The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-19
TOURISTS.

very decided effort is made by merchants and others
to increase tourist travel the Islands 1t seems ungracous 10
saw 81 told YOU so but that the statement has been
made again that unless the people here who are III
tourist did work for themselves they need not eNP
to get OF travel which they looked and hoped tor II
the mountain would Mahomet Mahomet had to
90 to the mountain the touring Mahomets to come to
our mountain and must go out and bring them IN
There why with the present tacies of uaVe
we cannot the Islands become fashionable winter resort
One OF the great objections to this place as resort mas o Us
isolation This through effort upon Our part VIII be hoy
overcome People who accustomed to using the telegraph
the cable continually lost when they md themselves al
weeks distance telegraph office But the estab
lishment of the will this really serious disability
The next thing have to attention to is getting our
selves known In spite that has been written about these
Islands, there large class which utterly Soldto
gs and conditions here The lack Of knowledge about the
Hawaiian Islands soon patent one who leaves
them to travel the mainland 1t only the other Gay at
sent postage of the United States refused 10 %
ont here without postage because the Islands were not
part Of the United States If such ignorance shown by m
whose business relations extensive, and part OF whose
cess depends upon having special knowledge how can we e
private individuals know any better kanas Guy sIo
mistress within year, nstrucng her PuPS tat inc
Islands BELONGED to Japan But this not common case
The question of properly advertising country has Oeen u
erake by Southern California and Florida with great success
and individual cities have also been successful IN gaming
10 e attractions But only solved their problems by means
of advertising, and advertising udcously' mere IS as I
skill required in advertising as there IN any Orancn o
Advertising can be wasted and is wasted in many instances anu
in other instances every dollar is made to tell advertising
should reach the class OF people that 1t IS meant ~
must therefore be excellent attractive and Sensible ana
then must be in the proper channels . , $50
Now that the merchants and others interested have taken up
+e matter Of attracting themselves, may look LOT sat
isfactory results thing do yourself and daily ana
weekly the of seeanCe being learned by our C
rn Everything for the OF the country used TO
be turned government The government was 10 get
labor the government advance agriculture the govern
nent was to attract 1t case OF shuhS re-
the merchants themselves nave acCepeu
the responsibility satisfactory work Will be done
It should remembered however, that when we have got he
tide of tourist travel turned in this direction and have persuaded
neon that the Islands will ideal winter resort that the
work only half begun We apt to think that our Deau
tfl climate our romantic scenery marvellous extinct ana
active volcanoes and our blue skies amply sufficient to at
tract and keen the tourist There many stretches OF sand
along e eahore the Atlantic beautiful those at Atlantic
CITY Naaganse or Newport There pretty nay Preter
spots on the French than Trouvle Barr But peo
pie do frequent them because they are not convenient anu
have no advantages beyond their natural beauties
We are fortunate in having unvaed climate and large
number natural advantages but this is not all the tourist wants
He needs to amused and he needs to have information ready
at hand He stranger, and everything new to him. lie
wants told where go and what 1t uncommon
thing here for stranger from rather Disguised
because he has not guided Alright You ask him did
this or did YOU and his reply there nobody to tell
me what to see "
This small thing, and the opinion OF one person
NAV not seem much every who visits our shores
is an advertisement properly handled According to his
mayhap more people may come here OF
break their around the world Each OF these spends
money and goes circulation here We want tour
lists and we seem be getting the proper track to attract
them but effort and entertain them
when they arrive There money and many advantages the
business but a business and not haphazard affair