Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-10
Jonson's Travels.
LETTER NO XII.

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Of Mount Haleakala, In the neighbor.
hood previously mentioned known as
Kula. The village Is about twenty
miles southeast Of Wailuku, and about
eight miles inland from the seaport town
OF Makena. The branch owns the best
Latter.day Saint meeting house on the
island, and has also Sunday school
and Relief Society. Uilama Klluau
presides.
The Keanae branch embraces the
Saints residing In the two coast villages
OF keanae and Honomanu mostly In
the latter place where the president, Iona
| resides. Honomanu u situated hi a
| deep gulch. near the northeast coast Of
Maui, ana about twenty five miles south
east Of Waikiki.
The Ulaino branch consists of Saints
residing IN typical native town OF that
name situated on the northeast coast oil
Maui, in the Hama district, and about
seven miles southeast OF the seaport
town OF Keanae. The branch owns a
little meeting house Of the genuine ma
tive order, with matched root, rock
floor. a door five feet wide, and provided
with mats for seats instead OF benches.
The branch IS presided over by David
Hoopal, AID has Sunday school.
The Hama branch comprises the Saints
residing In the village and plantation OF
Hama. situated on the coast and near
the eastern extremity Of the island OF
Maui, In the district OF Hama The
branch owns lumber meeting house
centrally located In he native village.
There was once large branch at this
place, having all the usual auxiliary OF.
CARNATIONS; but during the past few
years u has refrigerated considerably.
Wahahu prtsides over the branch ut
present.
The kipahula branch consists of the
Saints residing In the seaport town aud
plantation OF kipahulu situated on the
southeastern coast of Maui, In the dis
,rict Of Hama, aud about ten miles
southwest OF the town Of Hama. The
name OF the president Is Kanhane.
The keonioio branch consists OF the
Saints residing in a small fishing village
situated on the barren lava rocks on the
south coast Of Maui, In the district OF
Makawas, and about six miles southeast
Of the seaport town Makena. 5 ID
kapono presides over the branch, which
also has Sunday school organization.
The Lahaina branch comprises the
Saints living In the historic town OF
Lahaina, situated ON the west coast of
Maui. II is an old branch and has a
long and interesting history, the material
for which IS partly on hand. The branch. |
which IS presided over by Kapae, has a |
meeting house, a Sunday school, a Re. |
Lief Society, and Mutual Improvement
Association.
The Kanaula branch consists OF Saints |
residing in native village OF that name |
situated in deep gulch about tour miles |
inland or southeasterly from Lahaina,
on west Maui. The branch has Ium. |
her meeting house, with matched root |
centrally located; also a Sunday school. |
a Relief Society, aud Mutual improve
ment Association, Hika Is branch presi.
dent.
The island OF Molokai is forty miles
long and seven miles wide; It's area Is |
ago square miles, and the population In
1880 was 26j2. The northern part OF
this island is very precipitou-. the cliffs |
extending 10 the extreme east. The
southern side OF the island has narrow
belt oil Hat land, which broadens toward
the west. Molokai is one OF the least
visited OF all the Hawaiian Islands, and
has but few foreign residents. Kllau.
papa is peninsula on the north side
OF the island. The ellis which surround |
II are over 1000 feet high. The only
access to the peninsula is by sea, or by a
narrow path down the face OF the cliff.
AT this place Is the leper settlement, to
which ali who have this terrible disease
are ordered sent The lepers live In
houses which they build Tor themselves.
OF which are erected by the Board OF
Health. Food is sent from Honolulu
aud from the adjoining valleys, at the
expense Of the government
OF the three branches OF the Church
on hlolokai, two are at the leper settle.
nent, namely kalanpapa and kalawao.
Both OF them have meeting houses,
,ehool houses, Relief Societies aud
Mutual Improvement Associations. ]. b.
NJ. kapule presides over the Kalawoa
branch and S. kekai over the Kalaupapa
branch. The Kainau branch consists of
Saints residing IN a scattered fishermen's
settlement situated on the east end OF
presided over by knulili. There
+ q meeting house and Sunday school at
his place.
The island OF Lanai lying west OF
Maui and south OF Mololsai is one of the
east fertile islands OF the Hawaiian
group; its area consists Of $50 square
miles; It's length Is 10 miles, It's breadth
10 miles. The hills are covered with
grass and sheep raising Is the chief in
iustry. The water supply is obtained
chiefly from rain, since there is only one
stream on the island, and this does not
each the sea all the year round. Palauai
he highest elevation is 1, 200 feet above
he sea level. The readers Of the News
will remember that Lanai was the island
designated as a gathering place Tor the
Hawaiian Saints at an early day. The
irst Saints gathered there In 1855. and
when the American Elders returned
iome In 1855, there We're several hun.
lred OF tuem gathered TO the island.
During the Gibson career from 1861 TO
1854 the property known as Palawai was
purchased by Saints Tor money contri.
luted by tie natives. but Gibson had
he deed to the same made over in his
,wn name; and after he was excommuni-
'ated from the Church by the Apostles
n 1864, he refused to deed over the
properly TO the Saints who had paid for
I, or to the Church. II remained in his
TIL his death and is row
,wned by his heir or son.in.law who re.
ides at Lahaina, on Maui.
ANDREW JRNsoN.