The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-26

has any health Co spec Of. finds them
very innocuOus and In no way Interior
ing with ogt door exercise. on the
windward coast. particularly of the
Island OF Hawaii. the rain-squallS form
at sea. and coming in-shore are a fea-
ture distinct from the rains OF the ele-
waited forest belt.
AS may be supposed. the frequent
alienation Of sunshine and shower is
favorable TO the rainbow, which is both
solar and lunar. aad very brilliant. In
this connection an impressive scene Is
brought u mind that occurred at the
time OF the conveying Co the then
Palace. Of the remains of the late King
Kalakaua. upon their arrival from San
Francisco in the United States cruiser
Charleston. AS the cortege entered
from the street the gateway to the
spacious grounds. an unusually large /
and brilliant rainbow so formed itself 4
on the background of clouds and show /
ors and mist that covered the noun |
tains. and SO over-arched the palace |
with all It's striking array Of weeping. |
wailing Hawaii0ns gathered on the bal |
comics and porches. and around their |
widowed queen. with government off, /
cials and native citizens filling the /
lawns and sanded walks that the edifice !
was. so TO speak. framed with sorrow
ful glory. The rainbows OF the show
cry valleys of Nuuanu ana Manoa are
-
ships In Honolulu harbor. and travel
ers by night see not infrequently that
elsewhere very rare sight. a lunar bow.
The noting OF the above general fea-
lures OF climate will prepare the way
for abiding TO the differentiation, so to
speak. OF the varying local climates
caused by the mountains. which last
do not so much stand upon, as really
form. the whole group. The follow
ing specimen may illustrate the subject
better than any precise or scientific
classification.
IN the north part OF the Island OF
l Hawaii. between the Kohala mountain
and the foot OF Mauna Kea L. "A plateau
OF from $500 20 5000 feet elevation, over
which the northeast trades, concentrat-
I ed and enforced by the hemming In by
the two mountains. draw ferociously.
accompanied by rains nearly horizontal.
I and decidedly driving" The traveller
may leave this place for the lee side
coast In what seems 20 him a general
storm. and yet. after few miles ride
on n descending grace. find the gentlest
OF sunny weather. and I'm n mile or two
more meet n fresh and balmy sea-
breeze from the west. IL Is storming.
however. all the same on the highlands
" Waimea. Away on the slopes OF the
kona mountain at the same time Is n
calm forest belt. over which there are
thick midday fogs and abundant after
noon showers, ministering to the coffee
plantations. while directly seward
from (makai OF the same forests are
stony coasts baking In the merciless
sun, with less than five inches per year
Of rainfall.
AZ Kapioiani Park. Waikiki. there
! will be some months registered less
than half an inch Of rain. while I'm up
per Nuuanu Valley near the Pail, and
not six miles away I'm straight line.
l L.. -,
month. the yearly ratio being about 25
to i25 inches for the two places respec-
lively
The above examples will suggest to
the reader the main facts as 10 the var
/ lefty Of climates on Hawaii. Mauna
: Kea II i3.S25 feet In height; Mauna Loa.
$50 feet less. These and other noun
talns throw the atmosphere coming in
I land. moist with marine vapor. up
! ward. and cooling Il thus. receive the
! consequent heavy rains that produce
| the heavy forests. which I'm turn pro-
: mote more rain. The rainfall in the
HiiO forest averages 600 inches a year,
I at Oiaa iI5. and at Hilo itself from 13o
! To $50. The cleared and drieS air rolls
onward. comes TO rest In the lee Of the
. mountain. and changes to sea-breezes
4 other atmosphere sweeps around the
d points of land Co the north and south
3 and curving inland again. becomes a
y
= the lee side OF the mountain. and feeds
4 the rains OF the Kona mountains spok'
en- of above. The iona coffee belt re-
d. ceives about 60 inches per year.
u ON lower island. like oahu. the vino
l. draws through the passes. and the lee
u side Gains and sea-breezes are rare
4 except I'm the winter season. The rain
n fail % oahu II about forty inches, bu
4 varies very greatly with the locality.
J. The trade wind. wool-pack cloud
r are always floating over the Pacific
4. ~ looks as N they caught on the noun
a tain sides and tops and punched up
A. In great masses. particularly In the aft
II ernoons. In point Of fact, however. tn
II great piles OF white cloud are formed o.
J. the spot out OF the cooled air on we
Ia known meteorological principles.
J" strangers inquiring about climate ar
always treated To accounts OF the dir
q "Kona storm" OF winter. An articl
IN like the present may be expected I
~ eniighten such.
n Kona n n Polynesian word appearin
Ip IN the South Pacific as Tonga, also
ie the name Rarotonga. which in Hawa
w ian II "laio Roma" lalo meaning b.
RI low. or leeward. "Kona' Is probably
~ ging. or being drifted by a current an
er winds. The direction toward whic
A. canoes. logs. and other floating mat'
10 rial. thus drifted was the "kona" dire
I'D ton. so Kona Is the southwest: mo-
" particularly the southwest district
IN an island. or the southwest horizo
et Hence. the name "kona Storm" mi
~ kani Eona." The name Is not given
In southeriy breezes. nor TO squalls. but
~ n continuous storm with rain. genera
~ ~. like weli-regulated cyclones. veerir
r." To the northwest before clearing u
Zee hut sometimes holding It's own for
week az n time. Like other storms
~. this group. Il attacks especial are
lse with especial effect on account of 9
OF configuration OF the land. Honolulu
nd never n sufferer through damage fro
ls this wind. which II deadened by Z
ala mountain background. though I
IRE heavy sea on the bar In inconvenie
or Co shipping. But on the opposite 81
lg- of the island. strangely enough, IL poU
nj down the mountain gorges with u
Ike nendous force. November II the {
NJ. pccial habitat" OF the kona, thou
lre IL may come at any time In the whit
,er months. and on the other hand. may 7
he occur for two or three years at a tin
er. Dry northers prevail some white
ak akin 10 the northers OF the Gulf
cd Mexico and Central America, lacki
es- severity through absence OF continen
IN Influence. A northwesterly swell brea
-. H. al -.