The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-03-15
ROBINSON MAKES
HIS REPORT
CHARLES COMPLETES REPORT TO THE
SUPERVISORS TREATS OF EVERY SIDE OF THE I'M
PeovEMENT HoNoLULU-1T Is A VERY LENGTHY ARTICLE
THE INTRODUCTION GIVEN.

Charles milford Robinson has COM
pleted his report to go to the Super
visors on the beautifying of the city.
1t is a lengthy report and deals with
every side of the question. The intro
duction sums up the entire article how
ever and the remainder of the paper
simply Celebrates on the theme. The
following is his introduction:
In accordance with your request, |
have examined the city of Honolulu and
its immediate tributary country with
a view to making recommendations and
suggestions for it's improvement l
that i'm making recommen-
dations which may be called practicable !
1 am not restricted to the Immediately |
possible. but am asked to lay down a !
plan for the county to work toward i'm |
the years to come. The idea, 1 take it, |
is to accomplish at once so much as
may be. making sure the while that |
each step, however little, counts i'm the |
right direction toward the realization
of complete and systematic scheme.
The word Improvement" 1 do not
interpret as meaning an attempt to en-
nance the extraordinary natural beauty
that has bsen spread around you, but
the increase of it's accessibility and the
silencing of Earring notes. My errand
is not to paint the lily"-that cam
not successfully be done; but, rather, to
facilitate the enjoyment of it. For
this reason, l find the special emphasis
Z. 11t-
on your parks and drives. But before
coming to specific recommendations,
there are certain general considerations
that I desire to call to your attention
and that are to be regarded as part
of the report
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS.
Among these l might fttingly, and
pleasantly, include a discussion of the
future of Honolulu, as the playground
of the well-to-do and the popular stop
ping point for the tourist travel that
is to flow i'm growing volume across the
Pacific This, however, seems to have
been pretty fully done by others; and
it is much more necessary for you to
take thought of the means by which
you will command such good fortune,
through proving worthy of it, than to
expend your time and mine in prophecy
as to what will happen if you do make
yourselves so attractive that no one
will want to pass you by without
visit and that many will come to see
these islands only. In these consider
/ atoms, also, the appeal is to CONNER
cial motives. 1t should be higher
| When all is said whatever development
is given to Honolulu and to its sur
rounding country, should be first of all
for the comfort and enjoyment of it's
own citizens. They pay the bills, they
llive-instead of Westinghouse, and in
suggesting improvements for Honolulu
we have to consider what will improve
it for them, make it better worth living
in, add to the comfort and the pleasure
in life of it's own citizens If we make
the city more beautiful to them, adding
to their contentment and happiness, we
shall also make it more attractive to
strangers. For a town is not like a
picture, simply to be looked at and adj
mred; it is to be lived in, and loved;
and the more lovable it is the more
people will come to it.
The lovable quality is personality.
The home is attractive, however modest
its cost that expresses personality. SO
the town. which is the home of many
must have an individuality in keeping
with its citizens, and must express il,
if it is to please them and to attract
others. And towns do have individual
ity. There never have been two cities
lust alike and he would be ruthless
iconoclast who would try to pattern one
city after another. We must preserve
the individuality of Honolulu, or its
charm will depart. Cut through broad
avenues and boulevards, build hot
land sunny quay, widen your streets and
straighten them, spend enough money
i'm such measures hopelessly to bank
rupt the city, and when the work is
all done the winsomeness of Honolulu
will have departed. and it will always
be spoken of as the town that was
spoiled. SO my first charge is be true
to yourselves. Do not dream of what
other cities may have done; but, fan
isolated from them, develop your owr
individuality be Hawaiian, be a more
beautiful Honolulu. Then you will have
distinction, and only then.
DIVISIONS OF THE REPORT.
Now, in considering the city, we
think of it under the following heads
The business section; the residence
streets; the city's entrances, at the
railroad station and the waterfront the
official center, at Palace or UnioT
Square; the boulevards and parks tina
are now and that ought to be; thu
children's Fairgrounds; the drives.
shall try to group my recommendation
and suggestions under these heads
/. THE STREETS
a. THEIR PLAN.
The basic consideration in thinking
morrow and winding, making many
of the business and residence sections
is the street plan. 1t is clear that il
tho O1dar Honolulu the streets Warl