The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-23
A TRIP TO Hll0, AND THE SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION.

natives TO the 0tncr lslanus! III
means lots of trouble to take all
their baggage and food, satchels and
trunks, poi and fish, blankets and
boxes for finery, ETC., etc.
Well, everything has its end, so
after little delay, all got on board,
and off we went. But, alas! the
good steamer Kinau stopped again.
What is the matter nowy Well, the
matter is this; one of our consuls,
the representative of a mighty ma
ton, missed the time, and the
steamer was off the wharf before
the good consul of this great nation
knew it, and of course as he had TO
get on shore, or there might be
another complication of a political
nature, the mighty consul of the
great nation must be got on shore.
So after little tossing to and fro,
shouting and growing, the good
consul of the great nation succeeded,
and off we are once more.
Now,if we had been in old Greece,
everybody would have been rather
scared, the oracle would have been
summoned, and the gods asked if
we could proceed on our voyage
after such serious break. But as
we are in Hawaii nei we did not con-
suit the kahunas, and went on.
The shore battery pealed out the
royal salute for Princess Liliuoka-
lani from the mighty cannons, and
we felt big, very. Mind you, it is
no small item to be saluted as we 90
to the other islands: we felt very
proud.
Soon Neptune seriously demanded
his offering, as the usual custom is,
and of course he got it--perhaps
more than he bargained for. But
it was no use to fight him, and all,
more or less, answered his call.
The weather was beautiful. Not
withstanding we preferred to lie
down. The dinner bell had no
charm for us, and we doZed along
till we reached Lahaina. There we
took our night cap-a cup of coffee
or tea-and went on. Soon reached
Maalaea, and then Makena. Get
ting tired as the time advanced, at
nearly l o'clock in the morning we
all turned in, partly to avoid the
dangers of the Alenuihaha and
partly to get sleep.
AT daylight we reached MANU-
kona, took a hearty breakfast, and
viewed the busy place. Next to
Honolulu, Mahukona, thanks to Mr..
S. G. Wilder's energy, is the live
liest place on all the islands. The
railroad adds greatly to the scene.
Here we took about 100 Sunday
school children aboard, and after a
few hours stay started for Hawai-
hae.
kawaihae is desolate looking
country. Still there is good fish to
be got there. The loyal natives
brought lots of food, fish, pork,
sugar cane, ETC., as offerings to the
Princess. Here we took aboard
more Sunday school people, and off
we went. Passed Mahukona again,
saluted by steam whistles.
Now we came to pass the most
beautiful scenery on the Hawaiian
Islands; l mean the coasts of ko-
hala, Hamakua, and Hilo. 1t is be-
witching. The afternoon was lovely,
xuhi,,h nIInI fN thn srInpnr; hal ,I
beauty of the natural objects within
the range of vision. We took it all
in. The mighty waterfall, the small
rivulet, the immense valleys Of
Waimanu and Waiplo, the rolling
plains of Kakuihacle and Honokaa
sugar cane and sugar mills, little
hamlets and stately residences, and
above all towering the grand noun
tain of Maunakea, pouring it's con-
densed fluid down the valleys and
plains, making everything look green
and cheerful.
The waterfalls are numerous. We
counted ~ on this coast. And most
of that beautiful water runs to waste
in the great sea, where there is al.
ready so much. Hardly use for any
more. But such is nature. What
a wholesome benefit would this water
be in Kona, Kau, and Puma, where
it is at present very dry. But as
there is no visible means to amend
nature, we have to let it run its
course.
The coast is very rough and land
ings very dangerous. Human skill
has invented all kinds of contrivance.
to make landing as good as it il
under the circumstances. In gen
eral they use the swinging crane
with box attached. At Paauhal
several ladies came off with appar
ent ease.
We reached Laupahoehoe about
O'Clock in the afternoon. A granC
sight. Here they utilize the waite
as cane-carrer. The cane is grown
on Hat above, and the mill is be
low at the waters edge. Numerous
fumes in all directions bring tn,
cane down. The fumes of darl
color against the steep bluffs lool
like filigree work from the steamer
deck.
We are off again. This tim
direct for IIilo. The daylight fade