The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-24
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er part of the land is unavailable for
cultivation, being both rocky and hilly.
1t is now inaccessible by sea. the
present lease expires some time this
year, but it is safe to say that the
Bishop Estate offer will not be accept
ed Akina also wants a new lease on
Pololu Valley and the adjoining vail
ley.
A KAMEHAMEHA DITCH.
From Pololu the party rode back a
few miles where was shown a ditch of
| the workmanship, supposedly of the
| time of the first Kamehameha. 1t was
| as much of a work of art as some of
| the more pretentious wooden and stone
tunnels of today, and in those days
served it's purpose very well. The
ditch or rather tunnel. for it is dug
| through solid earth and in some in
stances hard lava, is several miles in
length and is followed out at a depth
of thirty or forty feet. Stone and wood
| instruments were used in the work, and
it must have required years TO COM
plete it. The ditch level was reached
| by digging out hole, hardly large
| enough for one man to work COM
fortably, and he dug on through to the
| next excavation. There are dozens .of
| these large holes and a stream of pure
water still runs through the ditch.
AT THE KOHALA CLUB.
The next stop was at the Kohala
| Clubhouse, where the party rested for
an hour All along the way natives on
| foot and on horseback were met and
every now and then the Governor stop
| ped to greet children or old men and
women, who placed leis of MALE and
roses about his neck.
THE LUAU.
The Iuau was a most ella borate affair,
the party arriving there about eleven
o'clock. the Governor being given
noisy demonstration by the assembled
natives. Old Honolulu friends We're
met in the person of Senator Kaohi
and Representative Kaniho, both MEM
bers of the present legislature, and
Deputy Sheriff Stillman, formerly court
interpreter for Judge Humphreys.
Other men notable at the gathering
were w. P. McDougall, Judge Atkins,
o. P. Tulloch, Henry Hooke, A. X
Eldridge, r. K. Naipo. and others
equally prominent. The girls Of no
hala Seminary, WITH the teachers, all
clad in the pretty blue dress of the
school, We're on hand in a body. They
were responsible in a large measure for
the decoration of the court house and
for the luau, which was gotten up on
one days notice.
The interior of the court house was
hung with MALE and ferns, and the
tables were covered with ferns while
at each place was a fiery red hibiscus.
The good things to eat were piled upon
the spread of ferns; poi, roast pork, fish
and all the usual Hawaiian delicacies,
holm in To1a The
S. w. Kekuewa, chaplain at the regu-
lar session of the House, said grace,
while everyone stood.
Governor Carter with Secretary At
kinson sat at the head of one of the
side tables, while in the center were
the bright young ladies of the semina-
ry. The tables were set in square
with the girls in the center. Five diff
ferent times were the tables filled, and
over one hundred were accommodated
at each sitting. But the supplies lasted |
through to the end. After several hours
of feasting the crowd gathered outside
the court house and were given an OPP.
Rortunity to tell of the needs of the dis
trict.
KANIHO TALKS.
To Representative Kaniho, the we'll |
known author of the famous lady-dog |
Dill, was given the honor of presiding |
at the meeting. He introduced the |
Governor in few brief remarks.
CARTER TALKS IN HAWAIIAN.
Governor Carter talked both in Ha- !
waiian and English, H. /. Holstein |
acting as interpreter for the English |
speech. The natives were immensely |
tickled at being addressed in their own !
language and they applauded vocifer-
ously.
81 have been appointed as Governor
of the islands. AS you see I am a |
young man; have not a full command |
of the Hawaiian language. but 1 can
it better. am working |
for the best interests of the country
and know that I can rely on you for
your assistance"
THE ENGLISH ADDRESS.
81 am exceedingly gratified to have
the first public reception ever rendered |
to me as Governor of Hawaii, given
almost exclusively by Hawaiians," said |
the Governor, because l feel that 1 am
among the Hawaiians and 1 am not
afraid or bashful as when among white
people. feel a good deal as you feel
and you must not feel shy with me.
If any of you come to Honolulu, go
upstairs in the Capitol building and 1
will be glad to see you at any time.
(Three cheers and applause.)
That's the boy" said the crowd
He's our boy
*The new administration is one that
desires to serve the people. We are
public servants, am the servant of
you all; you see that any servant who
has so many masters cannot do things
10 please all of them, but I hope to
please the hapanui (noajority) and if
here is any public servant any man
irawing a salary from the Territorial
government that treats one of you, the
1umblest of you, in a way improper
md without due consideration, I will
consider it favor if you will let me
Know, for we will have none of those