Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-08-03
THE ON ~ nErtrR
strong Piea Tor the Preservation Of
History In the Proposed Great
seal

latest Legislative reports that
have reached us, il appears that
committee Of two from each
II ouse is to prepare designs for a
Great Seal" As it is not
known by the writer who may be
of this committee, trust it will
not be deemed by them pre-
sumptuous on my part to put in a
plea for the present Seal or Coat
Of Arms of the Nation.-taking out
the two crowns only and substi-
tuting the conventional Liberty
Cap" for the upper one.
We find this Coat of Arms on
the reverse of the current dollar
($) coin. The lIeralds' College
in London never perhaps de-
signed u more beautiful work of
art, or a more complete and sug-
gestive epitome of the history of
people and nation.
The groundwork represents
the great Feather Cloak, or more
properly Kihei or sheet, the
priceless Crown Jewel, VIII oh was
collected with such untold ex-
posure and unpaid toll in the
mountains, in the days when
Chiefs word was life or death,
and on the upper right and lower
left quarters of the shield is a
"Puloulou" the awe = inspiring
insignia of the dreaded "Kapu "
The remaining quarters show the
eight stripes that are incorporated
in the national and constitutional
ensign, and are emblematical of
the eight inhabited islands of the
group.
The supporters of the shield,
one bearing a "pololu" or long
spear, which was common
weapon of war, and the other a
"kahili" or emblem of high rank,
and peaceful display, recall the
fine forms and dignifed carriage
of chiefs and the people of sixty
years since. The pendent below
will suggest Kamehameha the
Great Conqueror; while the motto
is the inspired expression of Ka-
Inehameha Ill, the Good-the
friend of the stranger, and bene-
factor of his people. Every point
is appropriate and its beauty as
whole is as satisfying az the great
seal of any other nation. IL Dor
rows nothing from pagan Greece
or Rome. There is no Grecian
bird Of Jove with his lightning
bolts, or fabulous Unicorn fight
ing the Lion for the crown, or
double-headed eagle to remind
one of John Bunyan's MIR.
Facing-both-ways."
The Puloulou," which is
foolishly left off the one cent
stamp, should be adopted as the
mace for our Legislature, to rep
resent the majesty and power and
dignity of the Nation, and it will
be found as effective as the Roman
fasces are in the halls of Con-
gress.
"Remove not the old land
marks" when your children
shall ask their fathers in days to
come, saying, What mean these.
then We shall let your children
know, saying. Of such were the
beginnings Of Hawaii, that all the
people of the earth may know the
hand of the Lord is mighty, that
Righteousness exalteth a nation,
and that the breath of the land is
established by Justice"
&c pluribus," Erin 60"
"Honi SOFT" "Dieu et," ct id
omni genus, are not in the same
category.
A plea for the preservation of
any the least Hawaiian, except
material objects in a museum for
dime attractions, may cause
gnoshing of teeth and a howl
from two or three iconoclasts that
would tear down, pull up and
thoroughly obliterate all name
and remembrance among men of
all that is essentially Hawaiian.
There are others that would keep
steadfast in the due observance
of an obligation to cherish the
memory of a people to whom they