The Dolores star., 1923-11-16

IiaWAllan ISLANDS gave him the
name because of his beauty of body and soul. He
was also n prince of the royal family of Hawaii
ana would have been king but for revolution and
annexation, and when the house suspended busi-
ness January :, 1923. to give opportunity for ad-
dresses on 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 act of congress has created Hawaiian
homes commission and established in the treasury
OF the territory revolving fund known as the
Hawaiian home loan fund of 81, 900 900 and more
as working capital. Prince Kuhio was named ms
member of this commission and planned to re-
tire from congress at the close of the Sixtysev-
enth congress 10 devote the remainder of his life
TO the work He died January :, 1923. Princess
Elizabeth kalanianaole. his widow. has been ap-
pointed member of the commission in his place
The life story of Prince Kuhlo reads like ro-
nance He was born on the island of Kauai. Ha-
waiian Islands, March &c, 1871. His father Kaha-
lepou, was high chief and the son of the last
king of Kauai his mother was Princess Kinolki
heKauilke sister of Queen Kapiolani, consort of
hihs haiakaua. He was brought up in the court
OF his uncle. the king, and at the age of thirteen
he was created prince by royal proclamas don
bis early education was In Honolulu at the Royal
school and Punabou college He then spent four
years at St Mathews college in California. Later
he was student at the Royal Agricultural college
In England winding up his education in n bust.
ness 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, excelling in
1ootoah ana rowing. He was an 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, angler a rife
man, golfer.
His prospects were brought to an abrupt change
by the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in
1888, when the republic of Hawaii was estab.
hshed. The young prince then twentyone
Two years later there was a revolution of the
daWaiians, with the object of renstating the ex-
queen, and Prince Kuhlo took part in this reyo.
lutlon. For this he and other leaders were ar.
rested as political prisoners and sentenced to n
years Imprisonment. While he was In prison he
became engaged. He was married soon after his
release and left shortly for 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
i9ol ana in 19O2 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 of
Amer1canisn TO his people and to impress upon
them their great good fortune in being citizens of
the United States, the greatest country in tho
world. And in the same breath he insisted upon
the Importance of maintaining their race to tbe
native Hawafians. The greatest single thing no
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 kuhio died at his home on beautiful and
farfamed Waikiki. 1t his dying wisb-for
he was the soul of modesty and simplicity-tbat
MS funeral should be free from all pomp. But the
vhn
tionate and sentimental Of peoples and fairly idol.
lied the prince, insisted that full regal bonors
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 insstence the princess finally consented with
much reluctance and in accordance with the ems.
tom at the burial of Hawaiian monarchs the bodv
OF the prince was removed ct midnight from his
home to the principal native church. There 1t Law
In state for one week constantly attended by
guard which was changed every 80 minutes Al
midnight. on January II. one week after his death