The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-11-26
HONOLULU.
The Capital City of Mid-Pacifc
Kingdom,

Kingdom.
The modern city of Honolulu, the cap
ital of the Hawaiian Islands, is a thriv-
ing seaport town of over 10000 iuhabi-
tants, having regular communication
with the Pacific Coast, New Zealand and
Australia, by first-class steamships of the
Oceanic Steamship Company of San
Francisco.
There is also feet of steam and sail
ing vessels in the Inter-Island, South
Sea and Pacific Coast trade belonging to
Honolulu. The principal local organiza-
tons are the Wilder Steamship Company
and the Inter-Island Steam Navigation
Company.
Extensive wharves and warehouses
have been built at the port, aud nowhere
else can vessels have quicker dispatch
than at Honolulu. A marine railway
affords facilities for the repair of medium
sized vessels. Honolulu likewise boasts
OF well-equipped foundry, where ma
chlnery of the heaviest kind is made. 1t
has several machine shops, two planning
mills, lumber yards and every requisite
Tor carrying on an extensive manufacture
ing, building and shipping trade. The
retail stores OF Honolulu will not suffer
by comparison with stores in San Fran
cisco or Sydney. Ample banking facili-
ties are afforded by the local banks of
Bishop * Co. and Spreckels & Co.
Tourists will find living easy. There
are several first7class boarding houses
and well-kept restaurants, but the Royal
Hawaiian Hotel offers attractions super
Tor to anything in the shape of hotel
accommodation outside San Francisco
or other frst-class American cities.
There is nothing approaching it in the
Australian Colonies. No other place of
its size in the world has so many licensed
carriages for hire as Honolulu. The
drives around the city are charming.
The cost of living is moderate and the
climate most enjoyable. The streets are
well lighted at night and protected by
police, although the city is remarkably
free from serious offenses against person
or property. There is an ample water
supply provided by the Government.
Two public squares = Emma and
Thomas-are tastefully laid out in walks
and planted with Towering shrubs, shade
and ornamental trees.
Honolulu is also a city of churches,
schools and colleges. The inhabitants
delight in music, the natural love of
melody possessed by native Hawaiians
having been encouraged by the mission
aries in the first instance, and afterwards
cultivated in the public schools. Regu-
lar open air concerts by the ROYAL Ha-
waiian Band, composed entirely of
natives, under the leadership of skilled
musician, Mr.. II. Berger, have also been
the means of cultivating taste for classic
music among the city population. The
st. Louis College and Portuguese bands
are also well trained. The church music
is superior.
Honolulu being the seat of govern
ment, its public buildings are attractive.
The Palace, where their Majesties the
King and Queen reside, is a handsome
building; SO also is. Aliiolani Hale (Gov-
eminent building) in which are the Off
ces of the various public departments
Supreme Court and Law Library, Legis-
latiye Hall and National Museum. fhe
Hawaiian Opera House, Young Mems
Christian Association building and the
Public Library and Reading Room are
The Queens Hospital is noble insti-
tuition, situated in noble park near the
center of the city The Industrial School
is a substantial building, surrounded by
extensive grounds. The Lunatic Asy-
lum lacks architectural attractions, butt
has ample grounds surrounding it, and
is well managed and healthful. The
prison is a model penal establishment.
II, Ill nd
of Honolulu are many and well admins
tered. LunalilO Home, established by
the King of that name, about a mile
from the city, if the most conspicuous.
It was founded for the support of poor
and INDECENT Hawaiians; but, to the
honor of the native people, very few are
compelled to seek refuge within its hos
pitable portals.
The Masonic fraternity, independent
Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of
Pythias and other secret and benevolent
societies are well housed and in flourish
ing condition. The Odd Fellows Hall,
on Fort street, is one of the oldest brick
structures in the city and is perhaps the
best built.
This capital city boasts also of we'll
conducted and representative Press.
1nere are Two udlIy EuSllSu uOHoPdPOAo
the PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER
(morning) and Bulletin (evening). The
only weekly newspaper in the English
language is the old, well established,
HAWAIIAN GAZETTE, which numbers its |
readers in all quarters of the globe. |
There are two daily and two weekly |
newspapers published in the Hawaiian |
language. There are several printing |
establishments and two book binderies. |
One of the sights of Honolulu is the |
weIl-kept gardens surrounding the ele- |
CANT homes OF its inhabitants. Stran-
gers arriving in Honolulu are Hospitality |
entertained, and it is entirely their own |
fault if their stay is not made pleasant |
and agreeable to them. The distressed |
of all nations are well cared for either
by private or public charity. Indeed,
no other community in the world gives
more freely or literally to the cause OF
charity than the foreign and native resi-
dents of Honolulu. To sum up in
word all the appliances of civilized life
and refined society are to be found in
the capital city of the Hawaiian King
dom -rPar Of Par