The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-16

nnine because Of his beauty of body and soul. He
vas also prince of the royal family Of Hawaii
and would have been king but for revolution and
annexation, and when the house suspended busi-
ness January 7, 1923, to give opportunity for ad-
dresses his life, character and public services,
Uncle Joe" Cannon voiced the sentiment Of all
when he said:
Here In the house called him Prince" not
because Of his former title but because he was
. prince Of good fellows. {
An net of congress has created a Hawaiian
homes commission and established In the treasury
Of the territory revolving fund known the
Hawaiian home loan fund OF $1,0O00 900 and more
as working capital. Prince Kuhio was named as
q member Of this commission and planned to re-
ure from congress at the close of the Sixtysev-
snth congress to devote the remainder of his life
10 the work. He died January z 1923 Princess
Elizabeth Kaanianaole, his widow has been ap-
pointed member of the commission in his place
, The life story of Prince Kuho reads like
nance He was born on the island of Kauai Ha-
waan islands. March 26, 1871. His father, Kaha-
Iepouli, was high chief and the son of the last
king OF Kauai his mother was Princess Kinod
Kekaulike, sister of Queen Kapolani consort of
King Kaakaua He was brought up In the court
Of his uncle, the king, and at the age of thirteen
he was created a'prnce by royal proclamation
His early education was in Honolulu at the Royal
school and Punabou college. He then spent four
years at ST. Mathews college in California. Later
I'm England, winding up his education in bus
college there. He then spent year as the
guest of the Japanese government, his uncle
King Kalakaua, hoping that he would marry a
princess Of the royal house Of Japan
He was fond Of athletics and sport, excellng in
football and rowing He expert horseman
and there was nothing he enjoyed more keenly
than going with the cowboys after wild cattle and
horses on the rugged slopes Of Mauna Kea or
spearing wild boars from the back of horse. He
was polo player yachtsman, an angler rifle
man, a golfer.
His prospects were brought to an abrupt change
by the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy In
1893, when the republic of Hawaii was estab-
lished. The young prince was then twenty-one.
Two years later there was revolution of the
Hawaans, with the object of reinstating the ex-
queen, and Prince Kuhio took part in this revo-
luton. For this he and other leaders ar
rested political prisoners and sentenced to a
years Imprisonment. While he was In prison he
became engaged. He was married soon after his
release and left shortly for tour of the world
He took part in the Boer war on the side Of the
British
He returned to his island home In the fall Of
1901 and In 1902 was elected for his first term
He was reluctant candidate for he believed he
could do more for his people at home than at
Washington. An hundred per cent American. he
lost no opportunity to preach the doctrines o.
Americanlsm to his people and to. impress upon
them their great good fortune in being citizens Of
the United States, the greatest country in the
world And In the same breath he insisted upon
the Importance of maintaining their race to the
native Hawailans. The greatest single thing he
did for his people. aside from inducing them will
ingly to accept American citizenship. was the
passage by congress Of the Hawaiian homes com
mission act.
Prince Kuho died at his home on beautiful and
far-famed Waikiki 1t his dying wish--for
he was the soul Of modesty and amplicity-that
his funeral should be free from all pomp But the
native Hawaiians, who are among the most affec-
tonate and sentimental of peoples and fairly idol.
ized the prince insisted that full regal honors
conforming to the ancient historical customs Of
Hawaii be paid to the last and by far the most
popular member OF the royal family. Owing to
their insistence the princess finally consented with
much reluctance and In accordance with the Gus
tom at the burial Of Hawaiian monarchs the body
Of the prince was removed at midnight from his
home to the principal native church. There II lay
IN state for one week constantly attended by a
guard which was changed every 30 minutes. At
lnidnight on January a. one week after his death.