The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-01-10
All Hawaii In Mourning
For Prince and Delegate
Kuhio Succumbs to Heart Failure and Body Lies
In State in Old Kawaiahao Church This Week;
Final Obsequies viii be Held on Sunday.

In old Kawaiahao Church in Homo
lulu Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole
almost the last of the male line of
Hawaiian royalty of the monarchial
days and for 20 years Hawaii's dele
gate to congress, lies in state He is
being accorded the honors customary
to departed Hawaiian royalty in the
old days. Watchers of his own race
are there in relays and kahilis wave
above his bier. Final rites will be
held next Sunday when the body will
be taken to the former throne room
Of Iolani Palace, now the capitol, and
thence escorted to the royal crypt,
its final resting place.
Prince Kuhio died at 2:37 o'clock
on Saturday morning and Associated
Press dispatches to this paper brought
the news to Maui about II o'clock.
The seriousness of his illness had
not been recognized fully until very
few days before his death. Ex-ray pic
lures showed enlarged arteries at the
heart and a bursting of the aneurism
induced death.
End Comes Unexpectedly
Two days before Kuhio died it was
decided he should be taken to a
Southern California sanitarium. On
the day before his death he had seem
ed somewhat improved but was un-
able to lie down, remaining seated
in an arm chair. Friday evening parry
Xisms of pain about the heart attack
ed him and his breathing became la
bored. Later he sank into uncons-
! ciousness and there were two internal
| hemorrhages when the arteries burst
! With him at the last was the Princess
| Kalanianaole, Mrs. Stella Kea, Edwin
Kea, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Campbell
Mrs. R. w. Shingle, Mrs. and Mrs
John c Lane, Mrs. Myra Iona and
Doctors Hanchett and O'Day Other
old and valued friends were near at
hand.
Governor Issues Proclamation
Princess Kawananakoa was notified
and was an early arrival in the be-
reaved home and others also arrived
early. Soon after death came Gov
ernor Harrington was notified, offered
his services and extended his condo
lences to the widow. Saturday morn
ing he called officials together and
all public offices were closed and the
governor issued the following procla-
nation:
"It is with profound sorrow that
the Governor of Hawaii announces
the death on January 7th, 1922, of
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, De-
| legate to Congress from this Terri
tory.
"The passing of the Prince arouses
all those inspiring sentiments asso-
ciated with the death of leader at
his post of duty.
prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole
was sincere, loyal and courageous,
and he possessed the peculiar kind
ness of heart distinctly Hawaiian that
is identified interpreted and glorified
in Hawaii's Aloha.
"As a member of the royal family
of Hawaii he maintained the dignity
of his station with refined freedom
from ostentation. He understood the
developing forces of the Pacific and
was solicitous of the welfare and the
highest type of progress for his peo-
pie.
without sacrificing his pride of
race or of nationality that had been
merged in the great Union OF States,
he was whole souled American.
"The best expression of the SINGER
ity of our sympathy that can be given
to his beloved Princess and of our
Aloha to the leader that all Hawaii
loved, is a pledge to carry on his
work and follow out the high hopes
he had for service to his people,
"The body will lie in state in Ka,
waiahao Church from Monday, Janu-
airy 9th to Saturday, January 14th
1922, inclusive, and the last rites will
be performed in the Throne Room OF
the Palace on Sunday, January 10th
1922, giving opportunity to the people
of Hawaii to pay tribute to the mem
ory of their beloved Prince.
1T is requested that Hawaiian and
American flags be half masted on all
public buildings of the Territory dur
ing the time of the lying in state and
during the funeral.
I'm WITNESS WHEREOF, | have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the Great Seal of the Territory
to be affixed.
(SEAL)
DONE at the Capitol, in Honolulu
this seventh day of January, nine
teen hundred and twenty-five.
"W. r. HARRINGTON,
Governor of Hawaii.
"By the Governor:
RAYMOND c. BROWN,
Secretary of Hawaii"
Respect Shown Dead
In Honolulu stores as well as pub
lie offices closed and flags were gen
orally at half staff On Maui flags
were placed at half staff as mark
of respect. Plans are forming for a
considerable delegation of Hawaiians