The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-09-25
OVER THE OAHU RAILWAY LIE.

The grass, trees, flowers, fences, every
thing sparkled with the dew. A few
tufts OF white and fleecy clouds tipped
the mountain SUBMITS; cool air, fresh
from the northern ocean, waited down the
valleys and lent an unwonted vigor tc
US and our horses. The blockade al
@Leleo causes a wide detour to School
street, emphasizing the need of new
street continuing Beretania to Liliha.
After the roughness of the Palama road
it was delight to roll over the smooth
hard road through Kalihi and Moanalua.
On account OF the grade the railway will
run off makai from Palama, crossing Ka-
hhi-kai and Kahauiki a good way below
the road; but in Moanalua il will tap
the center OF that thriving and contented
looking settlement. The whistle of the
engine and roar Of the cars will wake the
echoes along the cliffs and pals of that
old domain of Pele. A new life will be
Infused into our hitherto sleepy suburbs,
land the ancient Hawaiian as he suuats
Won the ground pounding tbs poi will gaze
with establishment at the speed Of the
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whirling him and his whole race into a
more and more complex life The
changes in Kalihi and Moanalua have
been SO rapid that one needs to go out
there often to keep abreast with the
TIMES. The old road leading through a
dusty wilderness has changed into a
pretty street with the fine buildings and
grounds of the Kamehameha School and
many private residences, on the one
hand, while on the other, a short distance
off, fine rice plantation stretches to-
wards the sea. In kahauiki the mag
nifcent artesian well near the road still
wastes its wealth of waters, although
mauka of the road banana plantation
shows how rich the soil and how pro-
life when it gets the water. In Moana-
(, lua improvement has been the order and
both sides of the road attest of what the
place is capable. Near the head of the
valley where the village lies, stands
tall derrick where Mr.. Damon, the eli
terprising owner Of the ahupuaa, is sink
ing 6 well to supplement the abundant
springs in the valley.
At Moanalua the road will turn makai,
running south and around the old vol
canic crater. 1t will pass through very
dry but fertile section OF country which,
if irrigated, will produce abundant crops
and support considerable population.
The salt industry might also be made
good deal of here and undoubtedly will
be when there are facilities for transpor-
tation. The road will reach the shores
OF the lagoon in Halawakai, and from
this point on to Hoaeae Will run along
the shores, passing through continuous
sand unbroken rice field. The tourists,
however, did not turn off and follow the
line of the road but continued on the
Government road up the romantic and
wonderful gorge which has been torn
open ID some remote past age by the
waters of the Moanalua River. The eff
f.Cent road supervisor under our Reform
administration has made a splendid
piece of work of this road; the grades
have been improved, the rocks covered,
and a carriage rolls through from one
end to the other with hardly jolt. Ris
ing from the gorge our party soon
reached the point separating Eva from
Honolulu, the highest point on the road.
Here the cool air coming down the val
ley in the morning reminded one OF
colder cline and wraps were in demand.
l'The recent rains have made the whole
country green, which rendered it doublY
beautiful. Only short stay was made,
when the party dashed down the long
hill of " Kapukakii;" everywhere along
the road are visible the signs of improve
ment; lands in the past considered al
most worthless are being fenced, wells
are being sunk in the valleys in or
der that new land may be put under
cultivation; the rice fields are
green with waving rice, and in some
places are already well headed out.
Whirling on past the old Mission station
at Waiawa and here turning southwest
the party soon reached the Waipio resi-
dence of the Ii estate. Mr.. and Mrs. q.
A Brown were of the party and soon
made US all at home. A prerequisite
az this place is a dash in the clear cold
water of the bathing tank. The water is
absolutely clear and pure, flowing in di
rectly from an artesian we'll. 1t is pro-
tected from the wind, and bath there
is simply perfection. Most of our party
evidently thought so, for instead Of COM
ing out when they were washed and cool
they sat in the water talking railroad
They might have been there to the pre-
sent moment had it not been that a call
from outside announced the arrival from
the fields of large number of water
melons. All hands now scrambled to
see who should get dressed first and in a
few minutes were engaged in devouring
the most delicious watermelons that
e9er fell to mortal share. After this a
heE hours rest in the delightful cool of
the trees surrounding the residence, adj
miring the beautiful view across the
waters of the bay, prepared us for
amount. Half dozen OF us took horse
and rode out upon the peninsula which
forms the makai extremity Of the land OF
Waipio. This peninsula is divided into
two sections. separated from each other
by low and narrow isthmus and from
the mainland by marslIy fiat now COW
cred with rice fields. The inner section
contains about four hundred acres, the
outer about one thousand. On the west
side lie the Waipio and Honolulu lochs,
on the northeast side is the large body
Of water comprising the main portion OF
Pearl Harbor. The extreme point OF the
peninsula is directly opposite and IN
front of the mouth of the harbor. 1t is
said that the United States Government
has been in negotiation for the pul"
chase of this extremity. 1t is the com
manding point in the entire system OF
loghs. Upon the inner section Mr..