The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-17
ITEMS FROM H|LO TOWN
NEWS NOTES TAKEN FROM THE
HERALD AND TRIBUNE.
Coffee in lIamakua-T Ilonomu
School House Not Moved Yct--Roaa
improvements in IIilo--Gossip.

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rapidly being put IN place and the
old mill is for sale. The new build
ings to house the Polish laborers are
completed and the new corners Install
ed. They are taking very kindly to
the plantation and promise to be good
field hands.
There have been large gatherings IL
the Portuguese out here, arranging
the prelminarics of the celebration of
the Portuguese Independence day on.
December LIST. Already sufficient mon
ey has been subscribed to insure II
successful celebration, and lilo may
look forward to quite "A gathering of
the clans on that occasion.
"Dick" Ivors of Ookala has gone into
coffee. He has purchased ninety-iivc
acres of land in Hamallua in the Ne
nelau forests, near Tlorner's, and it is
a fine piece of land.
Mr.. j. c. Searle of Hilea is demon.
strating that Kau is a coffee district
by his successful efforts in that drcc
ton. His place is sheltered behind the
Kau mounds, which he also supple
mented by planting rows of trees,
through the coffee plantation, thus
all sources of wind are broken. This
gentleman informs us that thcre Is
still an abundance of good land there
waiting the settlers touch to blossom
and bloom.
A. Magee, engineer at the Pa tllnu
plantation, passed through Hilo last
week, en- route for Puma, to see tho
coffee plantation of the Goudie Bros.
This gentleman is very enthusiastic
about Hamakua as coffee country,
and simply calls upon us to strength
en- his belief that Hamakua is the best
by comparison.
The Wainallu Plantation has abou,
completed the new water supply FOR
the mill, and inside of month sup.
ply of water service will be put in
for use in Puneo to serve the proper.
ty owners in that district THIS will
give stimulus to building there, a>
quite a number have waited for this
water supply before they would star,
to build. The town is full Of lumber
prices will be given to attract buyers
and the boom is at last on with Il big
whoop.
There is light fever going The
rounds of the children in this dis
trict, something like the grip.
Bookkeeper Schmidt of Honomu
who has not been enjoying the best
of health, is now mending fast.
The road through Kaawali gulcf
now completed will compare with he
finest road in the district.
Judge Barnard's new two story bus
mess building is about completed, an6
is quite an addition to the junction.
The Oollala plantations wire deliv
cry of cane is a grand success, littl,
ahead of anything similar on this Is
land.
The Manoa Wondar has rival in
the Papaloa Wonder, who is annihi
lating time in a most astounding man
ner
Bicycle riding in Laupahoehoe, Pa.
paloa and Ookala is raging and its vo
taries are increasing as fast as ma.
chimes can arrive.
We are waiting patiently for the
Honomu school house to be moved to
its permanent position, which has
been ready for two months.
The Honomu plantation manage
mnet have done a graceful act in plac
ing a watering trough on the road
through their premises.
oNtl 'llitt ucTtS OF lnt
lands of the Waikamalua homesteads
have been planted to cane by settlers
and it it is growing grandly.
The North Hilo district seems. by q
common consent. to have selected its
battle ground in the plantations, wei
north of Hilo town.
Grinding still continues at Laupa
hoehoe and Ookala. ever other day
owing to scarcity of water. The mills
will soon close down for the season.
There are number of settlers wait
ing for the opening of the Mauluf
lands-ready to go in. clear and plant
the day the Government gives the sig
nal
Fine showers have fallen from HiIc
to Ookala during the past fortnight
and cane that generally has looked
trifie backward is pushing forth fnel,
again.
The new road cut between Papalo,
and Laupahoehoe is straight acros,
the face of the bluffs above the sen
and will be very picturesque striJ
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