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

Beautiful from standpoint of
bright coloring and smoothness Of
action: interesting for its vivid por-
frayal OF an important phase Of Ha-
waits early history, and fascinating In
that II pictured with clearness Of
detail the customs, rites and dress Of
a period more than hundred years
ago when ALI ruled these islands and
nhen the 'skapu" was the only known
religion these are the impressions
left BY the Hawaiian Pageant present
ed on Punahou field yesterday after
noon.
The fact that many in the large aud
ience did not wholly understand the
action Of the pageant detracted but
little from the general interest taken
IN the big spectacle. Elaborate cos
TUNES OF bright red, yellow and green,
contrasting markedly with the natural
setting Of the pageant, the tall. waving
kahilis and, above all. perfect after
noon. formed an eyer-moving color
display that held the attention OF the
spectators until the very end. The
entire pageant was carried out without
q hitch. At no time did the action
lag or did the audience show lack Of
Interest More than $50 persons all
HaWaiians participated. and each
carried out his or her part, however
small, h manner which displayed
keen interest in the undertaking.
Many Tourists See Pageant.
The pageant was attended by hum
Creds Of local people. as well as resi-
dents OF the other islands. tourists and
many OF the visitors who arrived yes
tcrday In the steamer Great Northern.
u was the largest crowd that has at
tended any event Of the present Carr
ni4al.
IN the directors box, which was
nrettsly decorated with American and
Hawaiian flags and the Carnival coll
orE. were many prominent Honolulans.
including Queen Liliuokalani and Gov
trnor Pinkham. A pretty tribute was
01id the queen ky four Hawaiian boys
from the Kamehameha Schools. each
IA costume. and bearing lighted torch
IS. who took q stand before the direct
Cr's box and remained there until the
close Of the pageant It was an inci-
dent as touching as II was interesting
One Of the most unique features of
The pageant was the setting--a trans
FORMATION Of the lower Punahou field
Into q huge map 6f the Hawaiian Is
Rnds This was IN keeping with the
|ction Of the pageant the historic ba-
<Is having its foundation on all the
islands Of the group. The islands were
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ine q placard with It's respective name.
Bits Of greenery decorated the rocks
which formed the outlines of the Is
lands. II was an ingenious scheme to
keep the audience informed as to the
islands on which the various events
occurred which led to the climax Of
the pageant.
Prior to the beginning of the pa
geant music was furnished by the Ha.
Waiian Band and BY quintet compos-
cd OF members Of q local Hawaiian
womanis society.
The Action.
The action OF the pageant portray
ed the events which led up to the con-
duering Of all the islands Of the Has
uSiian group by Kamehameha, after
ward known as Kamehameha the
Great, and Of the events which follow
"a his accession to the throne. mark
ing the beginning Of a new chapter in
early Hawaiian history.
The opening scene of the pageant
Showed the tillers Of the soil carrying
produce to their various islands. A,
huge parade composed OF several hun