Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 85, 28 December 1893 — TO THE RESCUE. [ARTICLE]

TO THE RESCUE.

The “Last*’ of the Kameh&mehaa E&dorses the P. G When* i!» CleTelju»d >'ew{ Tho “SUr” is jabilant, the “Star ’is bappy, tho “Star ases ite big*;est types. And «11 becaase A.K. Kunniakea haswritten a letter over lus signature, in whieh he claims tbat he is the last of tbe Kamehameha line, that he approves of the polieieal conrse of the “Star. aud tbat he is ready to shoulder a gun. The Star is easilv satisūed iudeed and we are really surprised that the “Advertiser” doesn’t copy the important letter and joiu iu the hosann» over the alleged conversion of Mr. Kunuiakea. But theu perhaps the “ Advertiser ’’ knows tho Star correspondent too well to think that the cnti.se of the P. G. in anv way will bo furthered by the appeanmee in print of Priuce Albert.

Now, we have nothing except tho most triendly feelings towards Kunuiakea aud we nnhesitatingly say that .we deplore that he, ill-advisedly. has rushed into print and *pluced hiroself in a posiiion whieh necessarily roakes him an object of public criticisms. but ho has d<»ne rt and the impression whieh the'‘Star'’ evident'y prop« ses to cr'-ate abro«d by using fiis name requirea to be eheeKei). Mr Kunuiakea may be the last of the Kamehamohaa; we do not feei ourselves cal>d ou to investigate his ped : gree or his ancestry, but we deci«led!y object to him pusing as an intluential Hawaiian. The reverence whieh the Hawaiiana always show towards an alii is well-known by everybody familiar with Hawaiian customs, but Mr. Kunuiakea has only received from Hawaiiane the coortesy due V) him through his blood eonneelion with Queen Emma, but never their confidence.

The Siar ,has been extremelv uufortunate in the selection of the Hawaiians who, it claims, are in favor of selling the indepemlence of tho country. Soch men like Kalua, Josepa and Kauhi have time and time again been subjected to the severest criticism of the Reform organs and Reform leaders and the addition to their nnmbers of Knnniakea certainly does not improve the aspect of a cau.se claimed to be backed by all goo<l Hawaiians, bnt virtnally only supported by men of the character and repntatiun enjoyed by the abovo mentioned qoartette.