Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-11
Committee Has Worked With
Care and Magnificent Spec
tacle Will Be Result
Special star,BulletinC orrespondencel

Special Star,BulletinCor Correspondence
OAHU COLLEGE, May TO-
Work in preparation of the historic
pageant of the 18th anniversary of
the founding of Punahou is progress
sing rapidly. Tie episodes and inter
ludes dealing with Hawaiian legend
and Hawaiian life are in charge of
an able committee, which is now
ready to announce practically all of
the cast of Hawaiian characters.
The chairman of the committee is
Mrs. e. NJ neutrality-suspicious. Tay-
lor. Mrs. Taylor Isl most eminently
fitted for her very delicate task of
selecting characters to take the parts
of the old Hawaiian leaders. Her
knowledge of Hawaiian lore and leg
end is complete, and besides this she
has an intimate acquaintance with
all the Hawaiian families that have
any trace of royal blood in them.
Such knowledge is indispensable.
Coupled with this knowledge is the
high respect and esteem in which the
Hawaiians hold her.
Valuable Help Given.
Mrs. Taylor has many able assist.
ants. Chief among them is her moth
or. Mrs. Mary Jane kekulani Mon
tano, OF wide repute as an author of
hawaIian poetry and history. Mrs.
Montana has been OF inestimable as
sistance to Miss Ethel Damon in ner
preparation of the Pageant book. She
mas rendered a beautiful translation OF
an oil written by Miss Damon into
that rare and superb language of the
OLD Hawaiian court. Inns >tlowery
! and eloquent language is now almost
lost; the oil VIII recall much OF its
ford beauty. Besides the oil Ha-
! waiian and English version OF the
poem of Episode Ill has been done
by Mrs. Montana. Others of the com
mittee who are giving the benefits
OF their ability and enthusiasm are
Irene Ii Holloway, Mrs. Elizabeth La
hllahi Webb, Mrs. Elizabeth Hoapili
Booth, Mr.. John AImoku Dominis,
Hon. Edward X. Lilikalani, Hon. +.
w. X. Beckley and Mayor John c.
Lane. -E -.
Three Episodes Given. ii.
There are three Hawaiian cpl,
sides and three interludes having to
do with the Eawaiians. The first
episode deals with thesold legend OF
the formation and origin of Shapuna
hou" by the good Hawaiian god hane
Kane md his opposite though compan
! ion god, Kanaioa, walk across the
barren plain. Kanaloa longs for wa
/ ter to moisten his ava; he accuses
Kane, god of flowing streams, Of de-
laying an old promise to provide wa
| ter on this plain. In an impressive
scene Kane thrusts his spear into
the earth, bidding the water to ap
pear. Thus originates Kapunahou, tC
the delight of kanaloa and so many
thousands since his day. .:. p.
The part of Kane will be played by
Hon. ID. X. Kalauokalani, that Of
kanaloa by Hon. Edward K Liliou
kaiani. ~" l. -.
After this first episode a weird
though very beautiful and dramatic
mele is sung, prophetic of the coming
of Kamehameha. This mele has beer
collected and translated by Rev. H. H
! Parker and Judge Sanford b. Dole.
Triumph of Kamehameha. g" H..
/ Following the mele is the second
episode, which is the story of the tri
| umph of Kamehameha and of his dis
I tribution OF the lands, particularly Of
the Kapunahou tract, to his good chic!
Kameeiaumoku. The part OF Kane
hameha will be acted by MIR. Kawe
lolani. The parts of KameeiaumokI
and Kamanawa, those chiefs repre-
scented on the Hawaiian coat of arms
will be played by Hon. F. w. Kaha