 Delegate Houston had a long list of quibbles about the coin 's design . For example , Beach had placed an anklet on the chief 's leg ; Houston felt such an item would not have been worn . Beach defended some of his choices , such as the anklet ( which was removed when Houston insisted ) , and promised to comply with the remainder . This did not satisfy Houston , who was also unhappy about the shape of the palm tree on the coin , and Beach modified the design again . Beach forwarded final models , indicating that he would only consider making changes if the Mint requested it . He wrote to Moore , " I think the proper thing for Mr. Houston to do would be to take the sculptor and family to Hawaii and let us live in the <unk> [ sic ] trees for a while and absorb the atmosphere of that paradise . " 
