Ka Puuhonua o na Hawaii, Volume IV, Number 3, 19 January 1917 — FOR OUR ENGLISH-SPEAKING READERS OBSERVE YOUR TROLLEY-CAR ETIQUETTE [ARTICLE]

FOR OUR ENGLISH-SPEAKING READERS

OBSERVE YOUR TROLLEY-CAR ETIQUETTE

Horo!u!u has taken a lot of pride in ihe lact ;s the ceoter of the Paradise of the i Paeilie. Her reputation as a beantlful city, fult ! of «loha and of good wiil to all, has gone 16 the - uttermpst parts of the globe. Tourists, who have frequented jthe sun-kissed shores of Ha- ; waii hs ve been charmed, not only by tbe beauty ot naiu'-e m these islands, but, by the generous hospitaJity extended to them by ,the kamaai nas. Over ahd over ag4Īn we . hear the eeho of "Aloha ; Oe" yibrating from the lands beynd our horizon. We are proud of this reputation. We are glad to extend our aloha to ali, for, it is a real pieasure to do so. We shall keep up the beauti- : iul customs of Hawaii, and aloha will perm; n- , ertiy remaio as the very heart of Haweii. ! But Honolulu must watch and proteet those small courtesies whieh have made it a beautiful . city. Hxternal beauty may count for mueh, i but it takes tbe heart oi its citizens to create the j re®i *ndJgsting beauty. And aloha must eome : l'rom the heart and not from the lips. One of the fine'and important elements in our Honolulu etiquette is the giving up of seats of trolley-cars to ladies when they board the [cdrs. This is a heart mnter. Many Honolulu i men are forgetting this fine bit of etiquette whieh I should be observed every where. Bofird the cars leaving the corners bf King and Fortj and Holel and Fort, or, other main centers oi thecity at 5 p. m. You will notice tīīat i some men wut read their papers very c!ose!y v;hes> ..Ēciies step up the car. Some wiH' look ~out, or down ai their shoes. Some will busy ; *hemsetvēs- taik:ng ■ will simp!y sit and i)'ever m!nd the ; ;siues tiianding. -by. Sorrie fadies have 'b?ēn reiused 1:k; coi:rtesy of beirg offered seats hem ine ume: ihey boarciod the car on to their desū- . eioe. i. nis is not aloha oe," by any meacis. Il ;r.iiTip!y /'Aloha m.e," &nd it is pretty ,tough for , iāu Jiāwa;i. ( ōi couse, at t'mes, one ean blame me ■ men ior not giving up their seats to the ladies j especially when the latter have been so bo!d as ,to demand, through her locks and actions, seats I irom men. Some have been very nervy to the | extreme in this matter, but, men can't get along I wieh out wemen, they s&.y, and perhaps, they de- . serve that mueh attention frcm men even thougfc jthey demand It. i But, this is no argument aginst yo ur observjing the trolley-car etiquette; Mr. Man? reI rr>enber, this is not San Fransico, or Chicago, 01 | Boston, or New York. This is Honolulu of'the ; fair is!esof thesea. Aod. Missand Mrs. Woman. |do not b« too nervy, and don't fait to say thani | y ou when Mr. Man offers you his seat. j These suggestions may sound small, but, in , f eality, they constitate some . of the "importani i elements in the mak ing of a greater Honolulu !-■ : -i-- - ■ ...