The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-06-09
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(From Sunday Advertiser.)
The pageant showing The cession Of
the kingdom Of Kauai TO Kamehamehn
\, which is TO be given at the public
baths, waikiki, on the afternoon OF
June ~, Kamehameha Day. win be an
elaborate and spectacular event. Aboht
Ave hundred llawaiians CARRIED in me
brilliant costumes worn by the Island.
ers OF long ago are to take part In the
tableaux.
The history Of Kamehameha the
Conqueror il that when he had over.
thrown oil Of the Island Of Hawaii and
in turn the other southerly Islands az
the group he captured this Island and
defeated the King Of Oahu At the bat.
tie Of Nnnanu. He then announced his
Intention 70 invade Kauai and Niihau
and complete the subjngation Of the
group, uniting al into one kingdom.
News Of the approaching invasion
was sent to Kaumaualil, the King OF
Kauai. The latter called together his
high chiefs and retainers aud decided
that instead Of awaiting the invading
army he would come 70 Oahu and rem
der allegiance. In advance he sent
an envoy 10 announce that his inten-
tions were friendly
Spectacle Is Promised.
The spectacle to DO given next Thura-
day Is the meeting Of the Kings. IIa-
waiian tradition, handed down by
word Of mouth, Is that Kamehameha
gathered his warriors and his high
chefs together. When Kaumaualii ar
rived, Kamehameha went down TO meet
him IN the sea, ns an equal and
70 his island and continue to govern
his people wisely, that be, Kamehame-
ha, would not assume the reins Of gov
ernment over Kauai until after Kau-
maualii had passed away. SO, after,
the formal eession Of Kauai, which in,
Hawaiian tradition il called ''Ke ike
4 kali or the Meeting in the Sea, y
Kaumaualii returned to his island
kingdcm and reigped over It all his
life.
This story is to be acted IN FIVE
scenes. Scene one represents Kaahu-
manu-, Kamehameha 3 beloved queen,
with her high chiefesses aud court, APP
Ipronching her halau u royal pavilion.
Before her goes the ilamuku, or mar
shall, with his wand Of Office; the kahili
bearers and attendants; the ehanter, re-
citing the queens mele koihonna, or
song Of genealogy. The queen is fol-
lowed by her high chiefesses and chief
esses Of lower rank. At the entrance
10 the queens halau are two puloulop,
OF tabu sticks.
Kaahumanu enters the halau AMI
rests on hikiae or couch. Grouped
around her are three young princesses,
the high ehiefesses and attendants.
Kamahameha Approaches Halau.
Scene two represents Kamehameha
and his court approaching his halan.
He IS preceded by his ilamnhu or mar
shall, and his high priests. In his train
are the high chiefs of his own court
conquered chiefs of Hawaii, Maui,
Oahu and the other Islands; warrior
chiefs, bearing spears; officers bearing
lkahilis, and personal attendants Thess
are the kua kahili, or standard bearer;
the paa ipnkuha, or euspidor bearer;
the muli pala, or pipe bearer; and the
pale kuli a haule poo, or sleeping at
The attendants, bearing small kahilis,
take position around hifiae. or couch,
GU which Kamehameha seats himself.
Two tabu sticks front the entrance
to the king Is halau. Outside, surround
ing the pavilion, are the populaee aud
warriors. A royal chanter recites Ka-
mehameha s ancestral genealogy,
Approach Of Envoy.
Scene three shows the. arrival Of the
envoy from Kana to announce the APP
proaeh Of Raumaualii. Kamehameha
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