The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-23

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: is that of the firm of H. Hackfeld &
/ Co. 1t is built of the bIue-gray lava
. stone, quarried near Honolulu.
The Alexander Young building is de-
signed for hotel building and stores
Being in the heart of the town, ii vii
make a striking appearance when fin
ished, and from a business point OF
view it will be a great Improvement
though the removal of old landmarks
and the telling Of beautiful trees must
cause a pang Of regret.
The Moana Hotel, at Waikiki, a new
four-story building just opened to the
travelling public, is very attractive and
fills a long-felt want. 1t is situated
on the beach and affords excellent IA
cilities for sea bathing, and the de-
lights of canoeing and surf riding. 1t
is about three miles from the center
of town, but the drive is a pleasant
one, and for those who come here for
rest and quiet the situation is good.
Another favorite resort is Haleiwa
| Hotel, at Waialua, on the Oahu Rail-
way, too far from town for a place of
residence, but charming in its quiet
beauty.
The Hawaiian Hotel. conveniently
located in the center of town, has
greatly increased its capacity in the
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| further enlargement.
! Steam Iaundries, several warehouses,
new livery stables, an automobile es-
| Establishment, a malt and brewing com
pany, powerhouSe and barn for rapid
transit company, and the new steel
frame building Of the Honolulu Iron
| Works are few of the latest additions
| to the commercial center.
! Travelling accommodations have been
| increased by the addition of three new
steamers to the fleet of the Oceanic
Steamship Company
Pacific Heights, a new residence site
close to town, is on the ridge between
Nuuanu and Pauoa Valleys. An cleo
trio railway climbs the hill and brings
these homes within easy reach. Fresh.
pure air and a wonderful outlook make
the locality popular.
The prospect of a rapid transit line
has encouraged the opening of a fine
tract owned by the Oahu College and
situated on an elevation at the en-
trance to Manoa, Valley This is also
a fine residence locality.
The construction of railways on the
Island of Hawaii has made conSidera-
BILE progress in the last two years, and
will be of inestimable value to the peo-
pie of the Big Island"
We are still literally "at sea" as re-
CARDS the telegraphic communication
with the world at large, but that is
not the fault of Hawaii. We have
longed for a cable with longing un-
utterable for many years, and were
bitterly disappointed at the failure of
the cable bill during the last session of
Congress. Probably one who has
enjoyed for a lifetime telegraphic COM
munication with nearly all the world
can realize our feeling OF isolation un- /
til he puts himself in our place. With /
out a cable Hawaii is in the Union. /
but not of it
The Marconi system of wireless teleg- /
raphy already connects four of the ISL !
ands, and is to be extended throughout !
the whole group. This will prove an |
incalculable blessing when complete.
The traveller visiting Honolulu who |
expects to find a little provincial town
half asleep will be disappointed. It is !
about as live as it can be without an
ocean cable. The people are public
spirited and progressive, and it is often
said that in no other place is money
so quickly forthcoming for deeds of
charity and benevolence.
Hawaii has always paid much atten-
ton to education, which from early
days has been compulsory, so the II"
waiian over ten years of age who can
not read and write is an exception. The
missionaries established boarding
schools for Hawaiian girls and boys
many of which are still
doing excellent work. giving good,
plain course of study with manual
training as we'll
The public school system is also
good, while the generosity of the late
Mrs. Bernice Pauahi Bishop, one of Ha-
wallis noblest daughters, has given us
the Kamehameha Schools for Hawaii
an girls and boys with their excellent
equipment and attractive surround
ingS.
The Honolulu High School and Oahu
College, q private boarding and day
school endowed by the missionaries in
1871 for their children, both prepare
students for colleges abroad.
Oahu College has an ideal situation ,
for a school of it's kind, being two and
a half miles from the center of town.
on a large tract of land in a cool and
healthful locality. 1t is coeducational
and aims to lay the foundation of a 5
Christian education without being a
school. Its influence in
the community has always been mark
ed, and plans for its enlargement and
increased efficiency are now under con
The Free kindergarten and Chill
dren's Aid Association and the Castle
Home for Orphans and Friendless
Children are among our most valued
works. Some planta-
tons have established free kindergar-
tens for the benefit of the children of
aborers Nor should we forget the Vic
toria Hospital for Incurables estab-
lished within the past two years
through the efforts of Bishop Willis.
IF the Anglican Church. and his esti-
nable wife. y movement to secure an
endowment Of 100000 for this valuable
Institution Will. it is hoped, meet with
deserved success.
Social life in Hawaii has a charm of
is own. In the old days, say thirty
years ago, we knew everybody by ! q.
sight at least, and there was an ''al-
n-the-family" air to society quite ,
amusing to newcomers, but to which
hey readily adapted themselves. Now
Kings are rapidly changing the old
ne is slipping away from US, and es-
'ecially In Honolulu We are taking on
he fOrmalities of the larger cities.
)ur streets are full of strangers: