The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-28
The Weird Ceremonial of MonarChicaI Time.
Marked Transfer Of KaIakaua Dynasty
Dead to Tomb.
(TrOm saturday,s Advertiser.l

NHIOm SATURDAY
Weird and fascinating ceremonies
marked the removal of the bodies of
the members of the Kalakaua dynasty
from the royal mausoleum in Nuuanu
Valley to the vault nearby, chiefs and
high chiefs wearing the ancient feather
ahuulas of their rank, while participat.
ing in one of the most solemn cere-
monials that has taken place since
Kalakaua mounted the throne. In the
presence of throng of Hawaiians who
represent today the remnants of once
powerful sovereignty, with the eye of
their deposed queen watching the trans
fer of each casket, the dead of the last
reigning dynasty were consigned to
their last resting places in an under
ground vault, where scaled in with
cement and marble no other eyes will
ever behold them again.
Amid the weird, ear-haunting oliing
of oldtime chanters, the ever tuneful
voices of Hawaiian women singing the
heart.tugging melodies composed in for
mer days for members of the royal
family, and at the last with kukui and
cocoanut-fber torches Illuminating the
brilliant feather capes of the bearers
and the rich pals covering the caskets,
while the narwhal tusk tabu sticks
guarded the entrance to the tomb, typi.
cal of temporal power, the dead were
given their last burial. There was
weeping by men and women for most
of the mourners had followed each
casket from palace to mausoleum in the
long period marking the accession OF
the Kalakaua dynasty ito the throne
down to the past year.
Contrary to anticipation the removal
of all the caskets was accomplished in
about two and a half hours. The ar
rangements were perfect at both the
mausoleum and to and in the vault and
with strong men, all volunteers among
the Hawaiians, the heavy caskets were
handled without mishap. The genera
arrangements were in the hands OF
John +. Colburn, representing Prince
Kuhio and the Kapiolani Estate; Col
Curtis Iaukea, acting for and on be
half of Her Majesty, Queen Liliuoka
lani; Ex-Governor Cleghorn and Super
intendent of Public Works Campbell
/ for the Territory of Hawaii. Thi
Queen had taken deep personal inter
est in all arrangements and the manne
in which the bodies were to be place.
in the crypts was left largely to he
selection. The method of arTangemen
was completed some days ago, but las
evening one OF two changes were made
Princess Kawananakoa, widow of tn
late Prince David Kawananakoa, VIII
arrived yesterday morning from Sa
Francisco on the Sierra, visited th
mausoleum and tomb yesterday after
noon, and watched the preparations an
: added suggestion of her own.
At eight O'Clock the mausoleun
brightly lighted, presented a strang
interior. The caskets, lying upon plat
forms, were arranged in open vie
about the mausoleum, the magnifceT
! silk and plush pals, with festoons q
5 lima leis, and the tall feather kahili
lending a strange aspect TO the seem
Seated in the center of the main ha
were her Majesty, Queen Liliuokalan
, Princess Kawananakoa; Ex-Governor
S. CleghOrn and daughters, Mrs. Jane
Boyd and Mrs. James w. Robertson
Acting Governor and Mrs. Mott.Smitl
, Hon. w. o. Smith, president of n
J senate; Superintendent of Public Wofi
and Mrs, Marston Campbell; Col. San
}. uel Parker; Mrs. c. g. Hollowayi Mr.
Il John Colhurn, Mrs Walter Maefarlan
Is Mrs. Robert shingle, Miss Beatrii
Campbell, Mrs, Frank Woods and MT
Y Mana, attending upon the queen.
e At the hour mentioned the first "a
h ket, thai of Kapaakea, father OF XII
o Kalakaua, Was placed upon the dEaps
iruek and wheeled out ~ ihe nmua
4 leum by b number of chiefs, while pa
o loka. the eAanier, Oiled aud memhe
o, IT the Lei Aam0 Club sang heautif
Z Hawaiian melndY. The irnek vas n
r, down an inclined platform % The foa
i way and then wheeled io another
II elhed way which led 90 lha TOP ~ d
5 aiepa which I'D 10 the vault hello
% nnNaya having haen placed oHfs 4
e sinpa hnd platforms erected in q
fRaali John Mise fnpeflnienaed &