Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-17
'HAWAIPS STORY BRIEFLY TOLD
BY A DAUGHTER Of THE COUNTRY

ing them. these people plant their
land. fish as Of yore, attend their
church. They play, they dance, they
indulge in games and anything that
can be added to give this garden
sanitarium the resemblance Of a sum-
mer resort is supplied by the govern.
ment The one severe hardship next
to the bearing Of their disease is the
isolation from their families. Kauai is
known as the garden island and is
the most beautiful Of all the group.
The others are of minor importance.
Long before the English Boat Dis.
covery" steered her bow across the
Pacifc's equator, long before any
one dreamed of their existence, these
Islands were. In the ever burning
fires of Kilauea something may be
learned of Hawaifs nativity. Time
has carved her signals on age-worn
cliffs and volcanic domes. The
mouths of many f2ry pits have long
been dumb, but these silent monu.
ments of Natures rearing, like the
ancient sphinx of Egypt, hold pre-.
historic records of Hawaii's birth.
Great indeed must have been the la.
Dor which brought these islands to
view above the food of waters. Great
indeed, the travail which brought
forth a child to lift its head nigh
twice the height of a mile, and cool
its brow against the float Of clouds.
And loving indeed must have been
the heart of this mother-creator which
clad these giant hills with the emer-
aids tenderest green. One does not
marvel that gentle rains soon come
to dance upon this verdant land,
lodging the sunbeam, streaming the
hillside, and stirring up the breezes
to perpetual play in the valleys be-
low. In this medley of the elements
ever at hide-and-seek, under 1eapins
cascades and dashing water falls, Ha.
waif thrived and waxed strong, and
brought forth mighty trees. heavy
with fruit and bloom. Then tender
vines put forth their clinging arms,
entwining all in loving embrace. Then
towering shrubs came pertaining the
air while singing birds and humming
bees made melody in the branches.
And there, where the proud sea
splashed her million beads, mother
nature spread her branches Of pur-
est sand there mighty palms in lord.
~ silence waving. kept watch at the
waters gates. The sea sent her
choicest fish to- live beside these
shores-and- nothing that could hurt
or harm came hither. No kind of
creeping snake, no poison vine, no
sickening pollen-dust gained entrance,
there. And the mountains, hills and
valves, and sea and trees and birds
chorused a great song for all was
filled with Joy, for all was filed with
goodness-the glory of their maker.
To this Eden of the Pacific came
children of the brown race, quarter
million strong; great of stature
strong of limb, tender of heart. They
hunted the sea, planted the wales and
scaled the mountain heights. Freely
they had received and care-free they
lived. With their hands they fash
toned them tools and built them.
selves houses of grass. They felled
tall timbers and hewed themselves
boats. They loved the mountains
and worshipped them. They loved
the wales and worshipped them. The
sea, the rain, the wind, they also low.
ed and worshipped. But they feared
the roaring Of Kflauea and reverenc.
ed it, For each of these they fash.
toned an image. They builded TEN.
pies, they offered sacrifices, and wor-
shipped the shades of ancestors and
chiefs. In canoes they rode the ocean
waves; they swan the sea with fear
less ease. They took the taro from
the field; they cooked its bulb for
food and shipped its leaves for
clothes. They danced and sang. They
loved and dreamed, tasting of every
pleasure indulging every sense. They
knew not the strength of virtue nor
the power of sense controlled. Their
sins were sins of ignorance, and ig-
norance to them was bliss.
1t was to these people that Can
tain Cook came in that early
eighteenth century, but envy and
jealousy had preceded him. Each of
the islands was under the government
of a chief These rulers owned near
all of the lands and supported large
communities of common people. The
common man built houses, planted
lands, and in the time of war fought
for his ruler. No money was in cir
culation among them, but exchanges
were made of food, products or grants
CT land for favors or in payment OF
service. And men there were who
read the story of the stars; and
praying priests and those who healed
the sick. But envy and jealousy caus-
ed strife among the people and seri-
Gus wars took place. Then Kameha-
meha, chief of the island of Hawaii,
conceived the plan of uniting these
islands into one kingdom. He started
out on his mission of conquest and
succeeded in defeating each of the
rulers, except the chief of Kauai. This
island later surrendered and combined
with the others to form ''The United
Kingdom of Hawaii" Kamehameha- /.
exerted himself to develop his king
dom He selected men of ability and
fidolitV RI holm him. oncoura ppd in.