Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-06-18 | Page 1 | Maori Chieftains Travel from New Zealand to Honolulu to Worship in L. D. S. Temple in Land of Their Ancestors

Maori Chieftains Travel From Fro In New Zealand to Honolulu To Worship in Temple in inLand Land of Their Ancestors HONOLULU June 18 oP- oP UP Twelve chieftains of of the tho Maoris proud Polynesians of the South Pacific will sail from here for their native New Zealand Juno June 26 completing a mile vo voyage age to worship In the tho land of the therace therace therace race they believe to be their genealogical brothers They came to worship and study at the Mormon temple one of or Hawaii's most beautiful spots situated in a picturesque pocket near the northeastern coast of ot Oahu island It is the tho nearest temple to them at which they can worship according to Mormon ritual they s said id When they arrived they wore colorful native costumes and some Bome bore borc on their bodies evidences evidences evidences evi evi- dences of the Maoris Maoris' highly developed developed developed de de- de- de tattooing art Except for their discomfiture from Hawaii's Ha Ha- wails wail's warm weather having left lefta Jefta a land which is now in the middle of or winter they appeared to be bevery bevery bevery very much hawaiian r T. who acted as spokesman explained their re religious religious re- re pilgrimage Ho He said old tribal prophets had predicted their religion wo would ld come from the tho cast and would bo be signified by a raising of the hands When the Mormon missionaries arrived in New Zealand bringing a n message message message mes mes- sage of pe peace cc to the rugged warlike warlike war war- like liko Maoris they won many cont con con- l' l t verts because their first approach was VaS to raise their hands in prayer pray pray- er thus carrying out tho prophecies des cies said Speaking fluent English with a rippling rippling- New Nw Zealand accent said Maori tradition in indicated indicated in- in that the New Zealand tribes migrated from the islands of or tho UtO South Pacific over a period period pe pe- of several hundred years and that there is positive proof the tho Maoris came from Haw Hawaii