The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-23

HONOLULU OF today suggests to
III DIR. Serene Bishop. looking back
~ over the many changes which
have occurred since his return after re-
eeiving his education In the United
states. the evolution OF city from the
village which then occupied only
small portion OF the plain which ex-
tends from the mountain TO the sea
Dr. and Mrs. Bishop came TO their
island home early In 1858. 80 that nearly
n half century has passed since they
look up their life work here.
when I returned after an absence
of thirteen years" said DR.. Bishop yes
tcrday. II was struck by the many
changes. Primarily civilization had
advanced among the native Hawaiian
people. They were then generally
clothed. which they were not en- 1
went away. The major portion of the
residents OF Honolulu. however, still
lived In matched houses. In fact. the
town was almost entirely composed or
this kind OF dwellings.
.'One OF the greatest changes was In
the cutting through OF the roads. Nuu-
anu avenue had been opened Its entire
length and Fort street had been opened
"a n driveway. These had not pre-
y.ously been open. When 1 went away
there were only the Punchbowl road.
Peretania street. King street and Mer-
chant street. This was the condition
OF the city in 1910. Another great
change was the disappearance or the
old fort. from which the street taxes
its name. This old fort stood where
the Hackfeid building now stands. the
site being. OF course. larger. The es-
planade which has for so long been
/ the seat OF much business was not
then In existence. The land then ceased
considerably above the point where the
Customs House now stands.
| All Government business was then
I ca nducted In the old building which
! now stands Just waikiki OF the post
office The various Offices were there
\ and I remember we'll seeing rs clerks
! In the Finance office under DIT. Judd
4 Warren GOodale and Asa Thurston
Y fathers respectively OF william Goodals
. IL Waialua plantation and l.. a. Thurs
ton. Charles II. Bishop was then III
l the Custom House a collector.
The settled portion OF the city was
! then substantially limited by the pres
ent Aiapai and River streets and mau'
l kn at School street There was hardy
anything outside OF those limits anc
the remainder was practically an oper
plain. Above Beretania street. on tbs
slopes and beyond Alapai street. there
/ was hardly a building OF any nature
whatever At that time. OF course
there was a small boarding school FOL
the children OF the Missions at Puma
hou. under direction OF Father Dole
This little structure alone Intervene
between the city and Moiiiih. wher'
about the church there were fev
houses These were all OF the native
matched kind and were Inhabited b,
the native people. The plains remained
open certainly until within twenty-five
!. years. before there was any building
there OF any description.
Another feature which was notice
able was the absence OF variety o
foliage The almost universal alEarob'
tree vas then only % be found In IN
gardens and yards. as Il was a new
conner and had not begun To spread
There were few trees and the palm
| were not In great variety Al that time
we came down In the largest SAL
ing ship OF that day. the Sovereign