The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-12-10
Coffee Planters Have Reclaimed
Forests Of Olaa.
SECOND REUNION OF PIONEERS
Mountain View Hotel Iransiortis1
Iucn Floral MISUNDERSTANDING,
Taasrs and nancinS-srief pc>crip-
ZION Of Work That Has Beer Done.


thst they followed mule trail mos
~ the wsy from shout the eleventh
mile 10 the volcano. This trsil lei
over hsre volcanic rock (pshoehoel
Sud passing few houses on the WAY
inhsbitei by nstive families, sind or
the right hand Of this trail sud ex-
tending TO ussr the volcano belt OF
forest land, consisting Of tall ohis
trees, sud su Slmost impens ,rable
Jungle ~ ferns snd isis vines, in fact,
: mysterious region Of forest, and
quite - much unknown 81 the vast
extent Of forest situated in Central
Atrics snd described by Stanley sud
other explorers.
This stretch OF forest wss many
miles in length, snd Of unknown
oTeAi,h, coutsiuing vSSt acreage,
sud hsi never been penetrated ex-
cept by $ few bird eS.ehers sri ma
livsS, sui then only on the outskirts,
I snd its InhSbitSut> We're the feSI herei
Soug>terS Of brillisut plumsge, birds
which seek aud prefer the solitude of
/ > VAST jun gle. and which sre seldom
seen in the vicinity Of the bsuntS of
man
This vast mysterious forest Is OlSs,
sni IS il wss scarcely more thar three
wears sSo How i il tO1syS
IL would seem SlmOsI 81 II We Were
living in Sn SEe Sni smoug Eeople
such - l. described in the Arabian
Nights Snd thSt the magician hSd
waived his wand over the scene Snd
effected msgicSlly the present irsns-
formation. This vast mysterious re-
glon % foreS. within the short s. see OF
three yeSrS Il now trSvsrsed by =
splendid sni costly mseSdSmiEsG roSd,
equSl in Sll respects 70 Honolulu
roadway. sui on eSch side OF this road,
for the entire distance through the
forest belt, S-e the eieSriusS snd resi-
IsncSs % the pioneers who are effect
Ing this magic transformation.
There i SlmO>t 5 CONTIGUOUS belt OF
coffee trees, broken only in plsCsS by
the strip OF forest usually left between
the different holdings 10 set s. = freak
wind for the better protection II the
cole trees. but hidden in great ness
ure from the view Of tourists who
travel n the volc4uo by the strip of
forest, l5Q feet in width, reserved by
the Government in order 10 preserve
the natural beauty Of the original
wilderness. This reserved strip i
broken, however, in places, wherever
there i : rs-ideDce, oy openings,
which extend 70 the roSd. sud which
give view Of the coffee fields lying
in the resr sni OF the snow-clsd
MSuns heS, In connection with the
sooye, Snc 70 show Whist hiss been
dose snd what cSn Dc done, | cSnDot
refrain from quoting 5 paragraph from
5 memorial 20 the Crown Land Com
uis>iOners which went from here less
thSu one yeSr Sgo:
sIhst Se believe thst this strange
ment s. outlined by Us would give Is
bits q forest land, open spots where
would Dc built pretty honesteSds,
surrounded with fruits Snd flowers, sn
unrestricted snd fsr -resehing view Of
the extensive coffee Plantations, 70 be,
&c hope, in the nesr future, with their
wealth % color, the glossy green LEST,
the sLo~-vhite snj fragrant blossom,
and the crimson rip% berry resdy for
the harvest, Snd in the distant back
ErO11d the swelling slopes su1 hosry
snov-elsd SUBMITS Of those msgnin-
cent twin monSrchs OF the Pacific
Msuns Los sni Ms1ns kes- We
submit. gentlemen, that yies like
this, which can Be hs.i, and that in the
nssr future, IL you will only allow u
20 make IT, would oe fSr more sttrset
i've Hawaii needs in
telIizsut, progressive Anglo Saxon
citizens, Who hope snd expect 70 pass
their lives here, sid Who viii leave
children behind them 10 Ill their
places
l quote the shove paragraphs 10
show Whist this mysterious forest Of
OlsS DeS,tei IL order 10 transform il
INFO . yeri,Soie Camden OF Eden We
TOE have the eisss q people I have
JUS. deserted shove There sFe none
more Intelligent and progressive On
the fSes o. the ssrrb. and more Of the
same class are Being ooDs-z1tly az
traced her, SUI the EFzostO-Tn stiol
Ia bexUo Snd = slreziy Eeil uUjer
.y, sud 2ll IL the Ezy Of 81 attract /
i've vie- - described stove has been
orSCxtE 10 pass in many iussDo-s
and viii boone general II the near
future OF course ali this improve
n-nt AID progress which i going on j
81 sroaui c01li not take plsoe with 1
oft tie heip and % operation Of .
friendly and able Government aud
Legislature, sn5 thst Ee have
Tns ressdsC-s % O4ss nearly two
years ago formed themselves into .
s1ezety called tie Hawaiian Coffee
Pf2Cters' Association Their oojeecs
~ere 70 foster the coffee industry and ]
20 confer on al matters q mutual
interest, and TO promote . trieDdly
feeling 2gso1g tie members One Of
.hsir aims l. 30 have s yearly r=1niou
and bSl, TO which are invited friend.
q rhs orxz1iLAtiou living in HiIo and
The seco-d rs1uio5 o. tall va
given o. tie night q November 3Eh,
~ MooatSin View HOseI, owed BY
J. & Wils01- The night vzs cloud
i-ss- via full moon shining thro1xh 4
-hs to1s q tie tsu ohiss, and A oocA-
si0o2I xilnp-e q A81ns K=2- With it
summit co1ld Il bad The
streltznce Vas very Large, oo1.iderA-
oly over In guests. be=i1z tie rel-
d=nt pop0i.-ioo- aid very many Of