The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-01

ed November s. 1874, relates to leasehold
property from r. Charlton to l.. d.
Maigret, known as Wailele, situate in
Manoa, originally obtained from Gov.
Boki, as witnessed by Franco de Paula
Marin, March Z. 1927. This is a portion of
the same property now occupied by Hon.
John En-
Among Boki'S numerous re-ainers In
Manoa was par 'cular friend named
Tute, Tahitian, the a emory OF whose
evangelistic labors has long survived him.
Tute selected a small place in the mid
die of the valley, on land of his patron.
in 1926 adjoining the tract planted q
care by Wilkinson, and at the division
of lands il 1878, IL was said, to his credit,
that he had enclosed his portion with a
stone wall that, If paid for in money,
would have cost, even in those days, the
sum of 1910.
! Another name Identified with Manoa
early days is that of John Stevenson,
known also as Col. Stevens" Among
his pgCp erties in the valley y as thC tract
lying between the old Brenlg promises,
One latter now Z portion OF Her Majes-
~ LiiuCkalsnrs estate.D AID the Ehu
homes ,ad at Kaipu. This latter tract
was also claimed by Stevenson, as from
Kamehaneha III, through his wife but
fHi!"d III. rein. II seems that This was
De OF the H2Ghl!o lands. already re-
. f.-r- to, which was made over to the
-. PRIOR u MS tf1aa.4ilO - IliSSiO4
- with Richards. Formerly this
Ia was the Kings, who gave it 10 Ka-
I-5kini and lie, IN turn. on his departure
with the :li-fGted 8Uki expedition. il 1879,
gave il to BaI.iilio
KaIpu figures also ir the valley legends
as possessing 4 stone of peculiar merit
and ;ower from which ;he land tok1s ITS
name anG was believed by the natives
TO bring good or ill-forIuUe 20 its pos
SCISSOR according to the honor bestowed
upon il. The stone is about four feet
in lcIgt'-. some what tap ring toward one
end, and haN rg IA rather smooth bore OF
about three in, es in diameter running
through its entir length. The larger
End has sufficient Irregular Irregularities TO
furnish those superst ''ously incliLed
with the idea of face, nc bore men
toned serving for its moutl into which
sacrifices OF food used TO - placed
Thus the god Kaipu held pow, over
Manoans in days gene by.
It is a matter of deep regret that The
evidences of decline are so apparent, not
only of people. but in the condition o.
their dwellings,. The former residents OF
the valley have passed away, and few
OF the present inhabitants are living on
the land of their fathers, or continuing
their industries These are now almost
: wholly in the hands Of the Chinese
which partly accounts for the dilapidated
condition of so many OF the houses
3 This in Itself is suggestive Of past mem
cries, Is also the sparse attendance
} that respond to the bell from the little
/ church steeple, whose call at early morn
and Sunday afternoons IS more regular
than the valley weather. All tells of the
past. yet strangely linked with the pres
ent in many different ways.
| Though the valley IS under almost com
! plete cultivation of taro, largely by Chi
| nese companies. an effort was made by
: 500
! OF rice, but after two years struggle with
! high winds. cold rains and myriaos of