The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-17
KAPIOLANl PARK
Suggestions for Entertainment for
Children.
DONKEYS, COAT CARTS AND BOATS
Big Canal to Be Extend.
ed to Mauka End.
What Could be Done by Small Ex-
Lead to Further Progress.

In the large municipal parks in the
United States and Europe there will
always be found a number of goat wag
ons and docile donkeys, which are hired
out to children for short rides at small
fees, the animals being driven by the
attendant or owner. These animals are
a source of pleasure TO children, and
attract hundreds of them on Sundays.
It has been suggested that this sort
of amusement be provided the young
folks who visit Kapiolani Park on Sun
days during the hours when the band
concerts are in progress. There are
hundreds of donkeys in Kona which
could be easily trained to carry chill
dren with perfect safety, and there
are all the goats necessary around
Punchbowl to make quite a string.
Here is an opportunity for enterprising
Hawaiians to turn the nimble six
pence.
1t is understood that the Park Com
missioners have decided to extend the
canal in the park to point much farth-
er mauka and, if possible. run fresh
water into it from the artesian we'll in
the vicinity. If this is accomplished
some small pleasure boats will be put
in the stream for the use of the public
concerts have proven a success, have
tn 10 oTIr n o0T-p
attractive spot for the masses at all
times, but more particularly on Sun
day With goat wagons. donkeys,
boats and a regimental band concert,
Kapilani Park will take on a metro
politan appearance.
Regarding the suggestion for addi-
tional entertainment for the young
people a prominent professional gen.
tleman said yesterday:
''Kapiolani Park has been in exist
ence for some years, but there was
nothing there to attract people on Sun
day or anyother day, previous to Min
lister Cooper's Inauguration of the Sun
day concerts. The spot could be made
more beautiful than it now is if soil,
from places where excavating is almost
constantly going on, was taken there.
l can see no reason why there are no
flower beds there; this climate is one
in which flowers bloom all seasons of
the year, provided the soil is right, and
it can be made right enough at Kapio-
lani Park with small expenditure of
money. True enough, the Legislature
did not make a very heavy appropri
alton for improvements at the park,
but I believe this could be arranged
for
breathing spots for the masses have
done much toward bringing Govern
ments into popularity A step in this
direction would not be injurious to
the Government of Hawaii. With the
nursery stock and the prospects of
still larger one the Government could
supply more varied assortment OF
trees and plants than are now found
out there.
81 have heard that it is the inten-
ton OF the Park Commissioners to put
some pleasure boats in the stream
there for the accommodation Of visit
ors In this connection I would like to
suggest a boat similar TO the kind used
years ago in Woodward's Garden in
San Francisco. It was circular af-
fair built alongside of a PLATFORM, and
had three sails on it. Two or three
seats are in each boat, and each seat
is large enough TO accommodate two
persons It was a tremendous success
there. and I have no doubt it would be
in Honolulu.
GIN connection with these suggested
attractions at Kapiolani Park, there is
another thing which might be con-
sidered They would attract double the
number Of people to that part of the
city and would create demand for
better car service. If the demand was
universal something would have TO give
way"