The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-31
HON. e. D. GILMAN TALKS.
MS VISIT TO LAHAINA, THE VOL
CANO AND MAUI.
The Country After Many Years Absence
The Knu Road-Haleakala--
Iau Valley.

Hon. Gorham Gilman and wife, Miss
Ida Mott Smith and Miss Seccomb re-
turned from a visit through Maui and
Hawaii by the Claudine Sunday morn
ing. Mr.. Gilman, speaking OF himself
and the party, says that the trip was a
most delightful one, more especially in
teresting to himself, he not having
visited these sections in thirty two
years.
OF the trip Mr.. Gilman said: Great
changes have taken place at Lahaina
since ! was there thirty-two years ago.
Indeed, | noticed more changes at that
place than any other in the country.
My old home at Lahaina was no more;
and over the place where it stood now
grow eucalyptus trees.
1--WE touched first on Hawaii, at Kali
lua, and saw the late King Kalakaua's
place, after which we stopped at kea-
lakekua bay where stands the monu-
ment to Captain Cook. The sights in
this neghborhood were very interesting
Here we met with novelty in which all
took a deal of interest, and that was
drink of cocoanut milk in the native
style, the natives preparing the nuts.
"We next landed at Pahala and took
the Kau road to the volcano. This road
is very bad and is in great need of re-
pairs. 1t is full of rocks which renders
travel very unpleasant. | consider it
very important that the Government
interest itself il this highway, as it will
become the favorite route to the vol
cano.
'To reach the landing from Honolulu
the steamer passes to the leward of both
Maui and Hawaii and has compara-
lively smooth sea- This of itself makes
the Kau route preferable. From the
landing through to the volcano the
route is one of the most interesting in
the country. And after the volcano is
passed the remainder of the trip is down
grade and is truly delightful, the road
passing by the beautiful Olaa country
and many other sights worthy of note.
lie VI p-oVV 'ho'N "
the Government for the Kau road
should put it in excellent condition, as
the only thing to be done is to remove
the rocks.
ave reached the volcano just forty
eight hours after the subsistence. The
view was simply grand. There were
three large caldrons, greatly agitated
and disturbing the surrounding lava
crust. The power Of the volcano, shak-
ing the earth around it, is a thing
never to be forgotten in its awful i'm
pressiveness.
owe were treated in a most hospita-
BILE manner by the good people of 1ilo.
A picnic was given while we were
there, to which our party was invited
and attended, together Mr. and Mrs.
Thurston.
Returning to Maui we were enter
tanned by Mr.. H. p. Baldwin at
Olinda, where we stayed two days.
From there we assembled Haleakala.
Here | noticed another change in the
appearance vi VIC Sothps iiohi 'hh'.
two years ago. Instead OF that cover
ing OF stunted vegetation, yellow in
color, parched from the sun and dearth
OF moisture, the sides OF the old crater
are covered with green. Moisture now
condenses and is precipitated upon the
mountain top, and birds have carried
seeds into the high crevces, clottiug
the sides OF the great rock dome with
verdure.
''From there we visited Tau valley.
This is one of the grandest sights on the
Islands. One OF the ladies in our party
who had visited Yosemite said that she
considered some parts of Tau equal ii not
superior to the famous California valley
Mr.. Gilman hopes to visit Kauai be-
fore he returns to America. On that
island, away back in the 'forties," he
led planters life at Hanalei and Ko-
loa, and looks forward to visit there,
after so many years, with extraordinary
interest.