Hawaii Charlot Mural

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Life throws challenges

and every challenge comes

with rainbows and lights

to conquer it.

Amit Ray

Jean Charlot, Link

the significant French-born

American artist,

came to Hawaii in 1949 to

create frescoes

for the University of Hawaii.

He had already worked with

Diego Rivera and

Frida Kahlo in the

Mexican Muralism Renaissance

of the early 1920s  

In 1951 First Hawaiian Bank

[then Bishop National Bank]

commissioned Charlot to create this

large mural of several panels for

its new Waikiki Branch at the corner

of Kalakaua Avenue and Lewers Street.

[A few blocks from my home.

We have been First Hawaiian Bank

customers for 30 years]

Titled

“Early Cultural Exchanges

Between Hawaii and the Outer World"

this work is set between

1780 and 1830

depicting the immense changes

and multitude of introductions

to Hawaii during those years.

Charlot and his wife

made Hawaii their home,

and the artist

deeply studied Hawaiian

language,

history and culture.

Above we see a Chief trading

a fine feathered cape for

western goods like metal nails,

textiles, and tools.

This panel depicts the sitting

for a famous painting of

Kamehameha the Great in

red waistcoat accompanied

by wife Ka'ahumanu. Charlot

appreciated the role of

Hawaii's women and often

depicted them in his work.

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We see a Hawaiian guard

with spear, and

a Chinese person gifting

Hawaii it's first Banyan Tree.

The tiny plant promises the giant treasures we enjoy throughout

the islands today!

A foreign dignitary or

sea captain offers his

complements to the

King and Queen. 

" 'He wanted to make clear. . .

that the Hawaiians had

their own powerful culture

and were dynamically involved

in the historic drama unfolding

around them —

not passive primitives.

That is something that must

be underscored,' said his son

and biographer, 

John Charlot." Link

I heard a bird sing

In the dark of December

A magical thing

And sweet to remember.

'We are nearer to Spring

Than we were in September,'

I heard a bird sing

In the dark of December.

   Oliver Herford,

                                                  I Heard a Bird Sing

 

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Happened In Thomas Square

A  L  O  H  A !

"In February 1843 British Lord George Paulet on HMS Carysfort seized and occupied the Kingdom of Hawaii.

On July 26 Admiral Richard Darton Thomas sailed into Honolulu harbor on his flagship HMS Dublin. He became Local Representative of the British Commission by out-ranking Paulet. His intention was to end the occupation." 

"On July 31, he held the Hawaiian flag in his hands as he officially transferred the islands back to King Kamehameha III who said the words Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono in a speech during a ceremony to mark his restoration. Roughly translated from the Hawaiian language it means "The sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness" and has become the state motto of Hawaii, incorporated into the Seal of Hawaii." 

"The British flag set was pulled down and the Hawaiian flag was raised, followed by a series of 21 gun salutes from the Fort, the British ships Carysfort, Dublin, Hazzard, the American ship Constellation, and lastly by guns at the park."

"Kamehameha III later named the place where the ceremony was held in Downtown Honolulu "Thomas Square" in Admiral Thomas's honor and dedicated it as a public park."

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A  L  O  H  A !

If you judge after appearances, 

you will continue to be enslaved 

by the evidence of your senses.

           Neville Goddard

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I shut my eyes in order to see.

           Paul Gauguin

King St @ University Ave, Honolulu

The magic of the street is 

the mingling of the errand 

and the epiphany.

            Rebecca Solnit

Manoa Valley  Link

Queen Kaahumanu 

[1768 - June 5, 1832]

King Kamehameha The Great's wife, 

owned lands in Manoa. She chose to spend 

her last days in the valley. Link

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We Are In This Together

with the gift of solitude

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Kamehameha Day!

   A  L  O  H  A ! 

Today we respect

the one who

united Hawaii into

one Kingdom.

Kamehameha The Great

'Napoleon of the Pacific'

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22 Seconds Long Only

Kamehameha Day Parade

A  L  O  H  A !

Kamehameha,

 called 'The Great' and 'The Lonely One'

 was born between 1748 and 1761

 on the island of Hawaii. 

 In 1871 his grandson,

 King Kamehameha V, 

 designated - by royal Proclamation- 

that June 11 of each year

 was to be a perpetual  holiday here in the isles

 to honor the life and accomplishments

 of Hawaii's founding statesman,
 warrior, conqueror,
  and king. 

Kamehameha Schools Letter Girls

 It is said that Kamehameha fulfilled ancient traditional prophecies

 of a high Chief who would vanquish all other chiefs

 to become the greatest of all  in Hawai`i. 

His childhood was spent in seclusion with
 foster parents. 

In accordance with a 
strikingly Arthurian legend,

 the boy Kamehameha lifted 
the 5,000 pound Naha stone

 at age 14, 
the only person ever to do so. 

The legend states that the one who lifts it 

was the prophesied warrior
 who would unite all of the islands.

 The Naha Stone rests today
 in front of the Hilo Public Library

 on the island of Hawaiʻi.

 After a stormy period  of contention, 

the island of Hawai`i was under unified rule

 by 1791.

 Kamehameha was favored by the old gods

 in a clear, strategic way, 

when a rival chief's warriors

 on their way to attack, 

were overtaken by a flowing lava outbreak!

  The imprint of their feet
 may be seen yet today 
in the hardened lava flow.

Members of Royal Societies

By 1810,
 the last of the chiefs
 of the islands of Maui, 
O`ahu and Kaua`i 

relinquished sovereignty
 to Kamehameha.

 The Kingdom of Hawai`i was born

 For the rest of his life,
 Kamehameha I wisely ruled 
a dizzy-ingly transitional period 
in peace. 

He established Hawaii
 as a recognized nation,
 launched trade with other countries,

 introduced new animal and plant life,
 promoted agriculture 
and fostered industry. 

Daughters of Hawaii

The "Napoleon of the Pacific"
 died in Kailua-Kona 
on the island of Hawai`i 
in 1819.

The first Kamehameha Day
 was observed on June 11, 1872, 

 with horse races,
 velocipede, sack, wheelbarrow, 
and foot races too!

  2012 marks the 140th anniversary

 of the only  United States holiday
 that honors a royal.

This year's 96th annual
 floral parade

  began at ʻIolani Palace
 in downtown Honolulu,

moved up Ala Moana Boulevard 
 and into Waikīkī, 

ending in a big party
 at Kapiʻolani Park.

 [incidentally, June 11

 is also the anniversary 
of this great Park's dedication]  

Traditional royal paʻu riders
 represent a time

 when royal's on horseback
 toured their realm,

visiting the people.

 Women display 19th century 
riding gowns,

 skirts draped in pa`u style

cunningly fastened
 with Kukui Nuts!

Riders are bedecked with lei

 and other floral arrangements, 

as are their mounts.

Hawaiian cowboys,

called 'Paniolo'

were roping & riding

before many places

considered 'western'

on the continent!

What would country music

 BE

without the twangy

Hawaiian Guitar?! 

Some Paniolo

became famous rodeo

stars in the 'States.'

This fellow 

plays an important role

 in the equestrian parade!

Woop!  

 There IT IS !

The Chinese

 were early immigrants

 to the Kingdom.

It wouldn't be Hawaii

without the 'Celestials'

their food, work ethic, 

and culture.

What a day to be a happy kid

- of ANY age!

Some of us have to

 learn

to be happy

as we grow

older

Thanks for visiting

and celebrating with us!

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