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Aloha and Talofa: Sailors Tour Honolulu and Samoa
Hawaii and Samoa greeted the Atlantic fleet with vivid scenes of tropical life. The article describes Honolulu’s modern streets, gardens, and civic glow, then shifts to Pago Pago and Tutuila where Kanaka hospitality shines in the Samoan courts. It notes kanaka virtues, Kava rituals, and samoan pageantry amid island landscapes and harbor towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Samoa
mid-Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Talofa
Honolulu
Jacky
Jack
Insular
Mid-Ocean
Talofas
South Pacific
Tutuila
Germany
Sumatra
Pacific
Philippines
Australia
Isiland
United States
England
Mataafa
Malietoa Laupepa
Pago Pago
Samoga