The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-29

| chiefs. who died rather than surrender.
Mrs. Dillingham; s address was:
The Battle of Nuuanu.
"The Daughters Of Hawaii invite the
friends who are here today to share
with them the pleasure of unwilling a
tablet commemorative of the most
momentous deed in Hawaiian history.
"Travelers from all parts of the
world have visited this historic spot,
and borne to their own lands the tale
of conquest effected here.
"The first objective point in the
itinerary of all who visit our shores,
tarry they for hours, or weeks, or
months, is this pail.
"To none, however, can the interest
in the event or the character of the
surroundings appeal, as to us, who are
of Hawaiinei
conquest necessitates weaker OPP
ponent. While we celebrate victory,
we give thanks that it was no alien foe
! who won.
! brothers of the same great insular
family store for the first place In au-
thority and sovereignty over Hawaii as
whole.
H'The battle of Nuuanu commenced
at the heiau of Kanelaau just below
the old flagstaff station on Punchbowl,
about where Alapai joins Kinau and
Lunalilo streets, and ragged along Sc
ries of heiaus that formed the guard
| or outposts of the Puowaina sacred
| heiau There was one called Mana
above the Queen s Hospital, Kahehuna
| (Royal School site) and one at Ka
akopua princess Ruth s. now the Cen
| trail GRAMMAR. Here the battle ragged
the fercest and the Oahuans were so
hard pressed they were divided into
! two sections, one fleeing Ewaward car
ried the young prince Kaomeaiani
along. He was the son of Kalaniku-
pule, king of Oahu. This division was
followed up by Nahili, one of Kane
hameha' IS most brilliant generals.
'fThe main portion of the Oahu
| army retreated fighting up Pauoa way,
but were met by the Hawaiians under
Heulu who had stolen a march around
Punchbowl and poured down on the
retreating defenders by the pass above
Punchbowl, Papakolea. The Oahuans
then retreated to the height above EIe-
koki, on what is now known as Craig
side, and the eastern portion of Judd
street. Here Kaiana was killed ana
Kalanikupule, the Oahu king, was
wounded by the shots from guns and
cannon served by Young, Davis, Cox
and other white men in the service of
Kamehameha.
.'The Oahu king, performing prodi-
gies of valor and mortally wounded, or,
dered retreat up the valley to gain
the heights of Ahipuu and Puiwa, both
strongly fortified heiaus, but as no at
tempt was made to stay the flow of
blood from his wounds he get weaker
and weaker and was carried to the
Mua heiau, just above the JehnsEone
homestead, where he died.
1.-THE victorious Hawaiians pressed
on after the fleeing Oahuans who, now
deprived of their two recognized lead
ers, fought despairingly to give time
to their wives, children and old people
gathered in upper Nuuanu to get over
to Koolau and comparative safety by
the dangerous Nuuanu trail, clinglna
on the face of the steep PERCEPTIONS
Nuuanu Palisade. A fierce, running
battle was fought from Ahipuu to Pu-
iva and again the despairing 0ahuans
were dislodged and retired mauka,
fighting every step of the way. They
took final stand on the hill above
the pond of Kahuailanawai. heiau
site. Here the wives-those who were
not fighting with their husbands-chil-
dren and elderly folks of the Oahu
chiefs were gathered, having refused to
obey the order delivered by painting
runners to get over to Koolau.'
''These now joined by their despair
ing husbands, sons and fathers retreat
ed slowly upwards towards the pass of
Kaholoakeahole and were driven over
the pail by the victorious Hawaiians
under Nahili, who had pursued one wing
of the fleeing Oahu army up WaoIani
pass on to Nuuanu and had arrived a
little ahead of the main Hawaii army
Kamehameha, who arrived later in the
rear of his army, recognizing that the
fight for supremacy was practically
over, gave orders to stop the useless
slaughter.
1T is a matter of record that not
a single Oahu warrior obeyed the or
der to surrender, preferring to leap over
the tremendous precipice to immediate
death rather than to accept life al
the hands of the invaders.
LII IHdt awful uOuT OF carnage anC
death, of defeat 50 complete. of vic
tory so dearly won, it was given to nc
one to lift the veil of the future, and
behold what was in store for Hawaii
"a century has run since that no
table day; a century of progress anS
uplift. From the darkness of strife
superstition, despotic government. ig
norance and terror, has emerged a land
beautiful beyond compare in it
! physical attractions, filed with law, or
der, justice, kindness and the fear O.
God.
"The ten years granted to Kameha
meha the Great, in which to prov
his acquired right as King of the Ha
waiian group. were years in which h
laid, in crude way. the approach +
] the worthy structure that in time wa
to stand at the crossroads of the Pa
. clfic. He builded better than he kney
IN those days when the light of ciyihza
l ton was yet dim. He developed steriin
qualities of greatness in the fairnes
\ and consideration with which he treat
ed his united people. He encourage
I them TO work, and did much to interes
J them in agriculture and improvement
! nd h. e