TERRITORIES: Hoomalimali Party

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There are only two directions in Hawaii—makai, toward the sea, and mauka, toward the mountains. Last week all Hawaiians were looking makai. Somewhere below the horizon a sleek grey cruiser was slicing its way westward through the long swells of the Pacific. Aboard was the most distinguished visitor to the islands since Explorer-Captain James Cook first stepped ashore 156 years ago.

To receive the first U. S. President in its territorial history the "Paradise of the Pacific" was prepared to...

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