The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-04-11
22nd YEAR No. 1855
Two Fine Luaus.
End Celebration
Lahaina Has Feast for 900
Saturday and Kailua rejoic-
ing is Held on Sunday; Ar
rangements Fine

the East Maui road and the other for
West Maui Valley Islanders have fin
ished their feasting in celebration OF
the recent election of Harry A. Bald
win as delegate to congress. West
Maui held its celebration on the new
Mala wharf Saturday and on Sunday
Kailua was the scene of festivities.
D. T. Fleming was responsible for the
Lahaina gathering and w. F. Pogue
made the arrangements at Kailua. In
cluding the celebrations that immedi-
ately preceded the departure of the
new delegate and those of last Satur-
DAY and Sunday about $500 Mauiites
have been seated at the banquet
tables.
Lahaina celebrated the sweeping
victory of the son of the four waters
of Maui at her polls, as elsewhere
throughout the Territory with huge
Luau spread on Mala wharf Saturday
evening.
Thirty tables, each with seats for
thirty persons made possible maxi
mum sitting of 900 of the joyous
feasters and gave the assurance that
none would have to wait or be turned
away.
Before five o'clock the voters of the
west MAUI plOClllCI pC6oh W
at the wharf Some came walking,
some in automobiles, and other huge
trucks brought load after load OF
plantation employees. So heavy was
the travel that traffic officers were
placed at the entrance to the wharf
and at various points between there
and Lahaina to direct the moving OF
the hundreds of motor vehicles that
dashed in and out bringing more and
more merrymakers to the scene.
Food For All
Then came the food to load the
thirty tables until there was room
for no more to be placed upon them.
Truck after truck forced its way
through the crowd that had already
gathered on the wharf, bringing tubs
piled high with laulaus, sweet pota-
toes, kulolo, and barrels and barrels
of poi. Not alone did these make up
the great feast in celebration of the
Maui victory but many other articles
of food deliciously prepared were
served and hundreds of bottles OF
soda water were at hand to wash
down the good eats.
It was truly scene of merrymak-
ing when everyone of the 600 or more
persons that attended the festivities
were seated. Decorations used for
the opening of the wharf on Wednes-
day were left untouched for Satuf-
days celebration and the tables were
beautifully decorated with flowers OF
bright and varied hue. Three string
orchestras filled the air with sweet
Hawaiian music and the singing oil
Fleming's Honolua music boys was a
feature of the celebration.
Everything was carried out in per-
feet harmony and order The Lahalna
girl scouts acted as mattresses on the
many tables and were ably directed
in their work by Mrs. Henry Robin
son and Mrs. Hose. David Fleming
the host of the day was everywhere
at once and saw to it that no ones
wants were left unattended.
Urges denomination
Shortly after the feasting began
Philip Pail, the deputy sheriff OF La
haina rose on the bench where he
had been sitting and addressed the
throng. He spoke but brlef
ly and right to the point. He urged
that the new delegate be influenced
again to accept the nomination II
November and asked the same sup
port be given him by the people VINO
were congregated on the wharf tina,
they had given him in the recen
election. He was followed by the
Hon. Charles Makekau who spoke II
Hawaiian and English. He caused al
uproar of laughter when he said II
part. "The delegate has been electee
and is gone. He may die. The whar
is built and the boat has been here
and is gone away. 1t may sink. W.
are all here eating his food tonight
Let us be happy and make merry
So great was the preparation
made for the huge crowd that wal
expected that many seats were va
cant long after the festivities Wer'
well under way and even when al
had eaten their fill their were places
vet to be taken. Many Vlsltlns loil
from Wailuku and East Maui wer'
there and all that came were mao
welcome.
Dance Follows Luau
About two hours were taken up D.
the luau and before the tables wer
cleared the lights on the wharf she'
their brilliant rays on the gathering
Then the tables were placed asld
and space cleared for the dance ina
was to follow. The three orchestraS
Flemings, Lahaina, and the Lahain
town boys played in turn and thos
that wished to dance did so an
others sat listening to the beautifu
music that was rendered.
Long after the luau was over peopl
continued to come for the dance o
merely TO Join the gathering in tn
community social event.
About eight o'clock an orchestr
sron Wailuku arrived and the tone
of the saxaphone were mingled wit
the other instruments. Ii was nigf
tvpical of Lahaina, warm and clea
9Th scarce cloud in the sky an