The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05
KAIuLANps DEATH.
a Touching Letter From True
Friend Of the Hawaiians.

in all my sympathy. To-day The
INDEPENDENT brought me the FIRST in
timation of the death of the Prin-
cess Kaiulani. 1t seems strange that
| had not seen all account of her
death long ago in some OF our news.
papers. But did not even know
that she was dangerously sick The
first information was the account of
her funeral. l grieve with the Ha-
waiians. knew their loving loyal
ty to every member of the Royal
family.
Few people understood the nat
ure of the Hawaiian's loyalty to
their rightful rulers. 1t never need
ed army, navy or armed police to
preserve it, or enforce it. 1t was a
loyalty born of love; the love of
natures own children, simple, deep,
unquestioning, trustful. Not be-
cause they must, but because they
could not live without it, did they
love their kings or queens.
To the Hawaiian his monarch was
part OF himself, his higher self. The
ruler and the subject were not two
separate entities; but the same unit,
manifesiug itself under different
phases and forms. To the humblest
native the kiog was part OF him
self; to the king the humblest ma
tive ever part Of himself, and so
the ruler and the ruled lived not
only for each other but in each
| other.
Nowhere has this been more beau
tifully illustrated than in the life of
Queen Liliuokalani The inspira-
ton OF her life has been her love
for her people, as being a part of
her people; Liliuokalaui received
the loyalty of her people because
they regarded her as part of them
selves. The Hawaians had no sup
erstitious belief in the theory of
the Divine Right of kings, but were
led along naturally by the law of
Divine Love. On her throne, or as
state prisoner in sight of the
throne room; surrounded by the
splendour of recognized royalty or
shorn of every splendour save that
of noble womanhood, she was their
Queen; they would have kissed her
| hand with as much reverence be-
tween the iron bars OF the Jail, as il
she were surrounded by the pomp
of Europe's most powerful courts.
On her part her people were herself.
She treated with queenly dignity
diplomats representatives of power
full nations; with queenly love, the
humblest Hawaiian whom she
chose to meet. And when Kaiula-
nj, the Queens own niece, died, a
sob of sorrow distressed every native
Hawaiian's heart, because Kaiulani
was the Princess of their hearts
Vain displays of what money will
buy, custom demands usually ex
press the grief of nation when a
prince or princess dies. but not a
single soul sincerely touched.
When Kaiulani died her beloved
Hawaiians could express their grief
only by loves deep silence. In that
silence there was reverence, an
honor, an homage paid OF sorrow
felt which never before was offered
to prince or princess.
| There are few, beside the native
Hawaiian, that can appreciate their
feeling l am one OF the few. So
l repeat, am native Hawaiian in
my sympathies with them in the
death OF their lovely, gentle young
Princess, .Kalulan. Had she lived
to old age, each succeeding year
would have found her more lovingly
devoted to her people, and that
her death does not destroy love or
personality. The Princess will not
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