The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-06-11

REAL HAWAIIAN MANUFACTURE. - At the base
of the West Maui mountains, overlooking a sandy,
desert-like plain, is = little oasis. watered with rivu-
lets and springs supplied by the clouds that day and
night over-hang them, and trickle in drops down the
messy sides of their ravines. This little verdant spot
is called by the natives Udi-kapu, which we inter-
pref as the forbidden icdteT, so called from some for
gotten incident which may have occurred long GEN.
turtles ago; perha os some chief, in the exercise of his
royal prerogative, made it a death penalty to taste
the water here, and thus obtained a plausible pTetext
to assassinate his pursuing enemy, who followed him
across the sandy plain half Frustrated with thirst
and rushed with his painting warriors into the forbid
den stream. Whatever may have been the ancient
history of Waikapu. it is now the site of a sugar
plantation established by Messrs. James Louzuda
and William Cornwell, who have erected there q
mill, buildings and machinery-aH Of Hapaiion
manufacture. This, if We are correct, IS the first
plantation yet in operation at these, where the entire
machinery used is of Hawaiian make,-the iron
rollers, two steam engines, boilers, coolers and all
the apparatus required having been manufactured
by Mr.. Thos. Hughes of this city. expressly for the
above firm. Last week they commenced grinding,
and with great prid we say that the sugar produced
"a key Of which we acknowledge is the handsomest
in color and grain we have yet examined. Not trust
ing WhOiIy 10 our own judgment, We have asked the
opinion of several of our most expert dealers, who
all agree that it stands among the rest as erceisior.
If large, compact grain, and clear sparkling crystals
constitute good sugar, then this is the best yet pro-
duced; and we point to it with the more pride as
being purely HqraiiQn, and a sample of what
Hawaiian mechanics and Hawaiian industry can
accomplish without foreign help. Such results we
shall never be ashamed to = puff even should we
incur a reprimand from the editor of the Friend,
every time we do so. We bid our mechanics and our
planters God-speeI in all such efforts 10 develope our
island industry, based as this is on home industry
and home capital. We shall never begrudge the
wealth resulting from such efforts as have produced
Messrs. L. and C. will reap the reward which they
deserve, and that others will stand ready to follow
their example, and in procuring their machinery,
seek to develOpe Hawaiian industry in preference to
that of Glasgow, Boston or San Francisco.
MISSIONARY AssOCIATIoN.-The following is n list
of the missionaries assembled at this time, connected
with the above body:
Oahu.-Rev. Messrs. E. W. Clark, L. Smith, SC
Damon, e. Corwin, A. Bishop, B. W. Parker, ]. S. /
Emerson.
From Kauai.-Rev. Messrs. J. W. Smith, NJ. D.. /
D. Dole, G. B. RoHell, E. johnson and Mr.. A. Wilcox
From JH0lokdi-Rev. A. o. Forbes.
From .Naui-Rev. Messrs. D. Baldwin, D, J.
F. Pogue. W. P. Alexander and S. Z. Bishop.
From Hacait-Rev. Messrs. T. Coau, D. B. Ly-
man, E Bond, J. D. Paris. o. II. Gulick and DIR.
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