Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-07
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NAHA POHAKU
For HONOLULU
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Mayor Lane Mould Like to
Have Rock kaRlehaneha
Overturned Brought Here

Mayor John C, Lane Is an active
booster for the city OF Honolulu. ss is
proven by q statement made by him
on his return this morning to- the EFF
feet that his trip to Hawaii was not
SO mnch To pr01ide = fishing excnf-
sion as forsec ,iDsft secHring the "a.
nous .Naha pohahn. : the rock which
King Kamehameha overturned rs 2
young man. E s ;9s.
!. The mayors idea in securing the
rock is to bring it to Honolulu and
place it at sthe foot of the Kameha.
meha statpe in, front Of the judiciary
building. Il should like to have II for
the ceremonies OF Kan1ehameha Day
on June IT," he says. j. <.s.s .5s.s4. 4. a h, 4.
The rock lies near Hiln on nriyate
property, and some effort has already
heen made by the nubiic library OF
that city to have the rock brought into
the library, grounds and placed there
as a permsnent feature. a. seE
From this fact. the mavor Is a little
doubtful whether or notfthe rock can
be secured for Honolulu. though he
has not given up hopes of 1t by any
means. ~ a :~'~.>...'.. e, Il - j
at was not fishing clone that called
me to Hawaii" ssys Matar ane. For
a long while I nave had the idea or
SECURING the rock. end II was for this
purpose especially that went to Ha'
vail. I realized az the time that IT
was tno busv O. seasnn to 90 far a fish-
ing trir, alone. 1t 'iss NV feetine that
II the rock conld hn shroueht here and
placed in front of the 'statHe. with :"
motto or little descriptive pcraeTafh
on II for neaDle to road. W. wa"th
he a novel wov OF perpetHating Ha-
waiian histcrv" |..r- " 80
The pnavor'S evas ehonn as M TO-
viewnrl the story of the ronk and ~
how ha himself wnnt nut to whc"n y
Law half ovarDrGw1 With Sr'ee at 'S
an enormous blaei- nf, stnna" he said
"perhars six or EIGHT feet tnU". -four
feet vide and three feet thick. No
ona hrt a strong man could hav"
turned it over. ~
"KamehamEta@w q Young man ~
the time" continued the msvor. "a
certain priesfess. a sister Of the greet
priest Holoae, predicted that II Ka-
mehameha could turn the rock fro"'
where it lay, all the islands would
some day join together under him and
become strong.
sKamehameha walked about the
rock a few times before attemntin9
the feat patting it with his hand 90
he gathered strength: At last he GO
down low beside it. and with great
effort tore it from its base. and over.
turned it on its side. It is said that
blood fairly burst from his eyes as he
struggled with the heavy stone"
Mayor Lane did not say whether
he would sign the CITY Planning Ordi-
nance, pet measure OF Charles n. Ar
mold supervisor, or not ~ shall have
to look it over carefully" he said.
when asked concerning It. Mr. Arnold,
who. happened to be standing by when
the question was put. smiled grimly
and said nothing at the answer, but
there was a look of determination on
his face.
The ordinance passed its third read
ing last Friday evening without muir
mur of objection, having had its reno
waiting in a discussion at the second
reading. Mayor Lane was absent at
the time the bill passed. and there
has been considerable speculation as
to whether or not he will sign the
measure. Supervisor Logan. mayor
pro tenn during the absence of Mayor
Lane, threatened to sign it before the
mayor returned, but his golden oppor-
tunity is now past.