The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-03


sumption of the sugar industry under
! conditions which cannot fail TO make
it remunerative.
KUALOA.
| Rounding the point of Maelieli the
huge spur of Kualoa came into view
and from there on its proportions
grew on US until we were into It's
! shadow. The road from the point fol-
lows the sea along Kahaluu, kaaiaea
Waiahole and Waikane until the cliffs
Kualoa are reached every foot on
either side being exceedingly interest
I ing. On the right the everlasting lap
/ lap Of the wavelets on the beach sooth-
ed the weary traveller and made him
forget the hardness of the seat. The
little islands in the distance and the
surf breaking on the distant reef made
such a marine view as the artist would
delight TO transfer to canvas. On the
other hand the well-kept rice fields and
the rude homes of the Chinese who
cultivate them together with the stu
pendous precipices clothed with YER
dure to their crests offered a restful
picture OF country life. Off kualoa at
very brief distance stands the Gu
rious islet called Mokolii which forms
part or is an appurtenance of the anu
puaa of Kualoa, a historic land when
belonged to the crown and was given
by Kauikeaouli, Kamehameha Ill to
DR.. Judd. 1 am here reminded of a
very ancient saying of prophecy which
has been passed down among the ira
ditions of the aborigines, viz: Ma ka
mea mana Kualoa, iaia ka lei alii'
(Whose is Kualoa to him shall be the
crown of HawaiD. Has the prophecy
been fulfilled? Some chiefs on seeing
the passing of Kualoa into the hands
of an alien abandoned the country,
Makahonu among others, feeling that
a farther residence would be diStaSte-
full DR.. Judd was assuredly the king
in all but in name. His son Charles
was chamberlain and adviser to the
king Albert Francis was Chief JUS
tice of the kingdom and today the doc
tors grandson. George r. Carter, is
Governor of the land: and Kualoa is
still in the family.
THE RUINS OF KOOLAU.
In long ride through the Koolaus
the travellers attention is arrested by
two notable ruins. The first of these
is the large roofless abandoned stone
sugar mill of Kualoa with its NAM
moth chimney still standing. Here DE-.
Judd and his son-in-law, S. G. Wilder,
made vigorous struggle to introduce
sugar culture but from the paucity OF
water and other reasons they were
compelled to abandoned it. Perhaps
with the knowledge we now have OF
the possibility of obtaining artesian
water and our advanced methods of
cultivation 1t may be that notwith-
standing the advanced price of labor.
some one will again take it up profit
ably.
KAHANA BAY.
After a delightful ride through the
ahupuaa of Kualoa and Kaaawa, we
reached Kahana bay, one of the pref
test places for home that man could
desire. Here Mrs. Foster has built her
self place where everything that the
heart could wish is to be had. Were
one fond of boating the inlet and the
sheltered sea affords secure rowing or
yachting and fishing. Food in album
dance is to be had in the valley and
the remarkable manner in which the
mountains are broken by the deep
scoring ravines offers a continuous in
ducement to climb and view the pros
pect Ger 1 would like to here stop
and recite some of the many legends
/ have been told of the conduct of the
gods of the ancients. of the landing
of Laamaihiki and of his progeny who
became chiefs and kings of Hawaii
rel, but space forbids.
THE KOOLAU RAILROAD.
We had noticed the surveyors stakes
of the preliminary survey for the koo-
lau Railroad. and found that they nee
essarily followed the government ROAD
for the reason that the mountains are
inc
almost to the beach. Soon. however,
we reached the graded part, which now
extends to Punaluu, and promises
completion of what will be one of the
NEST scenic and attractive of roads
Along the line we heard eonjectures
of where it's terminus would be. That
it connects with the 0. r. IL L. Co. s
line at Kahuku is definite and in a few
weeks the tourist will be able to take
the train at Honolulu and run around
as far as Punaluu. Some said it would
be extended on to Waimanalo and from
there would, by a tunnel, pass into
the grand valley of Manoa, thus
fording a complete circuit of all that
is desirable of the Island of Oahu. The
tunneling of the mountain at Wanna
nalo is a serious obstacle, but with
the present knowledge of such work
and the use of giant powder and the
comparatively cheap skilled labor at
command, it may be that such an out
come may be accomplished.
HAUULA.
At Hauula We left the stage and for
seven hours continuous ride the driver
accepted the sum of one dollar in full
payment Cheaper staging it has not
been our experience to meet with. Here
the contractors camp took US in and
made US welcome and we enjoyed their
hospitality, for they are a jolly lot OF
good fellows, and full of fun. Their
two hundred hands had got through the
days work and were cleaning up pre-.
paratory to the day OF rest. After
supper we strolled on in the moon
Egnt as far as Laieikawaf, which gave
me an opportunity to tell somewhat
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