The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-02
ISLAND OF HAWAII.

Kaumana--The week has been mark
ed by nigh winds, sunny days and cool
nights, in consequence of which the
cane for crop of 1906 is ripening well,
but 1907 crop cane is making no
growth; stripping fertilizing and hill
ing up cane: mean temperature, eS
deg; rainfall. .06 inch.-J. E. Gamaliel-
son.
Hilo-Dry weather all week; warm
days. with considerable south WIND;
cold nights; tops of the mountains
covered with snow: mean tempera-
ture. Il deg; rainfall, 05 inch.-L. c.
Lyman
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dry and cold;
crops doing little in the way of growth;
cutting and grinding cane; plowing
and clearing land; snow on Mauna kea
and Mauna Loa all of last week; rain
fall. .O3 inch.-John T. Moir.
Pepeekeo-Dry. hard weather, but
good for ripening 1906 crop cane; a lit
tie too hard for young cane; mean
temperature, ~ deg; rainfall. .Cl inch.
| james Webster.
l Honomu-Weather during week has
! been dry, with bright sunshine during
days and cool nights; southerly winds;
1906 crop cane is ripening rapidly; har-
| vesting cane and grinding; no rainfall
-Wm. Pullar.
Hakalau-Very favorable weather for
ripening cane; warm, sunshiny days
and dry. clustering winds: stripping,
hoeing, fertilizing and cutting cane.
and blowing; no rainfall.-J. M. Ross.
| Papaaloa-The past week has been
very dry and windy, with cool nights,
favorable conditions for cultivation,
hut too cool for young cane; no rain
fall.-C. McLennan.
/ Laupahoehoe-Heavy weather and
strong wind from north on 10Th; rest
Of week calm, with cool nights; no
lrainfall.-E. W. Barnard.
Ookala-Since the Goth, light trade
winds have prevailed; weather warm
and dry; mean temperature, so deg
no rainfall-W. G. Walker.
Paauilo-Calm weather; warm days
and cold nights; disturbed conditions
during the last kona storm not yet be-
come normal; cane and other crops at
La standstill; coffee showing new
growth of wood, but slow to ripen al
high elevations Q7oO feeD; mean tenn
perature, sc deg; rainfall, ~ inch.-C
r. Blacow.
Paauhau-Heavy gale from south
west on evening of 18th and morning
; OF 18th, doing some damage TO cane
crops: welcome change TO warmer
weather in latter part of week; rain
fall, 20 inch.-H Glass.
Honokaa-South and southwesterly
winds during week, but very little
rain; warm days, but cool nights; NEAR
temperature, 50 deg; rainfall, ,46 inch
&c. H. Bragg.
Niulii--Calm weather since the kona
storm of 10Th and previous night, whicr
did considerable damage to cane
fumes and buildings: commenced
grinding crop of 1906 this week; mear
Temperature. 20 deg; rainfall, 2.7'
inches.-Robt. Hall.
Kohala-High winds and heavy rains
at beginning of week. but last three
days fine and warm; mean tempera-
ture 20 deg; rainfall, 200 inches.-W
o. Taylor.
Kohala Mission-Clear quiet weather
: has characterized the week; heavy
dews every night; lightning on goth
mean temperature, 20 deg; rainfall, III
inches.-Dr. B. d. Bond.
; Puakea Ranch-Continuance of kona
storm on 18th, since which time the
wind has moderated. and calm, warm
weather has prevailed; storm did much
damage to trees, etc, in district; lower
pastures improving; rainfall .92 inch
"A. Mason.
Puuhue-Calm weather since storm
Lac
inches-S. p. Woods.
; Kamuela-Fine, warm days. and COO
nights; quite a cap Of snow on both
Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa; mean
temperature. 63 deg; rainfall, 80 inch
Mrs. E. w. Hay.
Puuwaawaa-Only one day with raiT
this week, one inch falling on the 18th
vegetation very green, but this wealth
er is very cold.-Robt. Hind.
i Honokahau-Wea during week
dry, with warm days and cold nights
last weeks storm did considerable
damage In the way of uprooting and
breaking down trees. etc; stock look
ing fairly well.-F. r. Greenwell.
Kealakekua--First part of week
cloudy, with lao inches OF rain on the
18th; latter portion OF week warm
sunshiry days but nights cool.-Rey s
II. Davis.
Kealakekua-The kona storm on
early morning OF 18th was not severe
tere. there being only strong gusts
OF wind for about six hours. and no
damage was done; very heavy seas al
Napoopoo; rainfall. LOO inch.-Robert
: Wallace.
j Kau-Northwesterly gale on 10th. do
ing much damage, uprooting trees and
blowing on roofs OF houses; has been
VERY cold since, with no RAIN mean
temperature. eS deg; rainfall. 2.os