The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-04-22
THE HUI KALAIAINAS.
An Appeal To Them To Stand By
Their Principles.

'uSh III thS h"'iNC l"ii u"SC anu oN"t'Nl
I'd broadcast through the islands
HUI KALAIAINA Us. ANNEXATION.
We feel it our duty to call the atten.
ton of the "Hui Kalaiana" to the pres.
ent condition of affairs. Every living
man on these islands is interested as to
what is to be the future government of
1t is evident that there will
be great change and it would be well,
that the Hawaiian people should care
fully consider the matter. We know
of no class of Hawaiians to whom we
would submit SO serious a question: as
exists at present as the members of
the Hui Kalaiaina."
The original members of that society
organized in 1887, were from among
the most respectable class of Hawaii's
best people, whose whole ambition was
to secure for themselves, and their peo-
pie, a more liberal and better govern
ment than they had previous to that
time. The object of the native Hawai-
ians who joined the Hui Kaaiaina 3"
was to get into the hands of the people
the right of electing some of the govern
ment officials; all officers being APP
pointed at the time by the King and
his ministers. The abuse of this system
of government brought into existence
the "Hui Kalaiaina." The "Hui Kalai.
aina's" idea of electing officers by the
people, was always opposed by the
King and his ministers also opposed
by low class of petty politicians, both
natives and foreigners.
The King and his Ministers ON all
occasions opposed the Hui Kalaiaina"
on accounts Of their agitation for the
election of the officers of the govern
ment, the King and his Ministers
claiming hereditary right to make all
the appointments to office in the king
dom. The opposition to the appoint
ing power Of the monarch and his Cabi.
net was the rock on which the Hui
kalaiaina was built, and faithfully did
they carry out that principle by carry.
ing the election OF 1890.
The revolution of 1850 with all its
palace influence, and dark lantern bust
ness effects, could in no instance induce
the Hui Kalaiaina into any unconstitu.
tlonal undertaking, and only few eX.
Ipelled members Of that organization
existed in that revolution. The exact
form Of Government for which the HUI
Kalaiana commended, and for which il
had been founded, is now offered tc
them by the great American nation
Here is a system Of Government, posi-.
lively denied the Hawaiian people fol
Years, by their King and Queen, now
offered them by one of the foremost
nations on the earth.
| America not only offers US the cleo
ton Of our own public servants, bu
it takes us under It's protection for al
time to come. America will no doub
grant the Hawaiian people all thu
blessings they enjoy in their own coun
TRY. Self advancement and future hap
piness will surely be the lot of all thos,
who favor annexation.
We feel it duty to our Hawaiian
friends in this their hour of trial anc
tribulation to advise them as to wha
we think they should do under tn,
present circumstances We thinl
they should leave nothing undon,
to favor annexation, and for the follow
ing reasons: Annexation gives tn,
Hawaiian People the right to Obtain
that system of government that tn,
| Hui Kalaiaina has been striving for fol
Iyears, by which the people could cleo
nearly all officers of government. |
lgive us that protection which no othe
government can give us. This vii
stop all future Hawaiian revolutions
which is a gift of God in itself, afte
which all can live happily and comfort
ably together. The crown lands are t
be divided among Hawaiians who hav
families. The lands will then be NOR
valuable than now; more money wi
be in circulation than ever before, ir
stead OF being bankrupt government
as we were under the monarChial form
if annexed to America we will have a
the money and credit we want. w
shall have telegraph in Honolulu il
side of two years, giving US the new
of the world daily.
We want our Hawaiian friends of tn
Hui Kalaiaina to study well this on
statement of affairs to them. Known
well how faithfully we served them i
days gone by, and that, too, without an
personal considerations. We have al
ways worked in order to get for ther
that system of Government now ofere
to them by annexation to the Unite,
States. We have always Considere
the Hawaiian system of Government
under the late King and Queen al
internal outrage on the intelligence {
the Hawaiian people. We favor tn
Provisional Government because it
doing everything in its power to advanc
the interest of the whole country an
everybody in it. 1t aims to give Il
that system of government which tn
people of Hawaii should have had year
ago.
In closing this communication,
sincerely hope that God will assist tn
people Of Hawaii in securing for them
selves a brotherhood in the create.
nation IN earth and Svcten, of no,