Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-10

DAY WORTHY
OF REVERENCE

kamehameha the Greats anniver-
sary. June IL, is day worthy of per.
petuation. There were later Hawaii
an soyereigns of the name whose
achievements of peace were not less
noble than the exploits of the First
such as the surrender OF feudal tenure
of the land for the benefit of all the
people. the granting of a liberal con-
stitution and the foundation of hos
pital-yet there is no doubt that these
successors to the name and scepter
Of the conqueror were largely inspired
to patriotic acts and policies by the
example of their renowned ancestor
whose lights and advantages were less
than theirs.
Like certain other of earths truly
eIeat, ones. Kamehameha | has left no
clue to his grave or tomb. Civilized
government in Hawaii. for which he
blazed the way. did not long allow his
memory to fade through lack Of mon
ument. By an accident that can only
be regarded as fortuitous he has been
provided with two stately memorials
instead of the one for which money
Nas appropriated-one upon the Biz
Island where his career began and
the other in the modern capital OF
the realm he found split into warning
factions led by petty despots, and lett
a united nation with its sea-divided
parts welded securely by HIS valor
Kamehameha's original statue, Was
sunk in the ship carrying 1t in the
Straits of Magellan or thereabout, and
the insurance. money provided for the
replica that was erected in front or
the government building in Honolulu.
Afterward the original work was fished
from the depths and erected near the
birthplace of Kamehameha at Kohala.
1t is said that John T. Baker, fer
mer governor of the Island of Hawaii,
was the model for the statue.
It Is to the credit of the Hawaiians
that the longer they are becoming
used to the light yoke of American
citizenship, the warmer their patriot
ism glows in attachment OF the noble
memory of their greatest chief. The
Order of Kamehameha ought to en-
dure as long as social order and fra
ternal amenities prevail in these fair
islands. This organization has
changed fitful and voluntary. homage
to the memory of Kamehameha the
Great to bounden and regular service
on each anniversary of his birth. That
the foremost young men Of the race
are attending to this patriotic Office is
one of the best omens OF the time.
1t shows that their ideals are those
Of unity, courage and progress. As
they decorate the statue OF Kameha-
meha, this day of his, with the fra
grant wreaths that have long been
world-knoWn as ! the regalia Of the.
warfnest human hospitality, let it be
believed that they dedicate themselves
anew to the social and political better
ment of the still potent remnant OF
their wondrously interesting race.
Credit for the founding OF this or
der, which dates from May, 1903, or a
little more than ten years after the
close of the monarchy and little less
than FIVE years after annexation to
the United States, belongs to DIR.
George II. Huddy, who has served the
territory faithfully and well as a rep
resentative in the legislature, first
from Kauai and then from Hawaii.
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, del.
egate to congress, was the first aliiai-
moku. or sovereign head of the order,
Hawaii Chapter No. L., which was in
stituted in Honolulu. In 1907 Mama
lahoa Chapter No 2 was established
at Hilo, Rev. s. l.. Desha, he OF the
silver tongue, being It's promoter.