The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-19
ABOUT HAWAUTS
GREAT FEASTS.
Surprises the White Man Meets at
His First Luau.
DUSKY BEAUTIES EAT RAW FISH
Shark. squid and Scawced Among tho
other Delicacies-WOnderful Poi
and Its Facinations-Ihcy Feed
on Every Occasion.

POMONA. CAL. July 3o.-'The diet OF
the natives of Uncle SAM reeea.ly aus
usxed Hawaiian Islands, SAD hdiinoH
L. Buckley, who was local as.n' ~.
yTonolulu fgr q sugaI-cana company l'I
~. ,-.,rs .4- one of the interesting
Things about them. what one eats lnol-
osfes ones social standing IN hANll'
Ths artst0crats 0f Hawaii are the 'nh-
dren OF the missionaries VINO stieo
from New ENGLAND around ina horn
m the thirties ond fortics, and took the
GosDel 10 the Kanakas. Inc ht'l|. 81
were easily converted 10 rhil-li .in,y
and the Yankee missionaries ana ul."
Young wives became so happy in 1io
beautiful fertile Islands out in tle 49, 49,
fe that very few of them ever ielt tN7
froufcql paradise. Their children intet-
married with the finest hanalla emil
dr.n and with the Yankee spirit or lh-
dusfrv and invention they developed the
siirar-cane industry OF the island. Il
eoo~o of the sons of missionaries from
Massachusetts and Connecticut are Illi-
iouairos I'm Hawaii. Several are mult-
mfiionaires. The Bishop estate Us Tcck-
oned az 3ls0o00 0. 10 was an mace from
cane sugar In thirty years.
This part OF the population dimes on
the nest Cases of oysters packed in ice
come by every boat to the gich Amerl-
cans ln Honolulu from the Chesapeake.
Hundreds al heads OF celery are taken
from Michigan 90 Hawaii every winter.
Tons OF California vegetables are coh-
euurd by Americans in the Islands. Inc
English residents have their roast beer,
aud they sometimes have 90 import IL
in cold storage from San francisco. Inc
thousands of Portuguese in Hawaii haNe
dishes reekng in garlic and chilis while
H.H HI|L
rice aud dried sharks Ems The Japa-
nose dine on poultry and native NeEe-
table ike ancient squash. Every steam
or from Hong Kong and lokon3ina
brings tons OK products f0r the orieulal
tables I'm the islands. For the henaka
there e. abundant poi-on edible tAAt
might pass for bin posters paste I'VE
DAYS old-driod and smoked squ1. COOK
ed soaweod. raw muiiet. dos roasted IN
ri leaves and a combua Lble drink maze
from the fermentation OF root. From
an this pr0yender native and forei6n'
the kitchens of Honolulu ere able 10
mako Discriminating choice "lcn
gives The bills ri fare 40 some enter
tainmelt8 q peculiar p.QnarcE
FAMOUS EATERS.
1.-THE natives of the Hawaiian Islands
aro famous eaters. They have FEAST
or more properly speaking loed-on
every possible occasion. and il D. t.uiy
marvellous what quantities OF food they
can stun into themselves without physi-
cal injury. a custom from timo inn
memorial among tho kanakas is 90 have
"a uau-an enormous feast-1b0ut once
every fortnight King kaiakaua used
to have the most gorgeous luaus in the
memory OF the oldest natives in Homo
lulu. The average native would go With
out his grass hut and clothes rather
than forego "a luau with his bis family
on "a company of friends two or three
times % month The hardest work
have ever seen kanaka oo mas been
in preparing for luau and some nara
work must always DE done n hetlins
ready for lutu that i5 n luau.
"Ihcse fca5u arc usually served 80 me
open air.. 81 the royal palace tuey zoos
place lu great banquet haN ine
eoreing is almost always occDhiH hi'a
hy music 0n guitars ana a peculiar nae
tive slrnenl instrument Ike CRUDE
cello. The meal is served ON the grass.
Tl leaves. variety ot huge lilies. arc
used as tablocl0ths The food is heaped
Ou the Of leaves before The feaatera come
and there is mo- passing OF i1oi 90 the
guests. Each person 1t the iuau s..s
legged Turkish fashion, on t.e-
eanuy woven grass mats about me
edge of the area OF % leaves ana i'ou.
Tho meal is in one COURSE ana me i'ia.-
ar eats as me likes. There are no hhl' %
or forks Ones fingers are eDol enousn
for dining purposes no luau The feast
usually continues several hours Iae
f1ttcst Kanakas can s.t with their loe9
doubled mp beneath them au day and
night ard never have suggestion of
au ache. but DO o. positive torture to am
American or European who is eating
his first luau. when tne feast has proc
crossed about an hour. = have seen