was tri-
fEfaa i. Again, at Waiale, the Sc
sr nsnterS of Kahekili were utterly
.UOyed, and their bones now mark
asas sPG' Where that bloody scene was
anSa u. AT lao, so great was the
In 'I IL Killed That the bodies of the
Ds1as aIn1ost blOckaded the stream.