The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-22
klU EXPERIENCED the
WORST Eoni N YEARS
GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY
The WIND AND LIGHT
MING.
schooIhouse at PunaIuu Pulled Down
and Moved to Hiiea Where Il VIII
Be Re-ereeted-Wim Prove made
quate-Mauna Loa Snow Capped.
Especial Correspondence

Especial correspondence
| DISTRICT OF KAU, Hawaii. Feb.
1s--kau has Just experienced the Sc
yerest Kona known mere for years.
II came with rain which poured down
| for two days. the fall being over 10
| inches. On the 9Th we had very Sc
we're lightning and thunder. Lightning
cut large koa trees in two, and also
struck telephone poles The wind blew
several houses down. uprooted large
koa trees. and hundreds of papaia and
banana trees The Kona lasted about
two weeks: no previous Kona for 80
years has been known to last so long.
We were cut OF by telephone from
Kona and Hilo for several days
superintendent of Kau division, our
branch was kept in first-class order:
when he saw the storm coming. he
notified the subscribers TO disconnect,
which he also did at the switchboard:
and when the lightning had passed
over all connected again and every
thing was running as il there was no
storm
On the 4th Mauna Loa donned
beautiful mantle OF snow which almost
reached the upper edge of the woods;
it was the lowest in years and was
grand sight The mountain is still cap
ped with snow which looks encourag-
ing for the coming summer, as it is an
indication of plenty OIL water in the
spring.
On February 9Th. the wife of L.
Chong, Pahala, gave birth to a child.
Mother and child are getting along
nicely
of Hawaiian Agricultural Company. is
laid up with the typhoid fever, but is
in no danger.
Joe Trust of, the Mounted Police
came up to Hilo on the last Kinau on
official business, ano took run over
here to see his numerous friends who
We're all glad to see him again. He re-
turns to Honolulu by this Mauna Loa. |
President Ena of me l. |. S. n. Co. |
acted wisely in not sending the Mauna |
Loa out sooner, as she would have
been unable to do anything and it |
would have been unpleasant for the
passengers lying in a rolling sea /
waiting for the meather to moderate; |
as it was they had to wait "a hours on /
the up trip for the sea to subside in
Kona
Mauna Loa leaves with full load |
of Honuapo and Punaluu sugar.
Honuapo, Naalehu and Pahala mills
are grinding, and plenty of water in
sight They will turn out lots of sugar
The Board of Education had the
at Punaluu pulled down
or m ui1no nh will no |
The building when erected |
will cost nearly $3.50, and a new build
ing could have been built for about |
$500; and now when the building is
up it will not be large enough. as
about % Porto Rican children arrived
at Hilea and no doubt they will want |
more room. The Punaluu school was
built to accommodate about 25 schol-
ars, and it is puzzling some to know
how the building just moved could
Accommodate the large surplus at Hi
lea even before the Porto Ricans came.
A large mass meeting was called by
the citizens of the Kau district to con-
suit with our Representatives ]. Mon
sarrat and ]. X. Kekaula before their.
departure for Honolulu. They went
over carefully with the citizens what
they thought was needed in the dis
trict The roads held prominent part
in the meeting, and it is hoped we will /
be benefited by it We have received /
appropriations each session of the |
legislature, but that was the end of
it Bruner, if he thought we'll to go
on with the road works, woul do so
and do what pleased him and not the
people, and not one-fifth of the appro-
priation was used. For instance, 500
600 was appropriated for the road be-
tween Pahala and Volcano. Bruner
a small part near Pahala
and then jumped several miles toward |
the Volcano and surveyed another /
small portion, instead of commencing
at Pahala and continuing on. The
road between Pahala and Volcano is
in a terrible condition
Mr.. Conway of T. H. Davies & Co. |
and W. Berloyitz are in the district
taking orders for their respective
firms