Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-12
GREAT CROWD SURROUNDS STATUE
10 WITNESS STRIKING ceremony

4 Day SAINTS, filed around the StatUe.
The women wore leis OF blue and
| white, and as each passed the statue
she dropped her lei at its base
Statue Is Decorated.
+ At the close CT the exercises the
members OF the guard Of the war god
stepped forward and decorated the
statue with leis and flowers, placing
the tabn symbols in place The Hawai-
ian band then played Hawaii Ponoi,"
hundreds of persons standing at the
first strains Of the music. The air
was then taken up by the, members
of the societies, who sang it with beau
tifuI harmony. -.
Following a few brief remarks by
Mayor :ohn c. Lane, the speaker of
the day, Rev. William Kamau, pastor
of the Mariana Protestant church at
Pearl City, WAS introduced by Rev.
Akaiko Aksna. -.
Rev. Mr.. Kamau, speaking in Hawai-
ian, compared Kamehameha the Great
10 George Washington, stating that
Kamehameha was to the people of Ha-
wall as Washington was to the people
of the United States, the Father Of
his country" first in war, first in
peace, first In the hearts of his coun.
trymen" HILL :"#
Time will not permit me to tell all
of the important things in the life OF
Kamehameha,' the sneaker said, in
substance, so VIII mention only a
few Of ! Is greatest works. ..
Speaker Praises kame.iameha. .s>~.
"Firs: of all, Kanrehameifa was a
very wise sovereign, and he showed
this by the way IN which he command
ed his soldiers. During his eonquests
the first thing of Importance to him
was to take possession of the food sup
plies Of his enemies. He was constant
ly striving to win the hearts of his.
soldiers TO himself, and this he did by
extending Justice to them. 3
in case one az his soldiers had COM
mftted o crime, he called all of his
soldiers together not only to deter.
mine the punishment OF the guilty one
but as an opportunity for giving adj
vice to his men If the crime was a
serious one he cent detectives into the
homes OF his ,eople to find out what
the consensus of opinion was as to the
mans guilt OF innocence. He took.
notes OF the opinion Of the people by.
means OF a leaf. He would cut a leaf
into strips. On the right side he would
tie as many knots as there were opin-
ions in favor Of the offender, and on
the left side he would tie knot for
each opinion expressed against the
accused one.
After the opinions had been gath.
cred by the detectives, Kamehameha
would make his decision If the most
knots we're on tile right side, the man
would &c free: but if the left side. had
the greatest number, the man would
be punished"
Z The speaker pointed cut that, in the !
great war OF the lao valley on Maui,
Kamehameha exhibited great military
skill before he marched his soldiers
against the enemy.
Was Military Expert.
He had the outriggers taken from
the canoes in which the warriors had
journeyed to the island, and then had
the canoes buriee in the sand Then
he warned his men not to return as
+ ere would be no means of escape for
them frem behind, and that the only
thing left for them to do was to march
ahead and give battle to the enemy.
Kamshameha also achieved honors
as brave man, The speaker said. He
never gave in to any means through
which his soldiers or followers might
be discouraged. He was steadfast, de.
clared the speaker; he never allowed
his opinions to be shifted here and
there by the ideas of others. If he
made mistake he would Immediately
endeavor to fectIfy It.
> While Ka'nehameha loved pleasure,
said the speaker, ne despised the
wasting of time on useless amuse.
ments A large part of his lime was
spent in planning. getting more men
for his armies aud winning the best |
men of the islands to himself.
During his address Rev. Mr.. kamau
a number Of ancient chants
which impressed the Zig audience
Much credit is Cue to those who ar
ranged the celebration as well as to 1
those who participated I'M the parade |
and exercises at the statue. 1t was
a ceremony which will iofg be remem,
bered and doubtless will serve as a
model from which to pattern future
Day obseIyances.'