The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-18

Point oahu and our station at Nawili-
will, Kauai. This communication w9s
effected just ten days within the time
Emit set IN subsidy bill. The station
a Kaena Point was rovad to Earbci s
Point with the addition of a new lower
mast At our Kauai station it was
necessary to increase the height of the
mast al least thirty feet, which was
done by putting in new lower section of
the required extra length.
In the months of July and August
our Waialae station was moved to Id
haina Maui, when communication was
at once esta blished between there and
Barber's Point, thereby cutting out, in
the transmission of messages intended
for Maui, the two relay stations Of
Molokai and Lanai. 1t was hoped that
it would be possible. with the stations
so arranged to communicate with our
Mahukona station direct from Lahaina,
but, owing to the interposition of Ma
kena Point, Maui, while it was possible
to work one way it was impossible to
work in return, which necessitated our
maintaining relay station at Keomu-
ku Lanai.
In November last it was decided to
erect station farther along the south
coast of Hawaii, in order to have
clear range over sea to Lahaina, thus
enabling us to cut out the station on
Lanai. In order not to interrupt SER
vice our unused pole on Molokai was
taken down and after several unsuc-
cessful attempts at launching, owing
to rough weather, it was transferred to
Puako, to site | had selected for the
new Hawaii station. on January goth,
this year, that station was in order and
communication was established be-
tween there and Lahaina and there and
Barber's Point, distance of ninety
two and one hundred and seventy-two
the transfer was made from Mahukona
to Puako since which time all traffic
from Hawaii has come via Puako. La
haina and BARRIERS Point or Puako
and Barber's Point direct, cutting out
Lanai entirely. Ten days after the
opening of our Puako station the recent
kona storm came on, and
on Sunday a. m., the 7th ult., our top
gallant mast at Lahaina was carried
away, thus throwing our stations to
WndWard out of commission, except
Lor lie messages which were sent direct
- o,'i uttNo 10 barpeI roiiI' oh SAT
ui"aS hiSh', 'lie LON uit'' 'iie sai''e
h''lu VI an accluehl happeheu TO our
mast At s"NH'""i' hauai' LII ofuer
10 Hiahe t'ie necessary repairs IN the
shortest tltne possible went 10 our
'iu L>aiiai s'atioh with lorce OF men
illu iONtltu llle lIldSl lHtIe, ana IaklIS
'"e top saiiaiit sect!oi 10 Lahalha 10
'ePiace the one Which had oeeh carried
away ny the storm at that place. we
,'au '"e s'a..oil III oruer ana resumed
business on MONDAY p. M, the I'D ult.
At 'he same 'Atilt lorce OF men was
ht work at our haual statlon convert
lllS me olu dlSuseu lower mast INTO
Top saiIaht mast ana ereclihS IT, ana
oh tie -olh UT tiiat statioh was again
!" oiuei' S'N'e "h'c.i t''i'e II mas peeii
W ", N'ns ''''ne Vi less SATISFACTORILY
'nousn II VIII NC necessary ior me 10
.tS'' ~ "s"'ii peioie II VIII pe ~ ~
1,Iso ABOUT 'he same tliiie men were
'iSpal'iiea 10 our oio haHuhoiia stat'oii
~ ~ '''Nt Wv" IL 're iiias'' as we Iequireu
'ile Two upper sections Whicn were
sup'equen',' .', u ',"''sieiieu 10 ha'i'aio
''i' 'eN '''e'e
In order to comply with the subsidy
act, 1t is necessary to maintain sta
ton on the island of Molokai, and as
the old site at Ia Lac ka Laau
was remote fr m any habitation, twen-
ty miles, save the lighthouse keeper,
we obtained permission from the Supt.
of Public Works to erect station at
kamalo' at which point we are on the
telephone line recently constructed by
the Government. Any messages for
Molokai are sent across to Lahaina
distance OF seventeen and one-half
miles and from there forwarded to
their destinations, That station was
opened for business on the Srd day of
March.
In further compliance with the sub
sidy act during the months of August
and september last year, there was In
stalled, at our expense, by the various