Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
HAWAIPS fame IS SPREAD AFFAIR
BYKALAKAUA DAY At SAN DIEGO

cultural prosperity begun on the &C
eession of her brother, King kalakaua.
affectionately called the Merry Mon
arch
/ In 1875 he personally made a visit
to Washington 10 help the passage OF
a reciprocity treaty between the Unit.
/ ed States and the Kingdom OF Hawaii.
/ II is the only time in the history OF
our country that the reigning sovereign
I of an independent Kingdom has visit
ed the national capital OF this repub-
I lie. He appeared before Congress.
/ and in fluent English gave the law
makers many pertinent reasons why
/ sugar grown in the Hawaiian Islands.
! backed as IL was by American capital.
/ should enter the United States free
/ of duty. In return he pledged that
/ all American made goods would be
admitted into the islands free OF duty.
4 The following year the treaty became
fact and II is interesting to know
that it was this treaty that practically
| put the American flag on the merchant
marine of the Pacific Ocean. A flag.
regret to say, that under the work .
/ ing Of the seamen's act Is fast disap-
/ pearing from all oceans.
''In 1891 he again made visit to
/ this country in the interests of reci-
procity but he took cold in San
Francisco and died at the Palace Ho-
tel there
"Kalakaua patterned his court on
! the model of the Court of st. James
and all formalities OF the English court
were observed
las time rolls on tender memories
are recalled Of the good old days with
its symbols of royalty, its gay life and
4 its brilliant balls and receptions
which were held In the throne room
of the Iolani palace. Although Mark
Twain has described the government
OF Hawaii at that period as having
the machinery OF an ocean liner In q
sardine box there is a growing desire
| to retain the throne room as 1t was
| in the days Of Kalakata and Liliuoka-
lani In fact our legislature has enact
ed that the portraits Of all the rulers
| Of Hawaii be permanently maintained
on the walls and that the hall be left
/ undisturbed in other respects.
Since annexation In 1898 the Is
| lands have prospered wonderfully, but
! it is largely due to the foresight OF
King Kalakaua that our agricultural
pursuits have reached such proper
] lions. With sugar our principal pro-
duct we have next the pineapple tn.
dustry. Every year We celebrate Ha-
waiIan Pineapple Day all over the
i world, and you VIII understand the
! growth OF this industry when tell
/ you that in ten years our exports have
grown from less than two thousand
cases to nearly three million cases per
i yea:.
"Her Majesty Queen Liliuokalani,
| as an American citizen, sends today
her greeting to her fellow American
citizens gathered here, and In her
name and the name Of our governor,
the Hon. Lucius E. Pinkham, greet
you aloha nui.'
DR.. George Wharton James also
/ spoke and pointed out how closely
San Diego was associated with Ha-
wall, owing to the fact that the Spree
kelses made their money In Hawaiian
sugar, and that without Spreckels San
Diego would still have been a small
! village.
On the platform also were ]. Wal
ter Scott, mainland superintendent OF
the Hawaii Promotion Committee, Al
len Culver. general agent OF the
| Oceanic Steamship Company IN Los
Angeles, Worth o. Aiken, the Maui
representative OF the Hawaii Promo
ton Committee, and Mr.. G. ". Keep
pei representing the Great Northern
Pacific Steamship Company.
AT the conclusion Of the exercises
on the plaza the fine band Of the 21st
! Infantry played sAloha De-"
In the meantime a large audience
had gathers million dollar out
/ door organ 20 near Dr. Humphrey j.
! Stewart render his own arrangement
Of Hawaiian airs. This feature was
| immensely enjoyed.
The dinner given in the Cristobal
Cafe on>khe grounds was attended by
the exposition officials and their la
dies, also by Colonel o'Neil and ON
/ GERS of the 21st Infantry and was
huge success.
! Toasts were drunk to Hawaii mel.
! proposed by Secretary II. J. Penfold
and responded to by Worth o. Aiken
and j. Walter Scott.
After dinner the party gathered on
the Laguna Espejada and witnessed
one of the prettiest sights Of the year
at the exposition. On the center Of
the lagoon hcated double canoe with
outriggers in which was seated the Ha-
waiian musicians discoursing sweet
Hawaiian melodies. All around the
laguna red and yellow fires burned.
which were reflected In the water while
the motion picture Of the volcano OF
KiIauea was shown on screen. This
feature made such hit with the ex.
position officials that they decided to
run it for the rest Of the exposition
| period.
( The grand ball started promptly at
S:45 in the Cristobal Cafe and was
I largely attended The lima lei was
given to every lady present The
music was furnished by the Hawaiians,
- tho r1UoIfv4 ~ dancing To the