The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-06
HAWAII ON THE COAST.
NATIVE VILLAGE AT THE
FRISCO FAIR.
The Kilauea Cyclorama to be Moved to
the Midwinter Fair-Other Pro-
posed Exhibits.

During his recent visit in San Fran
cisco Minister Thurston was not idle,
and as usual was engaged in pushing
Hawaii to the front. Among other
things he has secured from the directors
of the Midwinter Fair a concession
allowing the exhibit of the Kilaues
cyclorama and the exclusive right to
exhibit and sell from the Pacific. This,
of course, will include Tahiti, Samoa
and other groups, the main exhibit
coming from Hawaii. The space
estimated to be It CURED, and which Is
virtually secured for the purpose, is an
acre and three quarters, or in
round numbers 10000 square feet. To
save time, trouble and expense. Mr..
Thurston has made application for this
space in his own name but proposes to
turn it over to stock company upon
the lines of the Cyclorama Company
as soon as one can be formed, first as
signing to the Cyclorama Company
without charge sufficient space for
them to locate the cylorama. The
members Of that company resident in
Honolulu view this proposition with
favor and will probably organize a new
company very shortly to carry out Min
lister Thurston's ideas. These cannot
be explained in detail in the scope OF
this article, but the exhibit he proposes
to make would be divided into two en-
tirely separate sections, one to con-
sst of an exhibit by the Hawaiian Gov
eminent under the direction and con
troll of the company and the other an
exhibit by the company itself
The following embodies the PROPOSE
tons advanced as the outlines of the
Hawaiian exhibit, subject of course to
future notifications
Tristan Hawaiian village, repro
duced in toto on plan similar to that
So successful in the "Street in Cairo"
at Chicago. This would include grass
huts, fishing canoes, nets, household
gods, calabashes and other utensils,
and the usual paraphernalia pertaining
to such places. Connected with it is
to be main exhibition hall and six or
eight houses representing the Hawaiian
style of architecture ; a booth for sell
ling Kona coffee and light refresh
ments, and booths for selling Hawaiian
fans, mats, seed work, feather work.
photos, etc AS additional attractions
in the village Minister Thurston pro.
poses to locate a pond therein, a hun
dred feet long or more, upon which
may be seen one or more live Kanakas
padding native canoes, etc 1t is also
proposed to have several large tanks
containing live man eating shark and
several other kinds Of Hawaiian fish,
and to send over four or FIVE of the
riding buIocks such as are used in
Kona and elsewhere. These are some
of the details of the items which can be
put in the village to make it interest
ing
The second proposition is for the
Provisional Government to make an
exhibit of its own from the Bishop
Museum and elsewhere of historical
relics, curiosities, ETC., which otherwise
could never be seen outside Of the
Islands. The company proposes to
take charge of these articles at Homo
lulu, and at the same time of all other
contributions or eXhib is from private
sources, and guarantee the safe return
of all such as require to be returned;
to bear all the expense If the necessary
exhibition buildings and the running
expenses during the progress of the
FAIR; TO take charge of all shipments
of fruit and island products which may
be forwarded, and see that the same
are properly cared for and placed on
view; in word, the company takes all
the responsibility and does all the work.
In return for this a small admission fee
will be charged, as at Chicago, prob
ably twenty-five cents.
Unless some such scheme as this is
carried out Hawaii cannot be repre-
sented at the Fair, for neither the Gov
liOl lnC COIli dDIC W
bear the expense under existing condi-
tons unless there is to be some direct
return.
In addition to the Hawaiian village
it is proposed to exhibit South Sea
Island village, entirely separate from the
Hawaiian one and made markedly dis
tinct therefrom. A South Sea Island
theatre has also been suggested as an
attractive exhibit, in which native
music, songs and dances would be in
troduced. 1t is estimated that
an admission fee of IS cents
to each Of these attractions
would remunerate the company
well, while large sum would be
obtained from the sale of privileges to
sub-concessionaires, such for example
as the concession for selling coffee,
curios, specimens, manufactures, photo
graphs, etc. Propositions have already
been made To certain parties in Homo
lulu with regard to the latter and replies
will probably go forward on the return
teamer.