The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-22
Beautiful Hawaii.
By G. C. renney, in Good Health Magazine.

Abort thirty miles from the Faraones these
are group of rocky points sticking the uninhabited
ce the LARGEST Of the group little SOIL and has
topographic station that IS connected
with the mainland by These little dots forcy remind
of the notorious last signs familiar the outskirts OF
our towns chance land Tor nearly
week Or the sixth dav passengers sailors begin show
an unwonted invisible object ahead those who
watching with glasses are
rewarded and the Glad word goes around sight Look
ng carefully one discovers lying the horizon y cloud
yelled with almost because the yerdure
~ the disfnc4 cloud blends so closely expanse
half hour works and the cloud resolves itself
island Ere long rocks and palm trees are
outlined against sky the hills and valleys take shape and
soon we are thrilled sight human life Here
daring coming in long, log
canoes held in ballast bv outrggers They carry large clumsy
sail stiff wind that OF the reckless
and add weight to the outgger
standing while the slippery sarpponted little log darts
like ar through the pillows.
Along the beach native dwellings begin appear, little
are seen moving about and then playing
on the beach or among green sids restul
eyes days have strained with endless vstas without
finding rest for of the foot
high promonory that forms the southern
point of Oahu and around this the passes
way harbor Of Honolulu picking somewhere in
su pilot who keeps knowledge of the
of the channel through which alone the harbor
may captains, among those
requentng the who to undertake to negotiate the en-
trance.
From the very likely
paradise This impression depens
proaces the least dspeled by ride through the
boery Honolulu If the traveller has directly from
the transition will almost convince him
that he the supena regions than he expected be
flowers beautiful fruits blend everywhere with uxuant foliage
Nearly all the trees with bloom and side
unfamiliar plants offer the welcome with
stretched laden with blossoms
Gradually this illusion is dispelled and compare
lively short time appears be battered almost of ecogn
ton by with ordd mora who nfest this
paradise There who drink and who smoke Chinese
for pef traders who cheat prices that shock you
merchants and mosquitoes we in presenting the largest bills while
the festive feas having found chum" who offers fresh
pasture determined make up for proacted fast
The just tropics having average
OF about Is degrees with but little throughout
u Inc sou IS Voleanc ana erte WITH these three conq
ionconstan warmth constant moisture and fertile sohe
requisites OF luxurian vegetation are all supplied
The Hawaiian Islands eight in number discovered by
Gaeano and first visited by 1z78
the region OF unknown gods He did not discourage them this
veneaton thinking thus gain advantage them
was his undong On his second visit the became
with Captain Cook IN dispute boat they had stolen They
had begun have suspicious about his claims divinity
temned to satisfy themselves by They agreed prod him
with sharp spear and if he jumped ordinary would
do it would that he Receiving sharp prick
urawres he acted mortal would and big
attended, the natives despatched him
In 1890 the first missionaries landed in Hawaii They
devoted band OF and who sailed
BOSTON, and were i've months the At first they
hardship and opposition but all through experience early
missionaries class devoted Conscientious They
met many difficulties especially getting their
and IN directing the tide Of affairs after had
Probably no community Of its proportions was ever 50 @
won to the gospel this They of the church
Almost en- ase But the conquest almost easy
pest fruits 1t was too easy for the natives who
with form Of religion easy good of the mission
their who
the undeVeoPed wealth OF the islands These
OF large tracts OF land became planters the
and despoers OF the people Notwithstanding the
deVoon OF those who pioneered the missionary the
pursued by others has built barrier natives and
the missionary cause which has resulted
against the latter who unfortunately have dcr
mate carefully he term missionary the SYNONYM
Tor almost anything should distinctly
that IN speaking thus speak general terms for not
all OF the natives lost faith in the principles of gospel There
are notable examples of faith among them
Honolulu lies the of the Pacific S Of the ,
steamship lines which the broad port Of
call United States warshp always generally those
OF other nations resting in the quiet sa harbo
WITHIN the past ten marked changes come over the
city Cheap primitive buildings replaced BY