The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-14

With all the pleasant reminiscent
! ces which the Kawaiahao fair has
brought to the front, none will at
tract more universal attention than
the liberal extracts from the diary OF
DR.. G. P. Judd.
The entries made by DR.. Judd in
his journal at the time of the build
| ing of the church have been brought
TO light, and how the church pro-
gressed can be told in no better lam
guage than the words of one who jot-
| ted down incidents as the work went
on. The story as told by DR.. Judd's
journal, with explanatory interposi-
tions by Hon. A. F. Judd, are as fol-
lows:
| March 18th, 1889. Work on meet
ing house commenced.
/ June 5th. Cornerstone OF church
laid. Fifty-ive and a half dollars
contributed to meeting house.
July sth, 1910. Having received
| the promise OF a ''mano'' "a mano Is
1Ox4O equal to 400 or two of mamaki
and 200 cattle from the King, 1 start
| ed on the sth for Waialua to hire 100,-
| 600 shingles made. Five and a half
hours to Waialua. 9Th, in the noun
| tains all day. Returned at $50, and
| a quarter before started for home.
1 Horse proved weak and lame. Ar
rived home at 4 O'Clock a. N.
& July II. Made sheepskin pants, ar
| ranged for second visit to the woods.
July Is. Went to Waipio TO look
/ for timber to make shingles. Found
! twenty or more koa but not straight
grained. July Il, returned home ia
july is. Received the mamakis,
| seven laus "a lau is 40), $500 not
July 26. Laid arches. Probably
| Of basement.
August S. Today had a large
meeting on the stone church ques-
| ton. Appointed Kekuanaoa luna.
| Made certain laws and agreed upon
| certain terms as per schedule.
| August II. Packed shingles. Pre-
pared TO plaster.
August %: Made patterns for
stones for pillars todayI
| with the members of the church and
agreed that Kahekili to act as luna
until Kekuanaoa returns. Begin
work tomorrow.
| September 18th. Kek9anaoa re-
turned; took the .lunaship. October
10th. paid Kekuanaoa for sticks for
fence $50. October 29th. Meeting TO
arrange matters for next story TO the
stone church; all ready TO put IN win
dows.
November 7th. Mr.. Parker Rev. B.
"A Z~fer ri rgFf6
| timber for new church.
| April y, 1S41. Punihaole went 70
| Eva TO measure timber. June 18th.
Timber for meeting house being
brought. July 10th. Drew plan Of
| roof for native church. August 9TH
Went TO Waialua. During my stay
made q model OF q roof for a meeting
house. August 18th. Bargaining
with Hart TO frame roof. August 9th
| Wrote contract for roof OF church
dated 18th; commenced IN good earn
est; saving going on. September 18th
| Meeting house window frames made
for kala front or rear Of a house,
| October 9th. Meeting house again til
today. October 23d. Put up plates
not finished. October 18th. Hale
| puIe house Of prayer. Rigging tc
| raise. Oc'Ober 18th. In raising 3
| frame the beam broke and all came
| down with a crash. Rugged another
Steus finished nine days. October
| 3OtE. Worked AZ hale pule until nearly
| noon.
November 9Th. Omitted on work Al
| raising in order TO mend the broker
rafcers, etc, expecting 70 commence
early On Monday morning. Six pair
os rsfters up. Worked hard all the
week, AMI have another hard weeF
before me Paid Ford & Reed so
November 1tE, Monday. Put NJ
sp!iced rsflers. Governor attended
| took ore casE Of naiis. EOvennbeI
TIth. Rai-ed last Tafter- Three time
three cheers. EOvember I2tb. Place.
then. November I2th. Remove
sOrne Of TIE. rigging. SCrsrnber 18Th
Yargained with CummiI.ls 70 give
twelve joist-, an1 hz 70 "e release
from the care % sUperinte dence.
| furnish bcar,,-, shingles, i.ails, etc
Four Laen hired. SOvem s-r nth
Boarding the meeting house. Decsnn
ber 2J Took more boards 10 meet
ing house. Dsc-nG5er eth. LOoke'
. out for male pue work December 9Th
Worked at hale puIe, carrying shin
2Ies, mortar, etc; shinglipg. Decen
Der IItb. ado about the quality o
shingles. Appointed n survey 70
, Monday morning.
January :, I54z. 5hinglipg of meet
| ing house flushed. 5addIe-board L
be put on the ilth. Commenced Aug