The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-06-07
rhs valley OF Haiawa - Native
Legends, Etc, Etc.

island of MoIokai. landed at Kau-
nakakaf. The landing at this port is
a poorIy constructed wharf. Two long
rows of stones heaped up in a loose
manner constitute what they call
landing. It was early in the morning
,vben l reached the landing. 1 looked
around and saw but two or three
bouses. inquired Of the natives who
came down to me ct the steamer where
the village was. was told the houses
were hidden amidst the algaroba
groves. | was taken to the residence
of Mr.. J. Nazareta, jr., the assistant
scboolmaster of that district. The
road TO his house was through narrow
maths hedged in ON each side by tall
algaroba trees.
Alter a brief stay at Mr.. Nazareta's
house, I left at 8 A. NJ. for Halawa,
about thirty miles further to the
northward. My guide conducted me
tbrougb the kiawe trees. When We
emerged from these, we entered the
kikania bushes which grew on botn
aides of the r al for two or three miles
bevond Kaunakakai. On the land
w,srd or Inauka side of the road there
WIS nothing to be seen but rocks
scattered over the ground by thous-
ands. The plains and hill sides look
like a vast desert. NO trees gro"
there, and the grass was drled by the
intense heat of the sun. This barren
Land extended for nearly four or five
miles along the shore and runs in-
land to the mountains. My guide told
me that in oiden times, the now bar
rem plain was Inhabited. Along the
beach were excellent fishing places.
Fish abounds there in large quantities
At KaweIa, about five miles from
Kaunakakai, is seen the hrst signs OF
life. There are three or -FOUR large
wooden houses here. The natives are
engaged in fishing, and every Satur-
DIV thew sell their fish at the leper
settlement. The island of Lanai lay a
few miles to the southeast OF this
pIace. There is native temple or
helau still standing at kaWela. A
few hundred yards from it there stlil
stands an old wiliwili tree which Is
said to be of historic Importance:
Beyond Kawela vegetable life be,
gins. The hill sides, mountains and
valleys, are greener. Along the oeach
miles beyond Kawela we came to ka-
maIo. Here we found the first Chi
nese store, standing in an almost $50
lated place. Along the beach are the
ruins of the Kamalo sugar mill. The
smoke stack and several outhouses
mark the spot where great sugar
plantation once fiourished.
Along the beach from kawela TO
KamalO are no less than twenty, per-
haps thirty, lokos or fish ponds, made
by natives during the reizns of the
early Kamehamehas. These fish
ponds are similar in construction to
those at Kualoa, on the Koolau side
of Oahu. These are made of stone,
with walls five or six feet high and
three or four feet wide at the top.
The length of the walls varies from
three hundred to one thousand 1eet
These fish ponds were built at the
command of the former chiefs OF Molo-
kai, and they remain today in good
preservation to tell the rising gener-
alton of Hawaiians what industrious
and Woodworking men their ancestors
We're They were made at time
when Molokai and the other ISLANDS
of the Hawaii IN group were more
numerously Peep ed. On the mauka
side of the road stood the remaIus OF
various heiaus, or old heather tenn
pies, and also the remains OF stone
churches built by the early mission,
contrast with the modern churches.
The old churches were built of stones,
cemented with mud and clay. The
worshippers who used to assemble
within one of those churches could
no be accommodated in many OF our
modern churches. In Olden times ma
tives marched from their grass huts
for many miles around to attend SER
vice within those rudely-bullt edlnces
At Pukoo is the oldest stone church
on Mulokai Rev. Manase Is pastor
II was dusk when we reached the
beautiful little valley of Halawa. Our
party was then distributed among the
kamaaiuas, the larger number ing
domiciled at the residence OF the Hon.
A. Z. Paehaole.
HALAwA VALLEY.
This valley is supposed to be the
most beautiful spot on Moiokal not
excepting Kalae, the mountain home
of Mr.. r. w. Meyers, agent OF the
leper settlement. Halawa valley is
formed by great gorge a thousand
feet deep. Halawa bay at its foot Is
nearly three miles wide. The val
ley itself is about four miles long,
and at the mauka end Is the beautiful
MoauIa falls. The natives of Halawa,
about 200 men, women and children,
are mostly engaged III faro cultlVa-
ton. Near one thousand patches of
taro are cultivated, which are now
nearly ripe.
Genuine, old style Hawaiians are
found here. They are so far away
from city life that they are not con
taminated by the loose habits of civil
ization. There are no sugar planta
tons near by to call their attention
from home life. Men, women and
children are all hard workers. Even
school children are to be seen work.
Ing in the taro patches before and
after school.
Although it is the largest village,
with the exception of the Ieper settle
ment, on MolOkai, vet there are only
two foreigners found here, Mr. III. van
Giesen and Chinaman. These are
hardly to be called foreigners for they
have resided in the valley for over
ten years and are acquainted with the
habits and customs of the natives.
8IoAULA FALLS.
This noted waterfall is only about a
three-mile walk from Paehaole's resi-
dence. Moaula is the fall below ana
Is about 800 feet high by 60 feet wide.
About 200 feet higher up the stream
from MOauIa ia n LITTLE waterfall ana