The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-31


This visit of the Board of Health and
it's guests to Molokai differed from for
mer trips of the same kind in several
notable particulars. First, a larger and
better steamer was employed; larger
party than ever before was accommo-
dated for the first time in years the
landing at Kalaupapa was absolutely
perfect-like over a mill pond when the
gates are down; and the party arrived
off Honolulu shortly after s p. m. Satur-
day, earlier than ever before.
The w. G. Hall left the dock at
o'clock sharp Friday night. Perfect
weather was experienced and the sea
was splendid At 2 O'Clock the vessel
was moving under low pressure down
the north coast of Molokai and a. m.
was at anchor off Kalaupapa landing.
The first boat for the shore left the
vessel shortly before o'clock, and took
off a party of natives. 1t was followed
Immediately by another, also carrying
natives. In the third boat was Presi-
dent Cooper of the board, and some
twenty guests. AS these parties neared
the Shore people could be seen in the
half daylight making their way to the
landing. 1t was plain that the arrival
| of the steamer had been heralded
| throughout Kalaupapa, and everybody
I was turning out to welcome the visitors.
! Here and there on the road was a horse
| man, from Kalawao or country house
| on the road, galloping to the landing.
| AS the three boats neared the shore,
| the Kalaupapa band began playing Alo-
! ha Oe. This band, by the way, which
was so promising at one time, is now
! down to eight pieces. In year some of
! the players have died, some have quit
playing and some have Joined the Kala-
wac band, which is just now most Wig
| orous and promising. Withal, the NIT
sic of the eight faithful Bergerians Of
| Kalaupapa was excellent, and came
well to the boats and ship. 1t was a
| welcome appreciated by all.
| BY o'clock all the passengers were
ashore. The landing was absolutely
perfect. Three oars sufficed each boat.
| The boats went alongside the rock
| wharf as easily and comfortably as
though it were in Pearl Harbor. I'm
der the wharf shed were hundreds of
people from the two settlements. There
| were old and new residents, and from
them one CLEANED a clear idea of the life
and sights to be noticed later.
/ At the landing most of the natives
Joined their relatives and friends and
went away with them. Some of the
meetings were touching. The freedom
i allowed struck some at first as being
imprudent, though the Board of Health
seems to feel otherwise. The strangers
in the party which included all of the
whites, went Immediately to the visit
ors cottage. This place is now occupied
by Mr.. Reynolds and is cared for by
two excellent japanese servants man
l.; Ae l,,, vfG
itors, to whom all became much in
| debted before the day was over, were:
President Cooper, Agent Reynolds, w
o. Smith, Deputy Marshal Hitchcock
Professor Berger, DR.. H. w. Howard
f Charles Wilcox H. NJ. Dow and David
Nahoolewa.
SEEING THE SIGHTS.
At o'clock Mr.. Cooper and Mr.. Rey.
nolds took a large party to see the
: butcher shop, cemetery, store, food de
pot and the Bishop Home for Girls. The
} remainder of the visitors proceeded di
2 rectly to the latter place. Sister Mari
anna and her associates greeted The
party and showed all through the pret
! ty grounds and buildings. The neat
ness of everything was the remark O
. all. The thirty dormitores were clean
almost to fault. This was also tru
of the dining hall, the kitchen, the sici
wards and the assembly rooms. In tn
latter. some thirty young girls hat
gathered to hear Professor Berger pla.
: on their new piano. A number of ney
. and old selections We're given. Then tn
t girls sang several Hawaiian airs for tn
visitors.
|, After a look at the English monu
4 ment to Father Damien, which oc III
: pies a square Immediately below IN
home, the party returned to the yisi
tors house w. o. Smith and a smaI
II party, including the two lady nurse
: from Buena Vista hospital, left immed
= lately on horses for Kalawao. AT
o'clock an excellent luncheon from tn
e W. G. Hall was served at the visitor
: house, and soon after the entire part
It took horses and went to KalawaO.
VISIT TO KALAWAO.
At this place, as we'll as at Kalau
- papa, the visitors were struck by tn
~ remarkable neatness of everything. Th
Baldwin Home was a model of cleanl
ness. In the assembly hall the Kala
j. wac band, in neat uniforms, gave
"a complimentary concert, Brother Dut
ie ton piloted the party of guests throug
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