Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-10
Parade Pageant and Sports
Will Promote FeStivity on E:
Hawaiian Holiday ~. -:

. That is what John c. Lane says. He
ought TO know. for he is chairman OF
the Kamehameha Day celebration COM
mittee and has all the plans in hand.
1T used to be great day with the
Hawaiians," he said this morning. 1T
will be again. Advertising, concerted
effort, the revival of racing will all
help to make the biggest, best celebra-
ton Honolulu has seen in years
The mayor told of the celebration OF
the day when he was little boy
the town choked with visitors from
all over the islands, the whole city
gay with leis, flowers everywhere,
pau riders in their brilliant costumes
dashing through the streets, every
body happy and carefree with all their
troubles thrown to the winds-the one
day of all the year that everyone in
the islands looked forward to.
Every ISLANDER will be requested to
wear a lei on June II and II, the
mayor said. All those in the parade
are to carry an extra one to be cast
at the foot of the statue of Kamehame-
ha the Great as the marchers pass It.
More than so pau riders are expected
to join in the march and as the line
halts TO do honor to the greatest of
all HaWaiians they will group them
selves around the statue and the Roy
al Twins, representatives of the pair
who stayed close to the great kings
side all his life. There will be a
song at the statue and then the line
will pass on to the capitol. \ r.: ".. 49,.
Prince Kalanianaole has promised
the loan Of some of his relics OF the
old days-speaTs, idols, etc.-for the
pageant to be held at night, and 1t Is
hoped that others will be obtained.
Benefit Dance May 10.
In order to raise $500 with which
to finance the celebra ton on June II,
benefit concert and dance will be
given in the National Guard armory
on the evening of May Is, beginning
at S o'clock. Z. .-....s
The dance will be opened with a
grand march led by Mayor and Mrs.
John C.. Lane. Music will be furnish
ed by the Hawaiian Band. Between
dances the following program will be
rendered: .'..s- ~ -.
Duet-"Nani Waipo" ....,..........
............ 80. Prince Lelleohoku
Mrs. Lydia Cummings, John Bright.
Hawaiian Selections :. Pail Glee Club
Medley, Hawaiian Airs. ...........
Z Hawaiian Band
Song-"Springtime" ...............
/. ......... Latter Day Saints Choir
Hawaiian Songs. So. Pail Glee cluo
Song. Young Peoples League
Led by Charles e. King.
Selection. Haw'n Band and Orchestra
The committee in charge of the
celebration is endeavoring to sell 5000
tickets at so cents each. ..e.. !:
Parade to BE Unique. - ~ II.
I The opening feature of Kamehame-
ha Day will be parade to start from
Aala park promptly at $3.50 a. m. It
will be in charge Of Capt. Robert Par
ker Waipa, marshal, and Oscar r.
Cox and J. K. Mokumaia, aides I'll.
Following the Hawaiian Band,
which will lead the parade, will march
the out-of-town representatives Of the
local Hawaiian societies.
This delegation will be followed by
the following societies: Hui Kamehs-
meha, Hui Kaahumanu, Hui Kalama,
Hui Owl (men), Hui Owl (women),
Court Lunalilo $500, A. o. F.; Hui
Poola tmen), Hui Poela twomen),
Hui 0pio, L. D. s.; Hui ma Mana
walea, L. D. s.; Kamehameha cadet
battalion, Kamehameha Girls School,
Kamehameha Alumni, Young Peoples
League. "
The line of march will be from
Aala Park along King street to the
Kamehameha statue, around the sta
tue through the makai entrance to
the Capitol grounds to the bandstand,
passing the makai steps of the Capt.
toll. ...-.....
The Sons and Daughters of War
riors will be. on guard at the Kane
hameha statue as the parade passes.
On the Capitol steps, while the parade
Is passing, the members of the Hui
Hale ma Ali Hawaii will stand
guard by King Kamehameha's war
god, "Kukailimoku." ...... ~. +.
At the conclusion of the parade an
Grafton in Hawaiian will be delivered
from the bandstand by Rev. J. X Ra-
mau, pastor of the Pearl City Hawai
ian church. r.. -. =. ~
Pageant at Night. r.. ...# :.
The celebration will be concluded
by a Spectacular Hawaiian pageant to
be held in the Waikiki end of the
Capitol grounds, beginning at 8
o'clock. ....: ....=+
Nearly 800 persons will take part
in the pageant, which is entitled
From Darkness to Light" and which
will be produced under the direction
of the Sons and Daughters of War
riors. the principal actors and act
resses being members of the Hale o
ma Ali of Hawaii 1t will begin with
the days prior to the discovery or
Hawaii, depicting the different modes
of living, worship and sacrifice. Vari-
Gus stages of the history of the is
lands will be portrayed, including the
arrival of the missionaries. II
Princess J. X. Kalanianaole is direct
or, and John Wise superintendent OF
the pageant. r.. ~
The action will last about two and
one-half hours. 49,.
The following committees are work
ing toward making the celebration a
success: "