The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-10-04
THE GENESIS OF HALEAKALA.
No. "Reminiscences of Olinda.

A Brazilian Emperor, in admiration
Of a little town near Pernambuco, eX-
claimed ''Olinda," thus giving it name.
And he can but echo the word 4" Olinda"
1.-THE beautifully who, having climbed the
" Hill of Difficulty" at the summit OF
which the Palace Beautiful stands,
looks from its brow over the lovely
mountain slope, covered with verdure
and dotted with white cottages, while a
dark Jagged line marks the course OF
some ravine, winding down TO the sea.
To the left rise the blue peaks OF the
Wailuku Mountains, seeming so insight
fcant compared with this height, while
the islands of Molokai and Lanai play at
hide and seek behind them. The blue
of the ocean encircles all and above are
feecy clouds which circle the summit of
our grand old Haleakala. Half way up
its slope the delightful mountain hOne,
at Olnda, was established IN 1876 by
Mr.. S. I. Alexander, and has ever since
been the Maui panacea for all Ills. How
many jolly parties have made this the
rallying point for Il climb to the summit;
and what merry days and weeks we have
all spent here-laughing at all incOnVen-
fences, such as forks in the ratio of one
to four individuals; knife for stirring
our coffee, or a spoon for carving beef
steak and turkey; wild cattle warranted
to gore one to death at first sight (but
who have never been known to do sO),
the distant rumble of whose voice will
send you up tree in minute-if you
happen to be girl and colony of
Swiss channels" more ferociOus than
Mark Twain ever encountered. All
these ills we forget amid the hundred
and one pleasures of Olinda; the berry
ing, rambling, picnicing in the woods,
forming, messing, hunting, Smelling, in
fact everything is a pleasure at Olinda,
especially eating and breathing. Let us
hear the testimony Of those who have
experienced it all and left their names
and their sentiments in the Olinda
record book.
g Four thousand feet above the sea we
look down upon charming view OF
forest, valley, mountain and sea-" And
here is a perfect description of our
earthly Beulah. Now l saw in my
dream that the pilgrims were got over
the enchanted ground and entered into
the country OF OIinda whose very air was
sweet and pleasant. There they solaced
themselves for a season and heard the
singing of birds and saw every day the
flowers appear in the earth, and the voice
of the turtle was heard in the land"
Again rollicking line meets our eye.
&" Rig-ajig-jig, and away we CO." whose
writer every one can guess. Marion E.
Rowell, under the date of August, 1877, |
gives us the following lines:
Thou land of koa and choicest fern,
To thee my thoughts will oft return
For thee my inmOst soul will yearn,
Olinda!
Akalas rare do here abound,
Ohelos ripe and red are found
And l might also mention the wild straw |
berry but VIII says it is magnificent |
fraud and l cannot be induced to speak |
of anything that will not to thy credit |
resOund-
Olinda!
Here every face with smiles is bright,
Voices are merry, hearts are light
AS well as the biscuit, which on account of /
the absence of atmospheric pressure,
rise to a most amazing height
Olinda!
Paia, Maui. THos. L. GULICK.