The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-18
IN HEART
of VALLEY
Odd Feast of Our
Lady of the
Mountain.
I'm CHAPEL AT
KALIHI-WAENA
Portuguese Celebrate Religious
Fete Amid Salvoes OF Artillery
and FIuttering Flags.

of Portugal, Haunted in the breezes
which swept yesterday down through
Kalihi valley, over and about the little
Catholic church of Kalihi-waena, where
hundreds of Portuguese rendered hon.
age to Our Lady of the Mountain.
! feast of much Importance to the dwell
ers of Madeira. No more fitting place
than the little chapel of Kalihi-waena
with its mountain setting, could have
been chosen for the celebration of a
feast. associated with the highlands
back of a city on Madeira, where most
of our Portuguese came from
Nearly five miles from the Kameha-
meha schools, away up in the heart OF
the valley, the little chapel stands sur
rounded by the most luxuriant growths
of tropical verdure. Just there the val
ley narrows until, with the exception
/ of brief level space with stream or
water splurging between banks cover
ed with masses of dense shrubbery,
ferns and bananas, there is little more
than room for the church and road.
Everywhere wild nature has asserted
herself and with the rains and mists
which seem to be constantly tumbling
over the pail, the valley is beautiful
place to behold, and one in which the
thrifty Portuguese have been quick to
perceive advantages for diversified
agriculture. From the Karnehameha
schools to the uttermost end, the valley
is dotted with pretty little cottages
surrounded with grape arbors, bana-
mas, pineapples and taro fields, and
both sides of the well-made road are
lined with the greenest and densest or
shrubbery, I making the trip up and
down one kf unequalled attraction in
the vicinity of Honolulu.
Gay crowds of Portuguese of all ages
and sexes started early for the church
yesterday morning, using all manner
of conveyances, from light buggies to
heavy numbering BUSES, express Wag-
ons and brakes. Scores of people jour
neyed on foot, it being a pleasant and
invigorating walk with the exception
of the last mile when occasional show
ers were met which transformed the
road into a morass of red mud.
A turn of the road leading to the
chapel brought the visitors into full
view of a spectacle which warmed the
cookies of the Portuguese heart. Arch
ways of MALE and greens spanned the
road every ten feet and above each
post huttered a flag of Portugal. Long
strings Of flags, those of Portugal pre-
dominating, criss-crossed the premises
Immediate surrounding the church.
The pathway from the road to the
church entrance was fiag-fanked, and
everywhere the gaze met bewildering
and Kaleidoscope mass of blue and
loci n
of the arms of Portugal appearing
through it all. Near the church portal
was a stand erected for the accommo-
dation of the Mission Band in which
the white-uniformed players, led by
bandmaster Rima, played their best.
High upon an eminence two flags
hoated from tall STATS. Between them
was a small tent and the black muz-
zles of five or six cannon peeped out
in a warlike manner from the dense
covering of long grasses, and from
these, salvos and volleys were fired
every half hour during the day. The
discharge of the guns echoing down
the valley toward the sea, the merry
laughter of the crowds below, and the
ritual Of the feast being celebrated with
solemnity within the chapel. formed
series of scenes which were of intense
interest to the people.
The feast of "Our Lady of the Noun
tain commentaries a celebration sim
liar TO that of the French in the ador-
aEtf0n of Our Lady of Lourdes. 1t COM
memorates a time when an apparitiOn
of a woman appeared in the noun
tains, and the Portuguese have ever
since attributed this to a visitation of
the virgin. In-Madeira the feast is one
OF the most important celebrated dur
ing the year. Upon the little altar OF
the chapel OF Kalihi-waena, enveloped
in a wreath of flowers, was an image
ca3tef s.CyfIr Lady of the Mountain"
ana this was worshipped by hundreds
Of people. A large figure of Our Lady
was ordered from Portugal many
months ago and should have been here
,or yest e5sEdy's festival, but it was side
tracked at some point en- route. and
here was much disappointment among
the g-6fshippers.
Father Clement. the chaplain of Ka-
chapel. assisted by Fathers
Sylvester and Stephen. were present
during th@~ sePxfLas|Hntil the middle Of
he, aIterEFd9zE they left for Homo
ul:l-z1I8zz11ag the scores of people to
Szsze themse1ves~and prepare for the
journey Wreaths of the noun
ain grsens were made and placed
round hats sIsf17F1leen-the various vehi-
les swing Irto-1e<fwn late in the day
hey were~Sslz@d with a lei-bedecked l.
row.
me wj7n5s OF the fnner p2an We're sat
SIZED by the,~ esntents6f large picnic
.tlssz>z<1ergy and officials
at -d6Tn tf1z@-Treu laden table beneath
teuf@0here pig coUked~~in an inu.
lesatoes and other Ress@Sble things
we're served. -.--@@