Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-01
Travellers Never Forget
First Sight OF
Natives
one ATTRACTION OF
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
YOUTH SAYS FEAT is EAsY-THE
ARMY OFFICERS ON TRANS
PORTS THE BEST DO
MAJORS.

The Hawaiian diving boys, sight
always remembered by tourists whether
they stop OF here or go on through
sither to the Colonies or the Orient,
are always having their troubles. IL
the water isn't so muddy that the nick.
els, dimes or 25.cent pieces cannot be
seen when thrown to them in the har.
Dor, IL is something else.
Lack of appreciation of their won
derful swimming and diving powers
by the on.lookers Is another fault they
have to find. And then some times the
boats do not come into the harbor, or
on the ones that do there is occasional
W a light passenger list. When busi-
ness Is good and the water clear the
boys frequently collect by diving In
the neighborhood OF from so cents up
70 as high as $3.50 each.
The boys say the army transports
arriving from the Coast are usually
the best paying steamers that touch ut
Honolulu. The officers, the youths de-
clare, are usually liberal and hardly
ever fool them by tossing pennies or
slugs OF some kind into the water for
the fun OF the performance. The pub
lie would be surprised, the boys say,
II Il knew how many old pieces OF lead
and slugs resembling coins are thrown
TO them by people In the cabin Of the
hig ships and who think too much OF u
nickel to let loose OF IL. On the other
hand there Is nearly always the liberal
soul who frequently parts with one or
two dollars In change himself.
The denominations Of the money
heaved into the water vary. Some
times when vessel Is coming In near
w every throw will be five-cent piece.
Now and then quarters are thrown and
not 30 frequent half dollars. Once In
great while commotion is caused
among the native divers by the sight
OF silver dollar splashing In the water
and then sinking out OF sight. Then
II is when they all turn upside down and
disappear In hurry. When the So
mona was here on her last trip the
water was very bad, for the boys. and
they figure that they lost about S..
The harbor was particularly muddy ut
the time.
Joe Riney, one OF the divers, IA
years old, has been in the business
II is really business with him as he
makes all steamers as regularly as the
steyedores--for four years and never
misses a passenger boat that arrives
during the day time.
They tell me the haoles think our
diving after money and getting 1t is a
wonderful trick and must take long eX.
perience for perfection, says Joe
Riney, he being educated in the Homo
lulu public schools. well, 1t isn't, al.
though don't want to give the profes.
zion knock Neither do | want TO
encourage competition, but this money
getting under water is easy, dead easy,
tell you" Riney was perched up on
the top of pile at the Hackfeld wharf
waiting for steamer that was slow
ly coming in through the channel. He
had nothing on but a wise look-and
piece OF cloth about as big as an
ordinary handkerchief. He was an.
swering Bulletin reporters questions
and explaining the different tricks OF
the trade. But OF course not for pub.
lication. And above everything else
he was not to be quoted.
How do we see the money under
the water? Con, quit your kiddin'.
How do you suppose? Why, we open
our eyes. When the water is clear get
ting hold OF the coin after II goes
under is the easiest part of the feat
the hard part is to get the money from
the pockets Of the passengers.
did you ever see money under wat
,r? OF course you haven't, but II
Aoesn't sink rapidly as the people think.
Instead 1t goes down slowly, in sort
Of a zig-zag course, first one way and
then another. First we watch to see
the coin leave the hand of the donator.
Then we wage 1t and know where 1t
viii hit the water. Immediately we get
under and peel our lamps. And some,
where near the silver will be sighted
II some competitor hasn't already got
his coin-hooks ON II. nov f-5 70.
Sometimes we are compelled TO go
below the money and get between 1t