[Found under: “Ma Ke Kauoha”]
Tomorrow (Tuesday), the 31st of July, is the twenty-third year that the Hawaiian Flag was returned. Therefore, it will be observed as a Holiday [La Nui], and the doors of the Government Buildings will be closed.
T. W. Hutchison,
Minister of the Interior.
Office of the Interior, July 27, 1866.
BY AUTHORITY.
Monday, the 31st of July, is the conclusion of the 22nd year from when the Hawaiian Flag was returned. Therefore, that day will be observed as a holiday, and all Government Offices will be closed.
C. De Varigny,
Acting Minister of the Interior,
Office of the Interior, July 26, 1865.
The 31st of July.
This was a day much celebrated here at Hamakua this year. Makaainana headed in droves to Waipio, and they feasted there, they had speeches, and they appeared to be happy indeed to commemorate the sovereignty of the land. But when the newspapers arrived from Honolulu, they being the Kuokoa and the Au Okoa, the makaainana’s enthusiasm for this celebrated day took a step back when they saw that this day was not honored in Honolulu. The country folk here in Hamakua question each other, astonished and highly disturbed, “What came upon the royal town of ours?
Perhaps their hearts were captured by the Philistines, and they are sickly. Alas for that Capitol of ours.
ALFRED U. ALOHIKEA CHOSEN
Because of the selection by the voters of the island of Niihau, 42 votes for Alohikea, therefore he was selected and Leslie Nakashima lost.
Before the number of Niihau votes were received, Nakashima lead by 20 votes over Alohikea, but when Alohikea received the 42 votes at Niihau, and no votes for Nakashima on Niihau, therefore Alohikea had 22 more votes than Nakashima. Knowing how to sing attracts ballots. Candidates need to learn to sing. The candidates let other do their singing; not so for that youth, Alohikea.
(Alakai o Hawaii, 10/18/1928, p. 3)
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