Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-02
L:I0GETHER''
SPIRIT PROMOTED
BI CONVENTIONS
Secretary Of HaWaii's Con,
lnuniiyr advertising 0fo11I.
zaiioH Emphasizes Benefits
NO re ACE Else COULD
SUCH GATHERING COME
Value Of Promotion Work CIariA
fled Before Eyes Of
Delegates
~ ALeERT ?. TAYLOR,
Secretary Hawaii Promotion Commit

~ ALsERT p. TAYLOR, /.
Secretary Hawaii Promotion Commit.
Where on earth conld another Civic
Convention be held IN the vicinity 81
an active volcano. except IN the Ha.
waiian Islands that beautiful group
Of Islands where summer Is winter
and winter Is Summer and where
every month OF the year appears 20
bc the b1lny month Of Nay
Where on earth. except IN this
Paradise Of (ho Pacific, would all the
communities gather IN town not far
from q volcano whose fires and lava
are efofnaI7
The instinctlro Law Of selfproseya.
ton has no boItot meaning amongst
tho dwellers q TIE Hawaiian Islands
with reference 70 the Volcano OF
KIIauea, because. where other coun-
tries make capital Of their climate
and their scenic attractions, So does
Hawaii make capital Of the activity or
~ YcIcarp. the most accessible won
der 81 the world
II IS significant, therefore. that
1eDfct ontasIres u the leading com.
nercial. civic and political oreaniza
tons 1f each 81 the islands Of the Hs-
|1'I11 group should meet IN c0ngen-
tioD ~ t1e Beautiful seaport town Of.
H'Io. only g miles distant from the
truter Of kiIale1. and there discuss
matters vital to the progress OF the
lcrrItory Even there in convention
assembled ne trend Of discussion,
Insofar ID uDlI city Is concerned, viii
urge the further capitalization Of the
Volcano Is tie greatest advertising
asset not only IN the Hawaiian
is'ands, but g 'the entire Pacific re-
Vs|6s 81 promotion Work Emphasizes
The Hawaii Promotion Committee
has 4 deep and settled conviction that,
through be noI1iu Of the Civic Con-
<11(|0I. q N4II||6d statement Of the
value oI publicity work has been
made. The Promotion Committee was
enc Of tie original supporters Of the
Civic ConYentio1 movement, promo
~ cr'''pk .h & subject g 2 n q :
<0II@1IIc1t There 4 no doubt but
that the solid pedestal Of publicity |
NOR. ATE. .|8 been constr'icteo pl
|Ic |r601''o6 Committee has. il some
1ta.ufe. been Attributable to the Civic
For many years the Promotion Comb
mitftc, orsanized by o6huans and sup
.1rttd principally By Honolulu con-
|r'bItions. was impartial n is pub
''cil4 campaigns as regards the ~other
|||1I11" Hu| there was lacking the /
ne communities q The other islands
Infi| the snbjtc. of promotion be-
came conspicuous N the Civic Con.
IcntIon programs There followed
ana decided alteration III
tie attitude Of t'Ie outer islends7 to-
ward the committee work. resulting L
'InalIy in the legislature indicating
Al q very substantial form is judg-
ntnI that the tourist crop was a very
valuable one. Followed then q
change IN the bylaws Of h6 Chamber
81 Commerce Of Honolulu. wherein |.
the policy Of extending the member
ship Of the committee to include rep
from the other Islands,
whose appointments now rest with /
The governor.
1es1Its are Far-Resehinu.
This new policy has had q far
reaching effect. for the representa-