The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-27
ISLAND OF HAWAII.

ISLAND OF HAWAII.
Observation-Disclosures now quite favor
able for field operations, but rather
cold for growth of young cane; 1906
crop cane ripening slowly; Rose Bam-
boo cane tasseling; wedding, fertilizing
and stripping cane; planting pin ap-
pies; mean temperature, 81 degrees;
rainfall, 249 inches.-J. +. Gamalielson
Ponahawai-Fine weather nearly all
week; plenty of sunshine and showers
at night; cane for crop of 1906 ripening
well, and that for 1907 crop in good
! condition; stripping cane preparatory
to cutting; rainfall, 2.41 inches.-J. E.
! Gamalielson.
Hilo-Fine weather during WEEK; but
! too cool for much growth of crops;
mean temperature, 70 deg; rainfall, 2.25
/ inches.-L. c. Lyman.
| Papaikou-Weather has been all that
coud be desired this week, and cane
crops are doing fairly well; stripping,
killing up and cultivating cane; rainfall
SIS inches.-John T. NOR
! Pepeekeo-Dry, hot days, but nuights
cool; cane still growing; fertilizing,
blowing and killing up cane; mean
| temperature, p deg; rainfall, 1.S5
! inches.-James Webster.
Honomu-The weather during the
week has been very favorable for cane
growth and cultivation, although the
nights are rather cool; fertilizing and
killing up young cane; stripping 1906
crOp.-William Pullar.
Hakalau-Weather conditions favor
able for field work, but nights far too
cold for young cane; hoeing, stripping,
fertilizing and cutting cane; rainfall,
2.14 inches.-J NJ. Ross.
Honohina-RainfalI, 2.41 inches-John
Patterson.
Papaaloa-Weathr showery and cool
AMI young cane showing effects of cool
weather, especially On upper lands;
weather favorable for cultivation of
cane crops; rainfall 1.36 inches.-C. Nc
Lehman.
Ookala-Pleasant weather. with light
easterly and southeasterly winds;
nights cool, with light showers; cane
crops doing we'll; hoeing and stripping
cane and blowing land; mean tempera-
ture SO deg; rainfall, 13S inches.-W.
q. Walker.
Paauilo-This week has been warmer
than last and weather conditions have
been favorable for gdowth and cultiva-
ton Of crops; mean temperature, So
deg; rainfall, 80 inch=s.-C. R. Bla-
COW.
Paauhau-Bright, sunny days have
followed the cold, bleak weather of pre-
ceding weeks; grinding cane full time;
hoeing young cane; mean temperature
10 deg; rainfall, 80 inch-H. Glass.
Honokaa-Many light showers during
week; warm days, but low tempera-
lures at night; all cane doing well;
mean temperature IS deg; rainfall. 113
inches-C. H. Bragg.
Niulii-Light winds and low tempera-
lures, with showers during fore part
of week; stripping cane and blowing
land; mean temperature, Il deg; rain
fall, 1.55 inches.-Robert Hall.
Kohala-Continued rain interferes
somewhat with field operations; cane
looking well, but requires sun and high
er temperatures to ripen it for harvest
ing next month; hoeing and stripping
the principal field work of week; mean
temperature, 20 degrees; rainfall 95
inches.-W. O. Taylor.
kohala Mission-Cloudy ,showery and
cool; mean temperature SO deg; rain
fall, l.45 inches.-Dr. b. D. Bond.
Puakea neutrality-suspicious. some
what higher, with light winds and good
rains; stock and pastures in good con-
htion; rainfall, 163 inches.-A. Mason.
Puuhue-Heavy southerly weather
during first part of week; very cold
weather which has been bad for stock.
S. p. Woods.
kamuela-Heavy rain on 18th follow
ed by fine cool weather; mean tenn
perature, GA deg; rainfall, "a inch
Mrs. r. w. Hay.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cloudy and
cool; rainfall, 40 inch.-Rev S. II.
Davis.
Kealakekua-Rainfan ,42 inch.-Rob-
ert Wallace.
Kau-Fair days during week but cold
nights with heavy showers; mean tenn
oerature Sc deg; rainfall 1.97 inches
p. II. Hayselden.
Naalehu-A great deal of cloudy
weather since last report, with low
grinding is on at Honu-
APO mill; rainfall, 81 inch.-G. G. Kin
ley.
Pahala-Light showers toward end of