The Fame is Hilo Bay's

This comes from the "Letters" sent to Ka Leo o Ka Lahui on the day indicated above. These are the first two letters, but the third is not presented here. If you would like to read the third letter, press here to view the newspaper original.

What's Hilo bay got?!

Marvelous Enjoyment!
1000 People Rejoicing at the Honoring Events

On Monday at 11 am, May 15, 1893, the distinguished ladies of the Hui Aloha ʻĀina of Hilo town came before the honorable Mrs. James H. Blount.

The distinguished ladies:
Mrs. J.T. Baker, M.H. Brown, K. Pilipo, M. Kaluaola, L.H. West, A. Akamu, and M. Ai.

The gentleman:
Mr. J.T. Baker a me H. West.

These are the people who met with her to shake hands in greeting, three [shakes] each time.

All the things gifted to her were Hawaiian items of the old style and things crafted by the skillful hands of the ladies of the Kanilehua rain, the gold replacement of Hawaiʻi: feathers of the Mamo and ʻŌʻō birds.

These items were all gracefully accepted by the honorable Mrs. J.H. Blount, with joy at seeing these things from Hawaiʻi that were new to her. Also exhibited were some fun pastimes that had been prepared, and she consented agreeably till the committees returned [from meeting?]

At 11:30 am she began to witness the festive nature of the activities, which were cliff-jumping in Piʻikea and surfing in Kaipalaoa, both crowded with people.

With love,
Leilehua. Hilo, Mei 15, 1893.
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Hilo's Happenings

This afternoon, the female Commissioner, Mrs. Blount, boarded the double hull canoe of the Hawaiian Patriotic League of Hilo here, along with some escorts and J.T. Baker also went along, and the trip proceeded directly for the Wailuku river mouth, to show Mrs. Blount cliff-jumping at Piʻikea, one of Hawaiʻi's enjoyable pastimes of old.

The Wailuku wharf was filled with people people watching the female commissioner atop the double hull canoe being paddled by Waiakea's youngsters, and the person who leapt from the cliff was D. Keaweamahi, Hilo's pilot, who jumped twice.

When that was done, the canoe headed back with its important visitors, floating outside the dock house to take in the surfing of the youths of Pueo, Paʻalani and ʻŪliʻi. When you watch these young ones of Hilo here, they seem to glide on the surface of the ocean like twin mahimahi fish, doing this activity they have become so skilled in.

The honored visitor, Mrs. Blount, really appreciated these fun activities of Hilo that the Hawaiian Patriotic League laid out for her enjoyment.

Before lunchtime today, the Committee of the Hawaiian Patriotic League, which is all the main heads of the League, went to see the Commissioner, bearing gifts. She gave high praises to the League through the Committee, saying she was going to return and meet with President Cleveland's wife and show her these gifts of affection that had been extended to her. She also said that if her husband comes again that he will want her to come back with him.

Kauakanilehua.
Hilo, Hawaiʻi, May 5, 1893