The Arvada enterprise., 1923-11-08

name because Of his beauty of body and soul. He
was also prince Of the royal family of Hawaii
and would have been king but for revolution and
annexation. nnd when the house suspended busl.
ness January I, 1923, to give opportunity for ad-
dresses on his life character and public services.
Uncle Joe" Cannon voiced the sentiment of ali
when he said
Here In the house called him Prince" not
because OF his former title but because he
prince OF good fellows.
An net of congress has created n Hawaiian
homes commission and established in the treasury
OF the territory revolving fund known the
Hawaiian home loan fund of S10O,OOO and more
As working capital. Prince Kuh0 was named MS
member of this commission and planned to re.
five from congress at the close of the Slxty-sev-
cn,h congress to devote the remainder of his life
to the work He died January :. 1929. Princess
Elizabeth knlnnlnnnolc his widow. has been np-
pointed II member Of the commission In his place.
The life story OF Prince Kuhio rends like n rO-
nance lie wns born on the island of Knuai. Iia-
wainn islands. March 70, 1871. His father, Kaha-
lcp0ulI, wns high chief and the son of the last
king OF knuni his mother was Princess Kinolk
Kckaniikc. sister OF Queen Kapionni. consort OF
King knnknua. lie wns brought up In the court
OF his uncle. the king nnd nt the age OF thirteen
he was created prince by royal proclamation
His cnriy education wns IN Honolulu at the Royal
school and Funahou college. lie then spent four
years NJ st. Mathews college In California. LATER
he was student ni the Royal Agricultural college
IL England winding up his education In n bust
ness college there. He then spent year MS the
guest OF the japanese government. his uncle.
King Kalnknmn. hoping that he would marry
princess Of the royal house of Japan.
lie WIS fond of athletics and sport cNccllny in
football and rowing. lie WIS an expert horsemun
and there was nothing he enjoyed more keenly
than going with the cowboys after wild cattle and
horses on the rugged slopes of Maunn Kcn, or
spchrng Wild boars from the back of II horse. lie
wns polo player. ynchtsmnn. an angler n rifle
man. golfer
us prospects were brought to mn abrupt change
by the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy In
1893. when the republic of Hawaii was cstub.
lshcd, The young prince was then twenty one.
Two ycnrs later there was n revolution of the
Inwniiahs. with the object of rcinstating the ex.
queen, and Prince Kuhio took part In this rcyo.
luton. For this he and other leaders wcr. mr..
rested ns political prisoners and sentenced to n
years Imprisonment. While he was In prison he
becamc engaged. lie married soon after his
release and left shortly for II tour OF the world
lie took part In the iiucr war the side OF the
British
lie returned to his island home In the fall of
1901 and In 1902 was elected for his first term
He was n reluctant candidate. for he believed he
could do more for his people ut home than at
Washington. An hundred per cent American he
lost no opportunity to preach the doctrines OF
hmciicnnisn 10 his people and to Impress upon
them their great good fortune In being citizens of
the United S'ntcs. the greatest country in the
world. And In the same breath he insisted upon
the Importance Of maintaining their race to the
native iinwnlinns. The greatest single thing n.
did for his people. aside from inducing them will.
ingiy to accept American citizenship was the
passage by congress OF the Hawaiian homes com
mission net.
Prince kuho died nt his home on beautiful and
fnrfamrd Waikiki II was his diving wish-r,r
he was the soul OF modcsty and sImpcity-tbn,
his funcrni should be free from all pomp. But th.
nntivc iinwalians who among the most nfyec.
tionntc mud sentimental of peoples and rnrly idol
lied the prince insisted that full regal honors
conforming TO the ancient historical customs Of
Hawaii be paid To the last and by far the mos,
popular member OF the royal family Owinr IN
their insistcncc the princess finally consented with
much reluctance and In accordance with the Gus.
tom nt the burial Of Hawaiian nonarchs III, body
Of the prince was removed nj midnight from his
home 10 the principal native church. There II ny
In state for one week constantly attended by n
gunrd which WAS chnngcd every 30 minutes Al
tmah ght. on January IA. one week nftcr his death