The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-02-28

4 Others might pick out the star as q
meant for the sky therefore all peo-
pie here should consider themselves
angels since stars are to be found on
earth
Then again certain people might
take the sun rising over the whole as
symbol of the ascendence of the
Japanese over every one else in the
country, but in Reality it was intend
ed by the designer to represent the
dawn of the new era in 1894
The taro and banana leaves might
be construed as meaning that taro aud
bananas were the only articles of
food here. These and other objections
of the kind could easily be interposed
but il was evident on the face of them
that they bad no soundne-s of judg
ment Persons fully acquainted with
the meaning of the symbols were the
only ones competent TO judge.
Rep. Robertson saw no room for
objection to the design, and moved for
its adoption.
Rep Rycroft echoed the sentiments
expressed by the former speaker. To
take out the bril- without substituting
something in its place would spoil the
whole design. Since there was no
hurry about the adoption of the seal,
Rep Rycroft was in favor of making
a discussion of it the order of the day
for Tuesday, and male motion to
that effect.
Rep. Bond said be did not object to
the seal as q whole. He thought it
~ thinn ttrt tho
letters should be changed.
Rep. Kamauoha, in recommending
certain changes, said that some people
might think that the Goddess OF
Liberty supporting the Hawaiian flag
meant that the United States was
steadily pulling the Islands over on
her side while Kamehameha, with
his spear, was trying to pull 1T back.
Then again, others might think the
people little previous in anticipating
annexation, such as the design seemed
to do.
Rep. Rycroft said that the United
States did not have cinch on the
Goddess of Liberty; it was the symbol
of republics
Rep. Hanuna said that Rep. Robert
son had spent a good deal of time In
telling about other peoples criticisms.
He was sorry the honorable member
did not give any of his own thoughts
on the matter. Rep. HanuUa saw no
fault in the design, and seconded its
immediate adoption.
The motion to defer was lost
Rep. Bond moved that the matter
be left with the committee to see If
they would not recommend a change
in the lettering on the design.
Rep. Kamauoha objected to the let
teriDg, and favored referring The mat
ter back to the. committee. He did
not want to have letters so that the
ordinary run OF people would have to
look two or three times before making
them out.
Rep Rycroft said that plain letters
could be found on most any beer bottle
or tin of blarking that one might hap
pen to run across. Gu the former the
letters were especially plain. What
the people wanted was something ar
tistic aud in the line to please. He
thought that the matter should be
allowed more discussion on the part
of the people through the medium of
the newspapers.
Rep. Robertson saw no objection to
referring the matter back to the COM
mittee, and thought that Rep Bonds
motion to that effect should carry.
Motion put to vote. Carried.
Senate Bill No. 8, an Act regarding
" Biennial fi-cal periods" passed its
first and second readings.
Rep Kamauoha moved that the hill
be read the third time on Friday.
Carried.
House adjourned at 11:30 M.