The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-16
Douglass Archibald Makes Some
Suggestions.
WORK WITH UNITED STATES.
How Observations In Hawaii-Can be
of Use to American MeteorOlogists.
Establish More Obseryations-SIat-
ter Put Before Z. :. Bureau.

Since his arrival on the last Mari
posa, Douglass Archibald, late. Profess
sor in the Government University at
Calcutta, and Fellow of the Royal Me-
neurological Society, has been delving
in statistics in connection with the eli
come to realize the Importance of the
Hawaiian Islands to the United States
from a meteorological standpoint, and
has noted some of Hawaii's scientific
possibilities in a letter to G. ]. Lyons,
the head of the Meteorological Depart
ment.
Mr.. Archibald notes the desirability
of more extensive and systematic me-
genealogical department, gives his rea-
sons and makes suggestions which have
been apparent to Hawaiian scientists
for some time, as follows:
cat present there is only one station
Honolulu) where the observations are
of any scientific value. There are only
five stations at which the temperature
at which hourly values are taken. These
are totally inadequate to represent the
islands.
The new system suggested involves
the establishment of f1rst-class observ-
atories at Hualalai, S,273 feet above sea
level, HiIo and Honolulu, together with
a subsidiary autographs meteorograph
which will run for two or more months
on the summit of Mauna Kea, 1895
feet elevation.
THE reasons in favor of such an eX-
tension are:
''First-The unique geographical po-
sition of the Hawaiian group and it's
geography render it's local features pc
culiar, and for coffee planting, etc,
worthy of special study.
'Second-The local weather can only
be fOrecasted by an extensive and syS-
tematic scheme, headed by a trained
of modern type, who can
devote his whole attention to the work.
''Third-For long period forecasting
by the Pacific States Bureau, a knowl-
edge especially of the barOmetric
changes at sea level and at the level of
Mauna Kea in the upper anti-trade
current would be most desira BILE, since
it is by these that the system Of long
period forecasting now so successfully
in vogue in India is carried out.
.'These observations could be used by
the States in the absence of a cable,
though they would be even more useful
if transmitted without delay by the lat
ter.
"FOurth-For short period forecasting
the observations especially of barometer
at sea level and at Hualalai and Mauna
Kea would be invaluable to the United
States weather service, and this forms
an additional argument in favor of the
establishment of a cable.
Fifth-F'Or the general advance of the
science, the establishment~of such OBJ
would be of great value.
''SiXth-Since the observations would
presumably be of great value to the
States as we'll as to Hawaii, the cost
might be divided by the following ar
The United States Weather
Bureau to depute a paid meteOrologist
to organize and carry on the work and
fit out the Observatories on the Ha-
waiian Islands, and to pay for weather
kilograms when the cable is laid, on the
that the Hawaiian Gov
defray the expenses of the
necessary instruments, buildings, in
spectiOn and offices and attendance"
Professor Archibald states his in
-entiOn of laying the matter before the |
United States Weather Bureau, so that |
if they share his views they may ap-
proach the Government of Hawaii on |
he matter on basis similar to what he |
has outlined. Meanwhile he hopes the |
Hawaiian Government will consider the |
Importance of establishing a system |
Of such high and low level Observable |
ries, which would not only enable it |
% thoroughly investigate its own me- |
-eOrolOgy and climate-matter which |
are now found by every highly civilized |
State to ramify in so many channels of |
practical life-but TO enter into a scien-
ific alliance with the United States for |
/ mutual study of the conditions which |
'egulate the daily and seasonal weather
,yer the North Pacific and corelatively |
countries, including the ISL
lnds and the Western States and Can
ida.