The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-01-23
HlIn RnAn MATTERS.

The "iIilo Record" of January
10Th has the following editorial arii-
Gle on road matters in that district:
The necessity of the expenditure
within the town of IIilo, of larger
share of the "lunds" belonging to
the roads and bridges" of this dis
trict, than is now being expended,
must he apparent to all, except
those who are living in the imme-
dinte vicinity ,of the plantations.
The population of the town is about
one third of the population of this
Taxation District. This is the port
of entry for the whole of the eastern |
and southern part of this island. |
And it is here that the business of |
this district centers. Ii is here that
tourists come to visit the Volcano
and sec the things of interest in and
about the town And we should he
prepared to receive them. Our
streets should be in good condition,
and the outlying roads to the Vol
cano and the Rainbow Falls, and
other places of interest should be
put in good order at once. No one
thing tells so much on the wei
fare of q town, as its streets and
roads. Although most of the
main streets are in fairly good con-
dilion. still there are several that
need immediate attention; as kau-
mana, School and kukuau streets.
Our late lava flow is Il sight of great
interest TO visitors coming to llilo,
and yet it is almost impossible to
get up kaumana street in u carriage
TO see it. SO with Rainbow Falls,
there is no way TO get there, unless
one gets onto horse or else walks;
when without great deal of eX-
pensc. n carriage road could he fin
ishrd there easily Then again, the
road along the beach to Waial<ca
should be fixed so that carts or car
riagrs could 90 by that route to the
landing at Waakca, instead of rs
now, away round by the iish-ponds.
Either good bridge should he
placed across the Waiolama Stream
or else canal should he cut
through from that stream into the
Waialoa stream, back of the old
Governess' premises. BY doing the
latter permanent beach road would
he flied in by the surf, and good
carriage road he made along the
beach The necessity of this road
has been very apparent during the
past week, while the norIherly
storm prevented the discharge or
taking on of frcighi "a the steamers
N port, and il all had to be sent
, arouud by way oi ibr fsh-ponds TO
Waiakca. The Road Board"
ought to take immediate steps in re-
gard 10 this road. '!he people liv-
ing on kukuau street also very
Justly complain, that that street Is
, not fully opened, so that carts can
get into that part of the town
School street from Church to Waia,
nueHue streets, Is IN uEsight'y pile
of heaps Of stone and sand. We dc
rot wish 10 he understood as trying
to Gmd fault in any way with the
Z | "GEG il!tl tIt bpulN HAS 81 LII
Y done; we only wish TO impress or
: the minds of the "Board" that tht
e roads out to the plantations are no
{. the only roads that need their atten
II ton. and that nj least onehalf o
l. the moneys belonging to South Hlc
9 should be expended south of Tho
Waiuku stream. We are awar,
y that the work Of the Board is NJ
IS "sinecure," and have tothank then
Y for the attention they have given tt
:, the work thus far; but we wan
o them to remember that not all tn,
e Iiilo roads run out to the Planta
j. lions. This part OF the district ha
:, available ''roads moneys" as fol
: lUWs:-
e Taxes for 1888. ..... about Sc, ,00O
1t Taxes for 1889. ..... $50
Appropriation. $50
:. Total. $22 90