The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-13

the blue sea stretching away to the
south. making the drive one of exquisite
beauty.
Along a line of railroad extending
seventy miles northward there are
grouped series of sugar plantations, the
most productive on earth. The railroad
swings through the United States mill
tary and naval reservations, around
Pearl Harbor, and then by a jutting hill
to the Waianae coast, along the base of
whose cliffs it extends, its embank-
ments often reaching to the surf, and
thence to Waialua, where there is a
beautiful resort hotel, with golf links,
tennis court, boating, bathing, shooting
and all the pleasures of a modern sum
mer place.
Away from Honolulu, on Maui, the
beauties of lao Valley beckon, and Ha-
leakala summons the sightseer to wit
ness a sunrise from the 10000 feet
elevation On Hawaii the 90 miles of
cane fields along the Hamakua Coast,
seem like hanging gardens in their
splendor The road to Kilauea, through
its jungle, entrances with its pleasurable
surprises. Kauai has the wealth of YER
dure that has given it the name Garden
Isle" and the charm is as deep as last
ing Mountains rise 1900 feet above
the sea, and hold their snow-clad heads
in the clouds. Along their uneven sides
the forests show varied colorings and
form striking pictures.
The restfulness of such vistas, when
one has been harassed by the cold, the
fog, the snow, the scorching heat, can
not be described They tell of year
of spring time, the perennial season of
bud and flower. When the sun comes
and stands overhead, the trade winds
from Befring Sea blow constantly, fan
ming the cheek Of nature, bringing CRATE
full showers. 1t is always cool. A
maximum of ninety degrees for the hot
test summer day has not been exceeded,
while the. average for no one month has
been above seventy-eight degrees for
years. The average rainfall for 10 years
has been 27.4o inches. In fact, the day
light rains are usually so soft and gentle
that one pays no attention to them. The
air is filled with crystalline drops, and
over the green valleys arch bright rain
bows The sun is seldom lost, the aver
age number of days when the sky is
obscured being not above eleven in re-
cent years. AS direct result, there IS
a depth of blue in the sky colorings, a
ping up Oh SulIluluS SlOuuS llltC Sl1GSlS
which are exceeded nowhere on earth.
These effects, so brilliant and striking,
afe not only for the sunlight, but as
we'll of the bright nights. With the
rare atmosphere, the moon has an ur-
wonted brilliance. 1t is not uncommon
to be able to read by the light of the
full moon, and no more witching enjoy
ment is afforded anywhere than TO ride
or drive or row or swim under sky of
blue, illuminated by moon which
seems to float in a sea of light, while the
airs, as soft as silken plush, brush the
cheek.
So bright. indeed, is the moon that
scarcely night passes when the silver
ball shines full aloft, but lunar rainbow
may be seen from lanai or roof garden.
These elements make the charm of
| the tropic Beauty of surroundings,
peacefulness of environment, the con-
slant possibility of drives or walks or
| rides, day or night, coupled with the
opportunity to indulge in every sport
! 3o5 days of the year Combined with
| this perfection is the touch with the
outside world through the cable, max
| ing of the mid-sea islands, nirvana for
the tired, the i'll, the stated, the pleasure
| seeker.
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