The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-06-04
A MODERN EDEN.
BY JULIEN u. HAYNE
(COHijdUcd. J

of education. In this article | have
discussed the education OF the Ha-
waiian quite freely, and have taken
the position that they are over-edu-
Gated, SO far as people of their ma
terial surrounding are concerned.
But, in the sense of such an educa-
ton as would train men such as
would be capable for the conduct of
government, they are woefully de-
ticieut. II is pertinent to ask the
members Of the Executive and Adj
visory Councils, with whom lies the
blame, il the natives are without a
proper education2 1t was the inten.
tion " the native rulers of these isl
ands to surround themselves by edu.
Gated natives, instead Of foreigners;
no Que knew this better than the
present supporters of Poor Grimes;
and in fact no secret was made of
this intention. For King Lunalilo
stated. in an address made to his
people at Hilo in 1879: AT the
present time | have four for
eigners as my Ministerial advisers.
But il, among these young mon now
standing before mo, and under this
flag, there are any who shall qualify
themselves to I'll these positions,
then ] will select them to fill their
places" The error here made is the
saying or utterauce of the honest
thought. The thought itself is a
credit to any king, or any man. But
this was the one thing that the mis-
siouary in these islands never de-
sired, and never intended to allow
to be consummated. II is a curious
fact that while nearly all the sons Of
the prominent Hawaiian mission
aries are college graduates, one is
unable To fluid that So much pains
was taken with one member uf any
family Of the ancient Hawaiians. tn
educate whom aud To enlightcu
whom the missionaries abandoned
their home aud their country and
came To these islands. II l. granted
that the sons uf missiouarir, own a
large share of Hawaii's landed pro.
p"rty, and, generally speaking, are
good citizens, although they have
gone out Of missionary business; but
II Is also true that the native Tia.
waiian who grew up with them. aud
who was their companion in sports
aud in school, aud their friends uu,
Ill January II. ls.3. IL without tn,
training Of college education
AGAIN u ne H. whose lault Is ~
Sii'c" III" temporal interests ol
The sous OF missionaries have grown
so large that they r"pulr" their con
slant care ana have driven them
out "' the ranks "i active mission
ares, they have mad" the nam,
missionary sii""r aud by'wofd
ih"y are well aware that their On
IRE prosperity II To be credited IL
the natives. They Tear tina, they
VIII he found out, aud So they hat,
accordingly FOR u II The lesson al
experience That our hatred Tor those
We have injured Is ever he most IN
tense; ahd th. hatred oil Tear IL "'"'
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