The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-11-18

of tbe mountalnei Win glatty haflu
IN front. on the south sid9 Of the east
ern end " Oahu The famous Punch
bowl mountain, an extinct yolcar,
stands up IN the middle front OF N
. city From iis rim tho city % Homo
lulu may be taken in with q sweepin
hirds-eye view. II is beautiful slab
that spreads out before the tourist VIII
has reached the punchbuwl summit
the city with lts cxpanso OF tropica
foliage. uncovered homes. parks. pub
DC buildings, churches. schools ans
handsome commercial structures AN,
in the distance the glistening blue Wa
ters of the boundless Pacific. Noun
tains and valleys there are TO the righi
and left. and all OF them contribute {.
the grandeur and beauty of the sttt'ur
in which rests Honolulu
The capital city has an air OF hustle
and thrift which reminds one OF an en-
/ terprsing American city OF about tho
same size. In the business quarter, the
/ buildings are well constructed of brick
and stone. and while there are no sky
scrapers yet in evidence, there are not
few structures of imposing dimen-
sions and fine architecture. The city
is we'll supplied with stores Of all
kinds. with banks and with various
wholesale houses. The business men
of Honolulu strike one as being of the
same wideawake, alert type that one
finds in the states. They do not work
long hours, and at o'clock business is
practically over for the day. 1t is in
teresting to note, in this connection.
that of all the business houses in Ho-
nolulu, there is not one controlled by
native. American, European, Japan
csc and Chinese firms transact the
bushes Of the city. The native has no
commercial ability, and he has been
very much elbowed to the rear. He Is
too slow for the pace.
THE SIGHTS OF THE CITY.
The city of Honolulu itself is beau
tiful place. While many of the homes
are of the older type, there are also
many modern residences, and embow-
cred as they are in the tropical foliage,
they come pretty near presenting tie
ideal of rest and comfort. The streets
are clean and well paved, for the most
part with macadam. There are two
transit systems, a new electrical rail-
way and the old horse-car lines. The
electric system is up-to-date- and has
4 very fine equipment of cars, etc. Its
service is as good as can be found in
any city in the United States. The old
refused to sell out to the
electric company, but it will be only a
question of time until it is crowded
)ut. The new company is already pay
ng handsome dividends.
In the matter of schools, churches,
public buildings, ETC., Honolulu has
much to boast of. In addition to the
schools, founded by the
will of a Hawaiian Princess for the
education of native boys and girls,
here is the Oahu College, founded by
he American Mission, and the St.
louis College, conducted by the Roman
brothers. The High School Is
he most imposing school building in
he city, and was formerly the palace
IF the late Princess Ruth. The interior
s finished in regal splendor.
A hasty enumeration of the sights
Of the city would include:
The Bishop Museum, containing
thousands of classified ancient relics
and curiosities of the Hawaiian and
South Sea islanders; the Royal Gene
terry and Mausoleum, last resting place
Of the kings and queens of Hawaii; the
government gardens and nurseries.
may be seen specimens Of all
the fora of the Hawaiian Islands;
Thomas Square, named after Admiral
Thomas, of me British Navy, who re-
stored their flag to the Hawaians at
his spot in 1S43, this occupying sew
,ral acres laid out with beautiful
walks shaded by palms and other trop-
cal growths; the grass hut of King
", who occupied it as a
easide bungalow-now in the grounds
# one of the hotels at Waikiki beach;
he judiciary building, formerly the
government building of the monarchy
nd called Aliiolani Hale, "The House
II the Chiefs" now occupied by the ,
aw courts and executive bureaus of
he present government, in front stand
ng a magnificent heroic statue in !
rome of the celebrated Hawaiian
ing, kamehameha l.; the executive
now occupied by the eXecu- {
i've departments of the present gov ,
formerly the Iolani palace,
nd the official residence of the soyer- I
ign. /
Three or four miles from the city is S
he famous Waikiki beach, where the S
disport themselves An a
Their famous spot is the Pail, preci- G
ice of some 200 feet elevation, from c
hitch one can get a magnificent view G
I the surrounding country. 1t was (
ere that the great battle was fought
etween Kamehameha and the natives
the island of Oahu, when the latter
ere driven with great slaughter over
lie perpendicular precipice of 500 feet $
l height.
AS for the Hawaiian Islands them
elves they are eight in number and L
ley comprise about 6.7O0 square miles G
nd support a population of 100000 r
,uls. The island of Hawaii. which Is v
lie largest of the group, has on It. the .
olcano Of Kilauea, whose fires never Il
0 out The crater has an area Of S
$50 acres. On the island of Molokai t
the famous leper settlement. a
The climate of the islands is delight v
Il, the temperature rarely ranging I
yer 50 degrees in the summer and o
wer than 30 degrees in the winter v