Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-18
CANFIND END OF RAINBOW IN ALL
OF HAWAIPS BEAUTIFUL VALLEYS

with rainbow land, Some Orientala
so To the other extreme, however
and three little schoolgirls whom
frequently meet in the morning inter
est me because Of their immaculate
long white trousers and jackets, their
| hair and eyes as black as their
dresses are white, while the old du
emma who follows behind is black all
over eyes, hair, coat, trousers aid
shoes. But these no-colors only &C,
centuate the general color scheme, to
which Koreans, Portuguese, Malays,
| F'ilipinos, Americans and Europeans,
and last the HawaiiaHs. who should
be mentioned hrst, all add their full
quota. - T..
"Intermarriages of all the races
have made almost as many hues in
the faces as We find in the garments,
The leis, or flower wTeaths, and the
bands OF peacock feathers which
many of all races wear around their
hats also add to the outward gaiety,
"And then the fish! Nowhere in
this wide world are there such rain
bow fish as In Hawaii of every color
and shade and hue. Ii there is any
tint or graduation of tints in the prism
that is not reflected in the scales of
the finny tribes of the waters around
the islands, should like to see it. 4
visit to the Honolulu aquarium far
superior as IL Is to the WOrld-famous
one in Raples1 or to the Coral Gar:
dens' where we see the fish through a
glass b0ttomed boat, disp0rting them
selves in their own front yards, so
to speak, are excursions one never
forgets. That God in his infinite love
should paint the lily seems wonder.
full; but that he should paint the fish
of the sea as gorgeOusly and as deli
passingly wonderful The flowers OF
Hawaii declare the glory of God, aud
the fish showeth his handiwork! .
Il might expatiate on the rainbow
gi0ries OF the sunrise and sunset, for
] never saw ANYTHING more gorgeous
than the sunsets from Waikiki, the
bathing beach of Honolulu; not oe.
casionaliy, not half a dozen times a
year, as we see them in northern
chimes, but evening after evening, for
almost 365 days In the year, the sun
sets In Respondent effulgence, and in
the morning, trailing clouds of glory,
goes forth as strong man to run a
race There are some scripture
phrases which one can better under
stand in the tropics than when one
approaches the poles.
"And these fair islands are as gloTi;
Gus an example OF the work of the
Sun of Righteousness as of the sun
in the heavens. Less than hundred
years ago, their people were sunk IN
ignorance and superstition, not to
speak of nnnamable faults. Now, the
islands are not only evangelical, but
their churches have formed a strong
missionary society to eFangeliZe 9th.
er islands of the Pacific and more dis
tant lands. A new center of right
eousness has thus been created
mo city in the world is more beau.
tifHl than Honolulu, a city filled with
elegant homes, beautiful lawns and
flower gardens on every street, state.
y churches, substantial public build
ings, numerous hospitals and chart
ties-all this where the naked bar
baFians built their straw hats cen
tHry ago. These former barhaPians
are themselves fine specimens of
what God can make of man, AMI
their blood flows freely in the veins
Of some of the best families Of thel
islands.
THE missionary element down toI
the third and fourth generations, ri
still predominant, Intellectually, soef'
ally, commercially and Spiritually
How this transformation cane about
and what 100 years ~ c1fiei'@|
ity not only can do, but has done
in itself a Wonderful Story
1t is singular and inter