Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-12

limitations OF once noble ana geDer'
Icuse race. As chairman Of the Ka'
Imehameha Day celebration commit.
tee, I extend the aloha Of the commit,
tee 10 this gathering and TO the guests
| OF honor. Let the fragrance OF the
lei be q token Of our friendship and
depreciation Of your presence here
to-day. In conclusion. may God guide
Us In the future az he has in the past
Ito let us mingle and Eve In unanim.
Ity and good fellowship. where race
Iprejudice has no place In our social
gatherings and in our home"
The next feature on the program
was the presentation Of a >tableau de
p!cting the cession OF all the islands,
with the exception Of Kauai, to King
Kamehameha. The procession enter.
ed from the makai entrance and, after
lit had cireled the bandstand, King IA
mehameha took his stand on the plat
form. while the Others went through
the ancent ceremony Of swearing al
legiance to him. The tableau was
highly interesting from a number. OF
standpoints. principal among these
being the ease with which the partiei-
pants took their parts, and another
the remarkable costumes worn by
these taking part Mang almost
priceless relics. including kahilis and
necklaces. were In evidence. all tend
ing to make the affair as realistic as
Hncssible. In connection with the tab
leau, Kamehameha.s aneieHt war god
occupied place on the capitol steps,
guarded by the Hui ka Hale o ma Aiii
% Hawaii. To the Daughters Of War.
#rfoFsof Hawaii Is due much credit
fer the admirable manner in which
the tablean was carried CIT
Following the tablcan, Chairman
Lane introduced Rev. Stephen L.
Desha, the ''silEer-tongued orator OF
Hilo." who delivered the Hawaiian
GRAFTON of the day. It was Jne of Mr..
Dasha's tYpically eloquent addresses
enc which was, full af tender praise
Tor the works of the great Kanieha-
meha and which was an appeal for
the steady betterment or the Hawaiian
race. Mr.. Desha was as we'll received
as he is well known. and prolonged APP
plause followed his closing remarks.
go to Work. He Advises.
The address in English was deliY-
cred by Rev. Akaik0 Akan.l, who has
gained for himself the reputation OF q
forceful and interesting public speak
err His remarks did not tend as much
toward Kamehameha Day as they did
toward the fundamentals in the pro-
gress Of the Hawaiian race. He spoke
of the Hawaiians rs aeing god speak
ers but poor workers. end Go to
work we're his closing words.
Mr.. Akana spoke ia part as follows:
The Hawaiian race must play the
primary part in the solution Of the
problem Of the DEVELOPMENT and MAIN
tenanee of race consciousness. Dur
ing these 81 years az our existence in
this new life. we have eonclusiyely
demonstrated to those whL know us
that We possess the same faculties and
suseeptibilities as tho rest Of mankind
and that we are capable Of the high.
est development There il hardly
anything in our makeup to be asham.
ed OF aud there is no reason why our
courage should not be given free play
IN all directions But. to egin with,
mere must be conscientious pride
u the heart Of. every hawaiian in |
these rislanfs. There must he abso-
Iute faith and belief in himself. and
his must accompany self culture nv
thought and experience.
With the development and nlajnte.
nance OF race consciousness. there
must follow pursuit for increased eff.
ueiency. Personal self.respect he.
comes weakened in the long run II its |
Vltal ingredients are not fed, eultivat.
"a and Systematically promoted. We
@ certain extent, are partly respon-
slble for the new conditions existing
n our land today, and we have ac.
eepted the modern standard of living
ihaer which we are staggering. nj
mis- Is SO, then 1t must be true that
ne Hawaiian race. as it has been true /
u other races, must 60 through the
anne mill and work it out In about the
lone" 3 4
Mr.. Akana concluded with the state
nent Eve must go to work. The ay.
rage Hawaiian, il you take him from
ne street and place him in pulpit,
VII give You . good talk. but he is not
Inclined to work. We have the ham,
ner and We have the chisel. Go toE
YORK. : The address closed the exer.
Uses in the palace grounds.
thousands See Pageant.
Fully 5000 persons, ,malihinis andl
were gathered at the
'ublic baths, Waikiki, at $3.50 o'clock
n the afternoon to witness the pa.
'eant depicting the cession of theI
Stand OF Kauai to Kamehameha theil
ifeat. The pageant was composed OIL
i've separate scenes, the first two OIL
which pictured King Kamehamehal
nd Queen Kaahumanu, and tha 9TH
RS the events which led up to the
ime when the King of Kauai and his
chalmers arrived by canoe and wentI
trough the ceremony OF lswearingIt
llegiance to the Great King. III
II was one of the most elaborated
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