Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-20
NATIVE WORD
FOR CARNIVAL
ISSUGGEsTED
Mrs. C. B. Kinney of Paia
Maui, Writes Director Gen.
eraI; Proposes 'Hoonanao'
HAVE MEETING OF
LADIES' IN HONOLULU
Letter, Contains Many Ideas TO"
Entertainment of Crowds
During 1915 Event

From Paia, Maui, comes soT" sr5-
gestions for carrying ont thn 1878
Mid Pacific Carnival which Director,
general James ID. Dougherty believes
might be we'll worth following out.
The suggestions are contained in a
letter to Mr.. DDughefty from Mrs, Z.
B. Kinney, who is wen> known on the
Valley Isle, and point out, among. 9TH
er things, that instead of>referring to
the celebration as "CarniYal." some
Hawaiian word should be- adopted
which would convey a similar mean
ing. They also point out that thr SER
vices OF the WOMEN of the city be en-.
listed in the work of making the car
nival a success; and then outlines el-
aborate city decorations to be fl-
stalled for the week of celebration.
The letter follows:
81 followed with interest your out.
line in the rough of the so-calleds car-
nival festivities for 1915 and appre-
ciate probably better than many 9TH
ers the magnitude of your undertak-
ing, having been closely connected
with the fiestass of California. 81
l have a few suggestions to pro-
pound which ] trust will be received,
in the same spirit5as that which ursc3
me to offer them =
In the first place the word "Carni-
val" is not suggestive of Hawaii. Let
us make it Hawaiian in every sense
of the word; sci start in with Ha-t
waiian. name. Why not CALI it "The
Hawaiian Hoonanao'?' | am told that
this word Is elastic in. its signiica-
tions as our Aloha" For instance
It stands for Carnival" '!""Celebra-
tion," Festivities" etc, etc, and is
not difficult of pronunciation. This is
Just suggestion--you probably will
fnd another word which would appeal
more strongly. r.. -. 20: 4
Now, Mr.. Dougherty, to create a.
..Hoonanao' spifit sSthes interest mi3st
Be- General, from the highest to the
lowest-we must all be thoroughly
imbued with the conptction that the
ultimate success off, the 'Hconanao'
depends upon our united efforts. Why
not cafl a. meeting of the ladies' tcf
Honolulu who are Interested? And
believe me you can. make Honolulu
beautiful only with their co.
operation. District the town-these
ladies' appointing subcommittee in
each district who in turn will report
at least once during the month. We
followed this plan in California and it
worked like a charm. To give you an
dea OF what ! mean: Let each one
If these committees call upon
every. one in their district and enlist
heir assistance so they will each and
every one arrange their gardens no
natter how tiny, nor what flowers
ire used-bearing in mind to plant
he seeds so they will be in bloom
Turing the 'HooHariao"' II they have
10 space for garden, clean window
Ind a window box full of flowers.
Wake them understand it is their
Hoonanao,' clean up their yards and
10 on. Does not this idea appeal to
,ou? It's everybody's 'Hoonanao'-
belongs equally to those upon whom
ortune has not smiled as much as it |
loes to the more favored ones.
ITO illustrate. We had one district |
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