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  1. although this is 5 years later, this article contains a picture of the Queen's flag that was presented to Troop 5: http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2010/Feb/21/ln/hawaii2210360.html
  2. James A. Wilder was one of the early (or first) scoutmasters of Troop 5 in Honolulu. Troop 5 used to have meetings at Kawaihao Church and utilized the Iolani Palace Grounds for drills. Queen Liliuokalani was so enamored by the skill of the boys that she adopted the Troop and hand embroidered a flag which I believe had a Hawaiian Coat of Arms and the word "Onipaa" meaning to "stick together" or "unity". I believe that the Flag is still held in the Archives. Up until the early 80's when the Troop became defunct there was an annual award given to the most outstanding scout of Troop 5 called the "James A. Wilder" Award in his memory. I received this award in 1970 and regard it on par with my Eagle Scout rank. James A. Wilder also wrote a fabulous book called "Jack Knife Cookery" and is illustrated by his hand with pen and ink drawings.
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