midp iCalikimaka, Hauolt flakalftkt IHmi front Matktkt By Edwin North McClellan
Waikiki and the Outrigger Canoe Club send a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the world—or, as the Hawaiians voice it—Mele Kalikimaka and Hauoli Makahiki Hon.
A Yes, Waikiki and “The Club” broad this 1786-Christmas, King Kahekila of est loving alohas. Christmases at W ai Oahu wondered if Captains Portlock and kiki have passed one by one into history Dixon would soon return with more lor thousands of years before Jesus Christ presents. was born. Nature expressed the Christian As time marched on, Christmas grad spirit. And from that day when a pio ually became a well-remembered day in neering Polynesian first stepped ashore Oahu and at Waikiki, destined to be at Waikiki, the Christmas and New Year come the world’s playground. spirit of thanksgiving, hospitality, hope Don Francisco de Paulo, familiarly and faith have been expressed by hu known as Don Marin, Manine or Manini, mans—an intimate part of wonderful the old Spanish kamaaina, told us of Waikiki. many Christmases on Oahu and he was a frequent visitor to Waikiki. Peter FIRST CHRISTMAS Corney described a Christmas Feast of The first Americans to visit Hawaii— 1817 in which his ship’s officers had as John Ledyard and others — were with guests all of the Hawaiian Chiefs and James Cook when he named Christmas respectable white men of the Island; but Island in 1777 as Cook was on his way women were tabu. to discover Hawaii in 1778. Officers and men of the British vessels CHRISTIAN CHRISTMAS 1ing George (Nathaniel Portlock) and With the arrival of the first American Queen Charlotte (George Dixon) were Missionaries in 1820 Christmas took on the first white haoles to celebrate Christ a new significance. It was observed in a mas in Hawaii, providing of course ship religious spirit. The first Christmas of wrecked Spaniards do not rate that the American Missionaries was that of honor. Ashore at Kauai on Christmas 1820 about which they wrote: "To us it Eve, 1786, Captain Portlock sat down has been a Happy Christmas. It has been with his Hawaiian hosts to a dinner of made joyous to us, not only by the com hog and a dog,” and a “large quantity memoration of the Savior’s birth, by a of taro.” Christmas presents were ex public lecture this evening, but by the changed. arrival of the mails from America.” And “This being Christmas,” wrote Cap these early Americans did not overlook tain Dixon, “to show our refined taste, the beauty and value of Waikiki on even in our liquor, we no longer drank Christmas and New Year. grog mixed with simple water, but of- Uncle Sam’s national defenders pause ered our Christmas libations in punch in their grim operations at Christmas in mixed with the juice of coconut, toast honor of the Prince of Peace, and at New ing our friends and mistresses in bump Year. With all the others, they pray ers of this liquor.” Over at Waikiki on (Continued on Page 28)
f 3 1 RINGING THE BELLS MELE KALIKIMAKA (Continued from I.“>) (( nnlhm rd from l’;ipc S) 1 own ol Uclhlchcin about similarly ic|>- that wars anil rumors ol wars will soon resented. Some selection is therelore nec pass forever from the earth. The first essary if one is to avoid buying too much Christmas and New Year enjoyed in Ha of the same music. waii by Our Navy was in 1826. In that Summing up the whole situation, year Captain Thomas Catesby Jones— therefore, I would do this about Christ the Kind-Eyed Chief — led his officers, inas records: I ’ll buy the Ethel Smith bluejackets and Marines, in remember record for background music, a good 12" ing Christmas. Captain (ones and King recording by a well-known choir of the Kamehameha III, two days before Christ representative hymns and carols (either mas, 182(i, joined in giving a Christmas Columbia 1231 or the Shaw Victor Gift to each other when they signed the EM-1088), a narrative of Christmas: first treaty between Hawaii anil any for either Dickens’ Christmas Carol or Lit- eign government. This treaty declared ilest Angel by Loretta Young (I)ecea that the “peace anil friendship” between DL-8009) or Lullaby of Christmas by the American and Hawaiian Peoples was Gregory Peek (l)e
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CHRISTMAS AT WAIKIKI I.(nation Oni is the real ihalleii” e be ( ause it represents the ultimate matehiii” Christmas ,ii Waikiki is marvelous. I»i ■; n 11 \ ol Hawaiian Xaturr (ills and position ol powei lo power, lo attain il ealls lor a speed\ lake oil perleith tin ills e\ervbod\ 1111 k\ enough lo lie loordmated. I o hold it reoiiircs a ” \rai lluie on that da\ and on New Year. ni” million (omposed ol a sharp weight V itiue (ills tin- sk\. heaili. air and sea - thrust on ihe lore loot lollowed l>\ an and ilu mountains and vallevs lai In inboard both hall twist, the i i” hl oi hind \oiul willi all that is wondrilul. Sootli- loot maintainiii” bal.inie onl\. I his ai- iii” 11.i111 bree/es temper the warmth ol turn is e\ei uleil periodii a Il\ when \ott ilu loving sun. W aikiki expresses a spe- Ii el \ ou t e losiii” a 11 it ude. ■ ia I ( .111 1st mas tlolia. 1-low er-perl limed II \ oil're able lo maintain this h i” Ii 11 .iilr In ee/es sitting through palm Ironds topside with a level ridiii” hoaid \ou'\e ihispii ii. I (> \ c I \ I»i i tl s sin” it I mm n u mail bed and mastered ilu powei plav ll i /\ ous ui broad shade lu es, lleei \ < louds and should experience nau” hl Imt Hans- spi II ii oni in ilu a/lire skv, and the blue 11 I idem \ , an emol ion a I expel ieni e wol ds •■yes ol ihe Cleat l’aiilu mat out the are inadei|uale lo expiess. .a” n i Iu i ill iilnlni. I wish lo pl.ue on lei old In nainiii” I In lsla ndei's —ol a 1 most e\ 11 v I ai e .mil the lililbank biollleis as loiuenm ” and iili” Kin (ommemoiate the llolidav Sea- Imildiii” the S null ol maleiial siein snii in Hawaii in ihe same spirit and whiili is so populai. Mils was in llll'.l maniu i .is do tlieii lellow Ami riians on when we were students at I’uualuiii ilu Mainland. Cluisimas irees aie im Si bool. Ii was i e\olul ioii.u \ indeed as Doited l)\ the thousands; we ha\e our i iu lies all. M m ( o\ i i , ihe I >o.u d s I >< x loin own In >11\ ; l lie si oi es o| Waikiki are 111 led was as neaih lound as ihe\ loulil make with ” ilis: ilu streets are thronged: stoik- it. with tlu result theie was ahsolulelv iii” s an h u 1 1 u p : illildiell no lo bed on no i ompel ilion. Computed lo loda\'s (hiistmas Iwe In in m their laitli in Santa hollow boaids ii would lie a nnil”i l in ( I.ui' and awakin earl\ on Chlistmas deed, o n h 'I lecl Ion” . L'L’ 1 1 u Iks at its moi niny lo (mil pletm lo strei)” tlu n that ”iealesi beam, and tapeiiii” shaiph lo ils 11 I a 1 ) in k I iss kl _i ii” If. X inih siein. l’xilh liuibanks weie e\ kim lh \al in i ” i \ is us almost am kind i i I Ii II I sin I el s i oo. • >I a llolidav Season in Hawaii we desire a ” ieen ( hi i s i mas a I Waikiki with sui I ui” . i a inn in” a nil sii n bat h i n” oi a White him mas on ilu l’>i” Sit nil Island ol , law.in wluii ilu snow ( o\ i I ill slopes ol Manna Kia piimit us to ski. snow slioi oi e\( n hi skate on the lake. A tip to the wise: If you with Si m in Waikiki has wanhed the Rus Orchids, order »arlyl Man. I ii lull and lilitish lla” s hoisled hi” h o\ ( i Hawaii onh to lie lowiied; until tin lnsi (.hiistmas cnju\ed In W ai kiki inidei ilu Siaisanil Snipes- in 1 S‘IH I ii oil” h i pi i iii.i iu nt jo\ lo Hawaii. 1 Ik lnsi (.hiistmas ol ilu ()utii””ci ( anoe ( lull was in I'KIS and ilu loit\- lluid Cluisimas is in 1'IVI. Iletwcen those \i .iis the (.lull has l)ioii” ht \alue and I I a ]) ] >i 111 -s to thousands ol pcopli and w 111 i on t in ui lo lie an asset lo I Iu I ( i l I loi\. lo tin Slali and to the People ol 11.in,ni Im m am \eais lo lomi all m ill. spiiii ol (.hiistmas and New 'I c.u.