The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-20
TRIBUTE PAID
TO MEMORY
OF KING
Hawaiians Celebrate Centenary Of
Ksmehameha III with impress!
sive cersmony-oueen Liliue-
lxalani Unveils Tablet to Mark
Birthplace Of Beloved Monarch.

Inc centenary OF kauikeaouli, Kane
hameha III, was celebrated yesterday at
kawaiahao Church under the auspices
Of the Daughters of Hawaii. This old
church, that has Witnessed SO many Of
the royal ceremonials Of the Hawaiian
people, was taxed TO the utmost OF it's
seating capacity. More than twentylsix
hundred persons viewed the unwilling
Of the memorial tablet which had been
prepared by the Daughters Of Hawaii
to mark the birthplace of ''The Gcner-
Gus King at Keauhou, in Kai-malino,
Hawaii.
The tablet was hidden from view by
the Royal Standard of Liliuokalani and
a Hawaiian flag, both the property of
and loaned by Hawaii 8 venerable ex.
queen for the sacred ceremonial.
Tho Queen and High Chiefess Eliza
beth Kekaaniau Pratt, both Of whom
are lineal descendants Of Keawe, the
ancient king of Hawaii, and founder OF
the kamehameha dynasty, were seated
on either side Of the memorial stone in.
the nave of the church. The palace
chairs in which they sat were draped
with ancient Hawaiian feather capes Of
priceless value
oldtime Dignitaries Attend. y
Back Of the Queen and High Chiefess
Pratt were High Chiefs Beekley and
Hoapili, clad in the ceremonial feather
cloaks and helmets of the Royal Cour.
tiers. High Chief Fred Kahapula Beck.
ley, the spear.bearer, is a direct des-
cendant through his fathers side from
Kameeiamoku. High Chief Albert Ka.
laninoanoa Hoapili, tho kahili bearer,
is lineal descendant of Kamanawa,
the royal kahili bearer. These two
therefore, in yesterdays ceremony rep
resented the spear-bearer and kahili,
bearer who are shown on the Hawaiian
coat of arms and are descendants of the
two chief court ali Of Kamehameha i.
On either side of the royal court rep.
rescntntives were the kahili bearers In
ordinary, sixteen young men from the
kamehameha School for Boys, robed in,
feather eapes and the costumes of the
warriors of old, representative Of the
court attendants I
The ehancel aud pulpit were tasteful
ly decorated with beautiful ferns and
palms while above was the Royal
Standard Of Kalakaua and the Hawai-
ian Gags, both now the property Of and
loaned by the Kapiolani Estate.
AZ Queen Releases Tablet Cover.
After the singing Of hymn 'sHow
Firm Foundation Rev. Henry Il
Poepoe gave the invocation Then the
royal chanter, Mrs Naha Hakuole,
chanted the koihonua lor song Of gen.
eology of the king. After this the
Queen drew. the cord releasing her Roy.
al Standard or personal flag while High
Chiefess Pratt released the Hawaiian
flag covering the tablet. This impress
sive ceremony was followed by the koi.
honua, "The Prayer Of Life" the most
sacred OF all the ancient songs OF chants
Of the Hawaiian people, rendered by
Mrs. Hakuole. The legend is that Ka,
uikeaouli was born MS one dead and
that life was restored to the BODY of
the royal babe in answer to this .'sPray.
or of Lifen ehanted by the court chant
er a hundred years ago,
Succeeding this orations commemdra,
tive of the life and good deeds of Ka.
mehameha were delivered by Judge A.
>. Mabaulu, Rev. w. b. Oleson and Rev.
John 7. Gulieh At the close OF Rev.
erend Gulick's sermon, in Hawaiian, the
Kanehameha girls sang the Pauahi and
kamehameha songs dedicated TO Mrs.
Charles r. Bishop, the audience sang
Hawaii Ponoi and Rev. Henry Parker
gavo the benediction.
Many Notablss IN ATTENDANCE.
Among those in attendance wero
Governor l., ~. Pinkhnm, Judge San.
ford b. Dole and Mrs. Dole, Chief
Justice A. q. M. Robertson and Mrs.
Robertson, Senator John C. Lane, w.
r. Castle, w. 0. Smith and many 9TH
or prominent citizens
Tho Hawaiian societies which took
part IN the centenary celebration were
The Daughters Of Hawaii Kamehame.
Ia Lodge, Aha Hui Kaahumanu. the
DAUGHTERS of the Warriors, the Chiefs
of Hawaii, Aha Hui Oiwi Ona Wa
hine, Aha Ma Pua O Hawaii and Aha
Hui Poola . Ma Wahine. n
Queen Liliuokalani and High Chief
ess Pratt are the only two living
pupils of the historic Royal School or
school for the children of the chiefs
which was establshe by Kaiukeaouli,
KamehamehR the Third. ~
Biography of I.aiukeaouli.
Kaiukeaonl, the third Kamehameha,
the son of Kamehmneha and ths
Royal Princess Reopuolani was horn
at Keahhau, Kona. He was pro.
claimed king with the title Of Kane.
hameha Ill, with Kaahumanu as reg
ent during his minority, on june g.
ls25. In March 1888, he declared his
minority to be at an end and asserted
his claim 20 the sovereignty with
Kinau as PREMIER To take unto my
possession the lands for which my
father has toiled, the power of life
and death aud the undivided SOW
croignty"; in these words did the king
announce his intention TO the chiefs.
.li3A, Declaration Of Rights was signed
and promulgated bY the king In June,
1899. This may be considered the
Magma Charta OF Hawaiian freedom,
and was the first step toward the
establishment of individual property
rights, also a guarantee OF religious
liberty. The fret Constitution was