Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-15
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Pardon me &c Maui No ka q. at
this part of ny writing, that is, ! am
one OF the old members in the ROYAL
Hawaiian Band today. and my age
in this organization is weighed since
A. ID. 1870, the age OF the reign OF Lot
Kapuaiwa. Kamehameha v.
And Professor w H. Northscott
was the leader who firstly established
the Royal Hawaiian Band in Hawaii
in the month OF November A. ID. 1869
at the reformatory school OF keoneula
at Kapalama, and in the A. d. 1870.
the ~ members OF the band signed
the shipping contract under the gov
eminent. / still have in my poses
sion a photograph taken Of the old
members Of that band of those gone
by days. and some new members OF
the reign of King Charley Lunalilo,
and the reign of King Kaiakaua, the
"benefit-seeker" % Maui No ka Oh.
In the month of June, Captain II.
Berger arrived in Hawaii in the A. ID.
1872. under order from the govern
ment OF Germany to send competent
Band, then of % members, and with
Out ledQer In lnOSe udgS. II.
And since the DAYS ] was under the
leadership OF Captain Fl. Berger until
,is resignation from the organization.
or good reason, and to the Both day
II November and December l and 2
t the a. d. 1916, never before, and is
he only first time felt the weight of
he work borne by the Royal Hawai-
ian Band at that County Fair of Maui.
/ weight not known by me before and
perhaps not hereafter, but that heavy
ourden i'm each of our respective
hearts is like nothing.
: We have done the work faithfully
or the honor of the county of Maui,
With one heart. step 6y step, shoulder
% shoulder, and breast to breast, have
fitted up that famous motto of Maui
higher up above our shoulders, and
ave worked with all our might and
faithfully, and for that only renown-
ID motto of yours. 20 Maui No IA OIL
And for the honor also of the city
md county of Honolulu, under the
u1dance OF Mayor John G. Lane with
he members of the board of super
visors, the burden of the work done
las turned to nothing, only one great
hing in our hearts-"O Maui No Ka |
Oil"
And TO you, the parent of the Four
Waters, at the shade of the cloud, the |
Fosai Of Wailuku and the closing wa
er of lao. the Honorable Judge John |!
". Kalua, are all our hearts. And I'M
Ter your care have we lived in peace;
md your beloved invitations are
sweet to our throat to swallow
And above all things. the Royal Ha-
waiian Band hereby gives its highest /
hanks to the Honorable j. Garcia, the /
Nead and chairman of the invitation /
under your wise guiding.
With your members of the invitation |
ng together with cur parent, Judge J.
w. Kslua, at his home.
A thing which we never at first
dreamed of, that we are going to sleep {
n the same home with him, as our |
class is below par, but we slept and |
) te together in his home, only under |
our guidance. and God may bless
,ou all the days ofRour life in happi- /
ness.
And to Mr.. c. d. Lufkin, Mr. r. A. |
Wadsworth and to the other commit
ices are our great love, hoping con-
tinuously that God may watch over
US until we meet again at the time ,
another Maui County Fair shall be |
ield again in the future.
Humbly yours,
REV. SAMUEL. X KAMAKAIA,
2490 Lima street, Puunui, City and |
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