The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-03-31
ROHALA ITEMS.

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The subject of interest which engrossed atten-
ton this week, was the question of the location of
the second statue of Kamehameha the Conquerer,
which we were officially Tor rather Royalty in
formed is designed for Kohala, and very rightly so,
as this was his birthplace. At the request Of the
GOverness, who has recently been paying us a visit,
a committee was selected to decide upon the site
upon which the statue shall be erected upon its an
rival. This committee, consisting of twenty-four
members, met on the 22d, at the Courthouse. in
Kapaau, to discuss the question of location. Among
the members were the following foreigners: Messrs.
Vida, Woods, Chaplin, Renton, Holmes, Atkins,
Smith, Sheldon, Ewart, and others who did not
put in an appearance. The native members con-
sisted of the Police Magistrate, who acted as chair
man, native lawyers, and sugar planters, Various
locations were suggested and their claims and adj
Yantages warmly advocated. Among others, the
respected birthplace of the grand old King, near
Kohala Plantation, called Halaula; Hapuu, near
Halawa, where he was raised and his favorite
dwelling place, on the bluff near which he stood
and marshalled the fleet of war canoes for the ex-
petition which resulted in the final conquest of
Maui and Multi, at the Eastern end of the Dis
trict. 1t was finally decided by an almost unani-
nous vote, that the statue shall be placed at q
point nearly central of the District, on an eleva-
ton in the land of Ainakea. near the Government
road, and almost equi-distant from the Star Mill
and that of Kohala Plantation. If placed on a
high pedestal it can there be seen from a long dis
tant in every direction.
HoNoKAA-HAwAu
HonOkaa possesses one billiard saloon where
such liquid refreshments as ginger pop, manufac-
tured by the proprietor, and sOdawater may be
obtained this saloon has recently been the cause of
much talk as Mr.. john Halliday. the proprietor,
has been summoned to appear at Hilo on a charge
of selling spirituous liquors without a license. 1t
is reported that two men have a rowing commits
sion from the Honolulu authorities to make a raid
upon all sly groS-shops, their energies being
stimulated by a promised reward of S25 for each
conviction. Hitherto thev have been successful in
one case the present one being tried at Hilo the
result is of course at present unknown here. The
two stores in the township were both visited by
searchers after whisky, but 1t was found that no
liquor was kept at either.
The heat has been unusually overpowering lately,
no trade breeze blowing to cOunteract its effects.
For weeks past there has been no rain, excepting a
few showers at night, and the weather has been deli
ciOusly fine and most agreeable to the planters. The
dry weather, as well as the rainy, shows the fearful
state Of the roads in the district, the place being a
mass Of dust. VIII the Road Supervisor come
along? A week since during two consecutive days
lightning was seen wildly and thunder heard in
the distance where evidently a good storm was
raging.
The little schooner Kekauikeaouli has been and
gone again, taking her usual cargo of 500 bags of
sugar from the Honokaa mill. On her last
trip up she left Honolulu at the same time as the
Likelike and arrived here seven hours before the
mails by that steamer.
Where Is the Hilo whaleboat crew. and why
don't they come down the coast \ fair sized
whale is almost daily seen disporting itself in the
sea quite close TO the shore.
Complaints are very general from all parts of
the island concerning the state Of the cane crops,
returns from the various mills giving a smaller
percentage TO the clariter than usual. As the
complaints are heard from so many different mills
and districts, the cause is assigned to last years
unusually dry summer. The cane looks in SPLEEN
did condition but the returns are small.
Two natives who were fishing last Wednesday
managed to smash their canoe fortunately for
them the Honokaa Wire Rope Landing was at
work so that they were quickly taken into the car
and placed upon terra .fTnd. 4 report. without
foundation, was at first circulated that one Of the
men was drowned.
Two cowardly acts have been recently have been
performed here. Mr.. Richard lost a valuable
young bull some time since which was killed
at night, and last week a portion of Mr.. Overend's
cane was set on fire at night. The many friends of
these gentlemen express their detestation at the
acts Of some mean oOwardly blaokguards, who thus
strike a man in the dark behind his back. These