Respecting the Hawaiian Flag, 1894. Posted on April 22, 2015 by nupepa Reply The Japanese Warship. The Japanese Battleship Kongo docked Tuesday morning, and it saluted the Hawaiian Flag of the land; the flag of the Hawaiian Monarchy from before. (Leo o ka Lahui, 6/6/1894, p. 2) Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Buke II, Helu 957, Aoao 2. Iune 6, 1894.