The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20

For more than decade Honolulu has
been having carnivals in the month of
February. But the Carnival of today
is not the Carnival of ten. years ago.
| A great oak has from the little acorn
sprung. The Carnival of 1917 bears to
That small beginning of a decade ago
| the same relationship that the infant
bears to the adult. 1t marched forth
yesterday full-panoplied, grown to inn
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The feeble but earnest beginnings of
ten years ago have borne their ap.
pointed fruit. The day of festiyity
imidly attempted then has expanded
to a full week Of harmonious and well.
ordered activity. Yesterday Honolulu
showed the world that she knew how
and that what she knew how she was
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1t is 70 be expected that one attempt.
ing TO write story of the opening day
of the 1917 Carnival would say that it
was the biggest, greatest, grandest, -
and all the other superlatives. Which
makes Il hard; for when the truth is
discounted, what is one to say ~ SI'sf..
But the truth is that Honolulu out.
did herself. She put on q show of
which she might well be proud. She
had invited the world, and the world
had accepted the Invitation and was
here. And the world was not disap,
pointed. Honolulu had promised some,
thing unique, something not hitherto
attempted, something that would repay
visitors for their thousands of miles of
journey. And Honolulu made good.
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For the first time in the history of
Honolulu s carnivals something origi,
nal, symbolic and systema tized was at.
tempted. And the scheme, as devised
by Alexander Hume Ford, Honolulu 3
disinterested and tireless worker, was
carried through practically without a
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The Pan-Paciic pageant stood for
something. II was more than merely
spectacle. II was symbolic--a NOV.
ing picture of the history and economic
development of the Hawaiian Islands.
BEGINNING back In the dark ages of
Hawaiian paganism, with their barbaric
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as the parade passed slowly by, the
gradual transformation that came with
the landing Of the missionaries, their
Efforts toward teaching the inhabitants
OF the Islands better habits, ,purer mo.
tiyes of life, economic habits,
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Finally came the highly developed
industries of today-sugar manufac,
ture, the cultivation of other crops.
The Hawaii of the present took the
place OF sthe old Hawaii of tapa, poi
and warfare, And contrasted with the
life Of the old days, as depicted by
the floats showing savage chiefs, bar.
barous customs, pAiyeI games and
amusements, was the Honolulu of to.
day through which the parade moved
Honolulu of modern buildings,
churches, homes and factories. r."
Perhaps one slight criticism Of the
general tone may be made--it was too
somber. In attempting TO carry out
an historic story the brighter side of
life was lost sight Of One missed the
brightly yinted, ineOnsequent, meaning,
less floats of former days--hoats that
were constructed for beauty only and
not to tell a story, -
But this defect was in part remedied
by the Oriental floats. The Chinese,
Japanese, Koreans and Flipinos were