Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-30
BENJAMIN +. Pitman, Whose
Blood is That of Chiefs and
Monarchs, to Meet Remain
4 ing Relatives He May Find
I in Islands 'fi''

II
Seeing Honolulu again for the first
time IN almost so years, BENJAMIN F..
Pitman, descendant of the most not
able and powerful Of ancient Hawai-
ian chieftains, arrived on the Matson
liner Matsonia today with Mrs, Pit
man and party Of friends. They
twere welcomed at Pier Is when the
liner locked by Mrs. George c. Beck
ley, Mrs. c. s. Holloway and other
Honolulu friends -.,:
We will be here about a month"
said Mrs. Pitman later today at the
Alexander Young Hotel, where the
party Is staying. Eve left Boston
January Il. stopped in New Orleans,
Pasadena and Santa Barbara. On our
return trip we will visit again in Cali
fornia, returning to Boston again
about April We are pleased to be In
the islands and Mr.. Pitman finds Ho.
nolulu greatly changed from the city
he left so many years ago. We re-
gret we cannot stay longer"
In the Pitman party are Mr.. and
Mrs. Pftman, Mrs. J. Converse Gray,
Mrs. II. c. Brewster of Rochester, NJ.
Y; Mrs. e. Stewart Clark OF Boston,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Elliott and Miss
Georgia Elliott of st. Louis, Mo-; and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parker OF Man
chester, ~ III. - .-t.fJ
Descendant Of Noted Chiefs ~
Benjamin #. Pitnian, who for half a
century has lived In Boston. thousands
OF miles distant from his birthplace
In Hawaii, Is a descendant from the
noblest, most notable and powerful of
the chiefs and monarcIis of ancient
Hawaii. His Hawaiian name is Keola-
oka-lani. which. interpreted, means
The Life OF Heaven His father
Vas Benjamin r. Pitnian. who, with
his family. came to Hawaii from New
England. they being among the early
arrivals from the Atlantic seaboard.
Mr.. Pitman's father married the
Chiefess Kinoole-o-Liliha, feudal
chiefess. whose lands and power ex-
tended all over 0laa and the district
surrounding Hilo. Her father was the
High Chief Hoolulu, who, in turn, was
the son Of the warrior twin Prince
Kameeiamoku, whose effigy appears
on the coat-of-arms of the old mon.
archy, the same .effigy. seen hi all
the souvenir replicas Of the coatof-
arms.
His Blood Relatives Hina In History |
Hoolulu's mother was the High J
Chiefess Observation-Disclosures. Mr. Pit
mans grandfather, Hoolulu, was the |
noble chief to whose lot 1t fellSto con-
ceal the bones Of Kamehameha the
Great. Hoolulu. with his brother,
Prince Hoopili /, are credited with |
the plan to remove the bones ID. Kane |
hameha from the midst Of men, con.
zeal them and retain thu seerekz a:1sel
two chiefs approached the place where |
the bones of Kamehameha had been
held In state for some time Hoopili |
remained In q canoe near the shore,
while Hoolulu watched for an oppo.-
tlnity to seize the bones while the
attending chiefs had. their attention
distracted elsewhere. At fav lrable |
moment the bones were taken I'D and
wrapped In a feather cloak. Ifoolul,lI
sped along the beach, his brother,
according to tradition, following on
q parallel course in his canoe. One man
was nut by Hoolulu. who was struck
down and apparently left for dead.
The man, however, recovered and told
the story Of how he had met Hoo
lulu running along the beach carry
Ing bundle, and which the people
Immediately surmised to have CON
tanned the bones OF the monarch The
bones were concealed somewhere
slong the coast, Hoolulu, according to
tradition. having dived at one spot;
swimming through a narrow entrance
and entering a cave He returned
safely. met his brother and returned
among his people. The secret of the
burial place of Kamehameha's bones
has never been revealed.
! The two warrior princes mentioned,
one OF whom. Kameeiamoku, was the
ancestor of Mr. Pitman. were the ones
who taught Kamehameha the arts Of
war and were ever near his person,
and. In fact, were his confidential gen.
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