The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-05-18
UP IN K0NA.
Times in That District Are Becom
ing Lively.


KOna is at last awakening from its
long Rip Jan Wrinkle sleep. Its start
ing sensations are very much similar
to those descriptive of the launching
of the ship, at starts, it moves, it
seems to feel, thrill of life along its
keel;r and so it is with the Konas.
The prevailing coffee craze has started
them into life again from end to end
OF the districts. One hears but little
else than improvements and new cof-
fee paintings, or of anxious inquiries
after land. Small as some of them
may seem, still number of new pro-
jections may be decorated with the
name of plantations. These holdings,
or paintings, of say twenty-five acres
or more, are becoming quite numerous
and in few years will make large
showing in the output of coffee from
the district. a numb Der of those that
are we'll started or Immediately to be
begun are, Kaelemakule, Mr.. George
Clark, DR.. Capron, DR.. Lindley, f.
W. Bartels, w. E. Scott, NJ. r. Scott,
Kona Tea and Coffee Co., Machado,
G. Hooper, Kona Coffee Co., Nahinu,
CleghOrn, Keanu, Monsarrat aud 9TH
ers, besides a large amount of wild
coffee land which is being reclaimed.
The first crop of the Kona Tel and
Coffee Co. will be harvested this sea-
son.
What the district wants, however,
hafOra anu faua lnnDnanf nan
really be expected is a good road from
one end to the other. An eviJence of
what might be expected is the rapid
strides with which Kailua and Hoo
kena have pushed ahead since the
Thurston roads were built, connect
ing these villa es with the upper
road. II the present administration
would put a good appropriation in
their bill for road throughout the
district, the country would Immedi-
ately profit from the results, for the
improvement here has been equally
as great as on the Volcano road in
HilO. A new Road Board for the dis
bursement of this years taxes should
b. appointed, as the present one has
shown its utter incOmpetency, and
the money has been uselessly spent
without the slightest beneficial result.
a good board could be easily got from
among the white residents who are
awakening to their respOusibili-
ties in the district, and are more
ready to take hold seeing the way
things have gone ahead where there
are good roads.
Miss Paris is shortly to open a
boarding house in kaIlua occupying
a house belonging to the estate Of the
late King Kalakaua. 1t is a large
roomy aud cool building, and pre-
sents many attractions to those want
ing rest or change. A fine bathing
place at the front door, boating on the
beautiful bay, good roads for riding
and driving add to the delights of
naturally beautiful locality. No one
who visits kailUa but will return full
of its praise.
Neatly 100000 feet Of lumber have
been sold and ordered for new build
i1gs in and around Kailua since the
beginning of the year.
A roller skating rink is being built
in kailua by a Portuguese. Mr.. Nc
DOugall has lumber on the ground for
a new store in kailua which will be
erected at once. A new Catholic chapel
will be at once built at Holualoa at
the junction of the ThurstOn and
upper roads. Akau, the caterer OF
Kailua, will huiid a large branch
store at the same place.
Almost every steamer brings strang-
ers looking after land OF into the pos
-Ibilitie- Of the coffee industry. here
i a good opening for the cultivation
~ si-,I or al hsr fibrG ufaur- ~ rho
lower lands which are admirably
adapted to that Industry.
Kona, May IL, 1894.