Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-05-12
copyright, 1899, by the Author.1

resident in the islands what he under
stood it to mean, and he said it signi-
fed q peck of trouble. Then I heard a
young man who had been out in the
darkness over a wretched road upon his
bicycle say he had got into "all sorts
of pilikia." Wikiwiki and pilikia ought
to be introduced into the English Ian
guage. They would enrich it. They
have a lively sound and a meaningful.
Then that other musical word, t'alo-
ha." It does not mean, 81 love you,"
as we have SO often read, although that
is a very pretty Specification. If you
want to say 81 love you" in Hawaiian,
you must add a pronoun, thus, "Alo-
ha o-e," which sounds just as sweet.
Aloha alone signifies good will, best
wishes, friendship or any kindly feeling
n human being puts out toward an
other. The word is such a Il as would
be inscribed owe the door Of a beer sa-
loon or hotel, as we sometimes see the
word "welcome" in the States. You
notice it upon the threshold or over the
door Of many buildings in Honolulu.
In such places it means welcome. I con-
fess l was surprised to see "aloha"
painted upon the doormat at the en-
trance to United States Consul General
Haywood's Office here. That is the first
time 1 ever saw the word ''welcome''
on the doormat of a public Office. You
are generally warned to keep off. Mr..
Haywood knows it is out Of the COM
mon order, and he half apologies for
its presence there by pretending he did
not know its meaning when he bought
that mat.
The native language seems to me to
have no backbone to it, like the charac.
ter Of the race that speak it. Yet once
they had backbone, and that only 100
years ago, when Kamchameha the Great,
the first of his royal line, conquered by
force or treachery all the other chiefs
and united the islands into one kingdom,
ruled by himself, and one nation the PEG.
pie have remained to this day. Kane.
hameha I was quite as splendid a say.
age in his way as either Frederick OF
Prussia or Peter Of Russia. In com
memoration Of his quality as a first
class fighting man a fine statue of him
has been erected in front of the govern.
ment judiciary building. It is in bronze
and represents a handsome heather
draped in the royal yellow feather cloak
and as little besides as the requirements
of modern propriety demand. It was
made several generations after the mon
arch's death by an American sculptor,
who evolved it mostly out of his ow1
head, for he did not even visit the is.
lands. The statue probably looks OF
much like the real king as the man il
the moon, but it is much better lookine
than the man in the moon, SO wha,
matter?
Honolulu is to Hawaii what Wash
ington is to the District Of Columbia. i
is practically the republic of Hawaii
Whatever roads, bridges or other publ,
improvements are ordered for any of tn,
islands must come from the legislativ,
assembly at the capital. The rule work
both ways. When q public work is or
dered for the city of Honolulu, the othe.
islands must be taxed to pay for it. Fo
instance, Honolulu, large Is it is.
city Of 80, 900 inhabitants, has no sewe
system, which is not to its credit. 1
move is now on foot to construct one.
As a matter Of fact, Honolulu ha
never had q city government of its own
The kings and queens Of the past rulet
1t themselves. Jealousy prevented tn
monarchs; from permitting any'munici
pal authority apart from their own