Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-15

Pardon me. ye Maui No Ia o. AZ
this part Of my writing that is. ! am
one CT tie 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 Y.
And Professor W II Northscott
vas the leader who firstly established
the Royal Hawaiian Band in Hawaii
in the month OF November. A -. 1862
at the reformatOry school OF keoneula
ats Kapaama. and in the A. ID. 1879.
the 2s members OF the band signed
the shipping contract under the gov
eminent still have in my poses
sion 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 Kalakaua. the
'benefit-seeker" 20 Maui No Ka Oh.
In the month OF June, Captain II.
Berger arrived in Hawaii in the A. d.
1872, under order from the govern
ment OF Germany 10 send a competent
person 10 lead the Royal Hawaiian
Band, then Of % members, and with
nut leader In those days.
And since the days ] was under the
leadership of Captain H. Berger until
is resignation from the organization.
or good reason, and TO the Goth day
II November and December / and 2
the A. ID. 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
burden in 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 Dy step. shoulder
20 shoulder. and breast to breast, have
fitted up that famous motto OF Maui
higher up above our shoulders, and
have worked with all our might and
faithfully, and for that only renoWn-
ID motto OF yours, 20 Maui No IA Oh"
And for the honor also OF the city
md county Of Honolulu, under the
Guidance Of Mayor John C. Lane with
the members of the board of super
isors, the burden of the work done
las turned to nothing, only one great
hing in our hearts-NO Maui No IA
Oh"
And to you, the parent OF the Four
Waters, at the shade of the cloud, the
Fosai of Waikiki 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;
and your beloved invitations are
iweet to our throat to swallow.
And above all things the Royal Ha- |
yaiian Band hereby gives it's highest |
thanks to the Honorable ]. Garcia, the |
head and chairman of the invitation |
committee; under your wise guiding, |
With your members of the invitation |
'ommfttee, we have the honor of stay |
ing together with our parent, Judge ].
w. Kalua, at his home.
A thing which we never at first |
ireamed of, that we are going to sleep +
n the same home with him, as our |
class is below par. but we slept and |
tie together in his home, only under /
our guidance. and God may bless
'ou all the days of your life in happi.
ness.
And to Mr. c. d. Lufkin. Mr. r. A. |
Wadsworth and to the other commit
tees are our great love, hoping con-
.inuously that God may watch over |
rs until we meet again at the time !
mother Maui County Fair shall be |
leld again in the future. /
Humbly yours, /
REV. SAMUEL X KAMAKAIA,
2490 Lima street, Puunui, City and |
County of Honolulu