The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-10
Angling in the Deep Sea OH the
KOna Coast. I
1T Is A NOVEL SORT OF SPORT.
a Week Hawaii-A Native Who
- 100 Years OId-Lives at Wal
kane-At Church Last Saturday.
Ancient Hawaiians-Grass Hut Town.

Henry Waterhouse and ID. w.
Corbett had an interesting outing
at Waikane, South Kona, Hawaii.
Mr.. Waterhouse is a kamaaina, a
merchant and a churchman. Mr..
Corbett is secretary of the Y. NJ.
c.. A. and a most excellent young
man. Both are very well known
here. The personal descriptions
are given for the benefit of foreign
readers.
At a place like Waikane one
meets natives of the old school.
They have a church organization.
When Mr.. Corbett told them about
Y. M. G.. A. work in large cities
they were all attentive. They
could scarcely understand that in
distant lands there were towns
with more people than all the ISL
ands. OF the buildings and the
hustling life they asked questions.
One very notable character at
Waikane is a native said to be 100
years and two months of age. He
sees and hears as well as a young
man. The old Hawaiian has a
clear recollection of the
mighty father of the Kane
hameha family. The old fell
lows memory is marvellous. He
saws he well recalls the time when
Kamehameha / brought a large
number of natives from Molokai TO
Maui to dig for water. His father
was among the number and the
boy was taken along. After the
work had progressed some time
the monarch left for a trip.
Trouble at once began a fight re-
suited, and the present centenarian
was taken with his father and
others who sought refuge in the
mountains. This old man talked
for hours on the early history of
the invasion of the islands by the
haole. He is believer in religion
and progress, and a staunch friend
of the foreigner. He cultivates a
coffee patch, and does well. Last
Sunday he rode four miles to
church. His home is an old
fashioned grass hut. Waikane is
made up of these dwellings. All
the old Hawaiians say that the
man gives his age correctly.
deep sea fishing was genuine
novelty to me-" said Mr.. Corbett.
"Mr. Waterhouse knew all about it
and rather enjoyed my amaze
ment. A line $50 fathoms long
was used. That is 800 yards, 900
feet. A heavy stone at the end
serves as a sinker, and this must
touch the bottom. Several hooks
are set on the line. / could not feel
any change in the motion, but the
fishermen could detect bite in
stantly. The fish was red and
heavy and a couple of feet long.
One time the native said there were
two on the hooks. Only one was
brought up. He said the other was
dead and would come to the sur
surface. 1t appeared in a few min
utes. The deep sea fishing is fine
sport and is greatly enjoyed by the
natives.
SIN a district like South Kona
we see the native as he really is,
noble, pure-minded man with good
instincts.
"Some of the settlers on Hawaii
must get as lonesome as ranchmen
on the plains. At the Morgan x
McStocker coffee plantation we
were handsomely entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis. / asked the
lady if it was a lonesome place.
She said she had become accus-
toned to it and contented, Though
for fourteen months she had not
seen a haole woman"
Mr.. Waterhouse found plenty OF
old acquaintance among the Ha-
waiians in Kona. All of them
knew him and have been his
friends for years. They loaded him
down with presents of fish, oranges,
cocoanuts, cane and calabashes.
He had a heavy freight bill on the
Hall.