The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-14


somewhat out of the ordinary, Ae-
| cordingly. at p. IT. on Tuesday, July
! 81. the steamer Likelike found them
| ON board, bound for a round trip among
| the islands.
| Friends enough there were who
| scoffed at the idea OF such a seasick
| trip and to wish us joy when crossing
| the channels. but we now have the
| laugh on them. Oahu channel was
crossed twice; Molokai, five times; ana,
| barring the few spasmodic spells Oh
| three of our number (the other three
| were exc npt from even these), on the
| first night and day all OF the Joly
| six were on deck the rest of the time
I Mr. A F. Cooke was in charge or the
| party; two of the five girls bore that
| name-.'Cooke's tourists" We were
dubbed
| the cool. refreshing breeze and the
| desperate race between the Noeau ana
| our steamer kept three of the girls IN
| terested until Molokai light was near
ed, when they. too, retired, to reappear
| with the others in negligee costumes
! of different descriptions when the first
(, stonping place (KaunakakaD was
/ reached. The less said about the race
| The better. We regard too much the
sensitive feelings of our kind officers.
| Made fast alongside the long wharf,
the animated discharging of freight
| for long time went on Then we
| slipped away, anchoring about four
| hours later at Pukoo, where the SIX
| were all on deck again, bidding fare
we'll to a fellow passenger who sailed
away into darkness.
AT LAHAINA.
Bright and early picturesque Laha-
ina was reached; and, after hasty
| breakfast, we were soon landed and on
the way in TWO carriages to Lahaina-
luna. This historical place was of es-
pecial interest to one of the girls, Tor
it was at one time the home OF hef
grandparents and mother. We saw the
old adobe house where the first news
| naper of the islands was printed. 1t
| is certainly a charming spot and such
an outlook it has! But-the red dirt!
| What beautiful trees overhang the ROAD
lust below the school; and what de-
nghtfully cool place in which to halt!
| You hold: harness broke! so say
ing. our driver handed over the reins.
| calmly jumped out, pulled from his
| pocket a piece of rope and made re-
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| occurrence.
We reached the postoffice without fur
Their rnishap; wrote postals to send back
, that night to Honolulu; went down to
the wharf: watched a horse being
| lowed ashore, embarked and We're soon
bound for Kaanapali. This is the land
ing where so many large sailing yes
sells and freighters go to load sugar
On our homeward trip. one of the lat
ter was anchored there. The Likellke
made fast alongside one of the i'm
mense lighters, and, in quick time the
| f1eight was transferred.
. In half an hours time anchor was
| dropped at Honolua, and one shrill
blast of the whistle called to the land
Il 5re the Inhabitants of the only visible
house Honolua was the former nome
of one of the girls. She had our sym
= pathy.
ALONG THE COAST.
:. Grazing lands of Maui We're passed
g far another hour or SO, when appeared
| picturesque little Kahakuloa, costly sit
| uated in it's green valley. Here, as al
: almost every place, we ancnored Gloss
| enough to shore to watch everything
| going on. Here departed the entertain
ing Hawaiian school teacher VINO hac
= so kindly pointed out places of interes'
as we steamed along. She was return
u ing from Honolulu, taking with hel
lumber and furniture for new home
Well might she feel elated! The red
! | rooted schoolhouse, where twenty-eigh
| children imbibe wisdom for nlnf
g months of the year, is centrally located
| on a sloping Knoll. Two little white
churches protestant and Catholic)
| FL rid
of the valley. vie with each other il
attracting attention.
The pail which rises abruptly from
the sea and forms the eastern arm
of the cove anchorage is one noted il
/ history Some ancient king drove hi:
E. enemies into the sea and built his gras:
hut upon it's summit. The writer con
A. fesses ignorance of Hawaiian histor.
g. and will have - read up the story.
p AS anchor was weighed, we waved
l. our aloha. to our friend, who, by thi
10 time had received a. hearty smack from
= her husband (viewed from our look
ouD, a cordial welcome from scholars
}; and friends, and was sitting chatting
upon the schoolhouse steps. Maui wal
l. now left behind for a time and W.
g. crossed to Molokai. 1t seems that th'
Likelfke stops very infrequently a
g Honolua and Kahakuloa, SO we Were
indeed fortunate.
p BEAUTY OF MOLOKAI.
The beauties of windward Moloka
h must be seen to be appreciated; ant
- they are. without doubt, we'll Woru
the trip From D. m. "Wednesday
!, until dark, we were skirting alons
within a stones throw of cliffs which
il rise abruptly from the sea to heigh
a of seventeen hundred feet and open on
to form, in three places, beautiful
N fertile valleys.
-, At Halawa, the first of these valleys
three of the girls landed for few
minutes and witnessed near at han'
i the welcome accorded another Hawai-
a ian school teacher. No doubt the Who'll
| village was at the wharf; for steame
day seemed an eyentful day. We wer
much pleased with the respect shoWl
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