Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-10
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walea ona Mamona. Other organi-
cations which will be In line are
Phoenix Lodge, Young Peoples
League, Boy Scouts, The Queens
Own" and Iolani school. An earnest
invitation has been extended to the
societies to take part in the parade.
Every member OF each society Is re-
quested to be in full uniform. The
line Of march will be from Aala Park
along King street TO the executive
building, where the parade will wend
it's way around the statue Of Kameha-
meha and thence to the palace
grounds.
Halt at Statue.
When the head Of the parade
reaches the statue. brief halt will
be made, and the statue unveiled by
George Beckley. representing the
Chiefs of Hawaii.
A brief tableaux will be enacted
there. bringing out the first law
which Kamehameha the Great made.
The characters will be an old man,
an old woman and Fttle child. for
the story, goes that, when the Great
boatload or sh which some Of hill fol-
lowers ha iudst brought in from the
sea, the shermen resented his actions
and he was struck on the head by
one of them. When the fisherman
who made the assault was brought
before the king. he was asked why
he had struck his ruler. The man
answered that Kamehameha was king
only in name; that he furnished no
protection for his people. The man
was allowed to go, and Kamehameha
then made his first law: That any
old man or old woman or little child
found resting beside the road should
be left unmolested, and that property
should be safe. ", !
The parade will enter the mauka
entrance of the palace grounds and,
turning to the left, the members of
the various organizations in line will
take seats around the bandstand. The
steps of the palace will be occupied
by the members of the Hui Ka Hale
o Ma Ali o Hawaii, who will be group
ed around Kukailimoku, Kamehame-
has war god. Following the seating.
of the society members and the
guests, the Daughters of Warriors will
proceed from the basement of the pa,
lace to the bandstand where a series
of tabieaux will be presented. These
tableaux will depict the surrender to
King Kamehameha Of the chiefs OF
the islands of Hawaii, Kahooiawe,
Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Oahu, which
islands we're conquered by him in the
order named. The method of surren-
der viii consist of the presentation.
to the great king of the royal kahfli,
the ancient emblem of the rank of
each petty chieftain. Unique and cor
rect costumes have been prepared for
the participants in each tableaux, and
the whole will form a spectacle which
will long be remembered.
Kamehameha's young days will thus
be commemorated by the Daughters
of Warriors.
Feature 10 Pageant.
The feature of the celebration will
be the pageant at the Public Baths
at Waikiki, which will begin prompt
ly at $3.50 O'Clock in the afternoon.
and which will depict the cession of
the kingdom of Kauai to Kamehameha
/. Hawaiians to the number of more
than SOC have been secured to take.
part in this spectacle. AS the story.
goes, Kamehameha, after he had de-.
feated the king of Oahu at the Pail,
announced his intention of conquer.
ing Kauai. When the news reached
the king of Kauai. he consulted with.
his followers and decided that, instead
of giving battle, he would come to
Oahu and swear allegiance to the
great king. He then sent envoys to:
Oahu to announce that his visit was
a friendly one. The pageant tomor-
row afternoon will depict the meeting
of the two kings, and will be pre-
scented in five scenes.
The first scene will show Kaahu-y
manu-, Kanehameha's beloved queen,
approaching her royal pavilion in
company with her high chiefesses
marshal with his staff of Office, fol-
lowed by the kahili bearers and the
chanter, reciting the queens mele of,
genealogy. The scene comes to
close with the queen reposing on her
couch, surrounded by three young
princesses, the high chiefesses and
attendants.
The second scene shows Kameha-
meha approaching his pavilion in
company with his attendants. He is
preceded by the marshal and high
priests, and followed by the high,
chiefs of his own court; conquered
chiefs Of Hawaii. Maui, Oahu and the
other islands; warrior chiefs. bearing
spears: officers bearing kahilis and
personal attendants, These are the
kua kahili. or standard bearer; the
paa ipukuha, or cuspidor bearer: the
muki paka, or pipe bearer; and the
pale kuli haule poo, or sleeping at
PENDANTS.
The attendants, bearing small ka-
hills. take position around a hikiae,
or couch, On which Kamehameha
seats himself.
The arrival of the consort from
Kauai will be shown in scene three
Kamehameha proceeds to the shore
to welcome the chief of Kauai, accom-
panied by his kahili bearers, attend |
ants and priests. He greets the kau-