Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-23

resplehdent In feather cloak and hel.
met, ard capes and hGlokus of ,tapa,
and wearing ancient ornaments found
new only in the treasure, cabinets of
some or the Oldest Hawaiian families,
passed among the several islands and,
dividing into groups. each group 60
ing to It's individual island. =
akapu" ls Removed. u -. r..
+ When the islanders had taken their
places the high priestess, part unusu-
ally well played by Mrs. Rosalie Blais-
dell. who directed the pageant, accom-
panied by young girl as attendant,
mounted to a platform on Floating
island" where prayers were offered
for forgiveness and for the purifica-
ton of the people. The prayers were
ended by the sacrifice of the high
priests attendant, and the ''kapu' was
declared removed
This was followed by hula dancing
en- all the islands. and the chanting OF
ancient meles to the thump of gourds
and the swish of grass skirts. The
next spectacle was visit by Kameha.
meha, PLAYED by George Kaia. to the
various islands. accompanied by a
large retinue of chiefs and their at
tendants. This portrayed the conquer
ing of all the islands by Kamehameha
and the ceding Of Kauai Through
other spectacles was portrayed the
/ breaking of the kapu and the bring
| ing to life of the young girl sacrificed
, by the high priest,
Characters In Parade. H.
As finale the entire company. took
part IN a parade which passed the d.
rector's box and In front of the aud
fence. In the parade were many new
, characters, including Kamehameha II,
Kcnia and daughter, Bernice Pauahi,
missionaries, chiefs and Isaac Davis
and John Young. gunners knighted by
Kamehameha As the parade passed,
hearty applause came from the spec
itatcrs. seemingly as a mark of appre.
citation for the part which the Hawai-
fans have played in the Carnival
The pageant was among the most
successful as well as the most spec
tacular and beautiful of its kind ever
seen in Honolulu. 1t was Characters
! tically Hawaiian; a reaction, as 1t
were. of that part OF the islands his.
tory which has gone down in poetry
and literature With its wealth OF
color, its display OF innumerable fine
Hawaiian types and its clean-cut, for
chile action, the pageant long will be
remembered by those who witnessed
It.
! Arrangements for the pageant were
made By and rehearsals held under
the direction of the descendants of the
clans OF Hawaii, of which there are a
large number in Honolulu. "
Director-general James ID. Dougher.
ty said:
"On behalf OF myself and coworkers
in the 1915 Carnival wish to express
/ the greatest possible measure of
thanks to Puea-a-Makakaualii Blaisdell
and Keohookalani Refs, together with
their many assistants. for the elegant
Hawaiian Pageant OF yesterday. These
/ ladies / know full well have worked
long and hard to accomplish the great
success they made of their contrfbu.
ton to the 1915 Carnival. / know this
for the reason that have watched
them since they proposed making a
Hawaiian exhibit during this Carnival
There are too many of those who
participated for me TO undertake to
thank them individually and there
fore take this means of extending TO
one and all a big Aloha from everyone
in Honolulu for their efficient seryi.
ces. . III
/: The Characters. I'LL.
The characters were taken as fol.
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