The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-27
ROBERT HIND INTERESTED IN A
KONA PLANTATION.
New Trading Store in the District
Road Work Progressing
Awarded-Annexation Lists in Kona.

man of kohala, has begun clearing 200
acres and quarters for le laborers are
finished. The manager, Thos. Hind,
the Coast, on one of his brothers
ships, direct to Kealakellua Bay.
1t is understood that large trading
store viii be put up by this syndicate
and the supplies come to Kona direct.
The "Iwa" a small steamer owned by
the parties, does quite a trade bringing
supplies from Honoipu to North and
South Kona landings.
From Holualoa to Kona-Waena, the
following contractors will build the
new main road: McDougal, PA miles,
$500; Kahahui Hui Ga native combine)
1 mile, $264O; Gouseia (Portuguese)
mile, $2100; j. Kaelemakule (native) 1
mile, $21O0; NJ. f. Scott, 1 section,
$2400; E. McGeeney, last section, to
join new road now under construction,
$1,000. This latter portion has not yet
been let out as, though the work is
heavy rock cutting, it is thought too
high.
McGeeney has been the overseer of
the road to Napoopoo and is now en-
gagged in cut twenty feet deep and
one hundred feet long near Lin Sees
place, so he ought to be a judge of
cost of this sort of labor.
The remaining section of the adver-
tised portion of public highway has
been awarded to j. III. White, now luna
under North Kona road board, for the
sum of $4,000 per mile. Two miles
northwest from Kalahiki, S. Kona, viii
be done under the contract. This
piece of roadwork seemed to be prize
for other persons wished for it, and
their bids were, Charles Hooper, S2S00;
w. Wright, $4,000 and All Fat $2650 per
mile. The result of the competitions
has been to share the work among
bidders of five nationanties.
The recent "Kona" wind has shown
its effects in hundreds of trees having
their leaves stripped or withered as If
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came on a week later, 4 good crop
seems assured,
c. Kaiser, a Honolulu drummer, has
been in and around the districts this
last week.
w. w. Bruner, the energetic road
supervisor, has his hands full now-a-
days. Last week he ran line and
drove stakes for a continuation of the
main mauka road, southeast from its
junction with the new branch road at
the Paris homestead. This will con-
tinue through the rich lands at Kill
and Honaunau and join the road
which Contractor White is to make.
Telephone connections, lately made at
Burners enables him to keep in touch
: with the construction work on the
whole island,
A. Rodanet, recently sugar boiler at
Pahala, is staying with John Todd
pending arrangements to lease the
Yates house, which he proposes to
open as boarding establishment.
III. L. Holstein is on business trip
to the Konas; 1t is rumored that he
and G. p. Kamauoha will be candi-
dates at next election.
Annexation lists are being slowly
filed by the residents of Kona. 1t is
proposed to nave a rally oa Kailua and
at Hookena at the beginning of next
month. The prospect of having to
pay duty on their coffee has made sew
eral planters in favor of the closest
trade connection with the States.
1t is learned that protest has been
served on w. w. Bruner, in which a
bidder claims that one section of road
: was obtained by a rival in a fraud
ulent manner. But, as he tod his bid
to others, he will have to take the con
sequence of airing his affairs and Civ
ing outsiders a chance to underbid
him.
La grippe and fever is very preva
lent; but, as the recent rains have
cleared the air, termination of these
troubles is looked for
- Rev. S. Gotwaltz is visiting leewart
Hawaii en- route to IIilo via the vol
= cano, and preached to large congre
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I globe trotter, from Cambridge, Eng
land, having spent year in the Orien
and Colonies.
]. f. Morgan has been looking owe
his coffee estate near Hoollena and Wis
: iting with j. Alderman at Keauhou.
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