Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-07-12


Hawaii, while the name of the larg-
est island, is also the name which em
braces all islands Of the group. There
are eight of these inhabited But four
either in territory or development ate
Iof any considerable importance. The
-four principal ones extend from north
west to southeast a distance Of about
three hundred and eighty miles, in the
following order: First, Kauai; sec
ond, Oahu; third, Maui; and fourth,
! Hawaii The last named includes in
area about two-thirds of all the ISL
ands and is about as large as the State
of Connecticut. Honolulu is the
principal and by far the largest city
in Hawaii, being a place Of about for
ty-five to fifty thousand people. 1t is
located on the south side and toward
the east end of the Island of Oahu.
The hotels of the city are of supe-
rior order. The Alexander Young Ho-
tel cost in the neighborhood Of mill
lion and half dollars and would be
a credit TO any city in the United
States. 1t is certainly a monument to
the enterprise Of the owner and his
loyalty to the city. A large number
of the delegation, from choice were en-
tertained at the Hawaiian hotel, be-
cause of its location and large yeranda,
which is used as a dining room the
year around The hotel stands in the
center of a park, and has large and
well ventilated rooms On trees in the
park, and in sight of the table, where
Iyou are seated at your meal, can be
seen all kinds of tropical fruits, such
as cocoanuts, alligator pears, bananas,
papaya and the guava.
The walters at the hotels are Jap
anese and Chinese and as a rule the
other help is of the same kind, All are
very faithful in the performance Of
their duties.
One thing that strikes a visitor in
Hawaii, is the mingling of the races.
| 1t seems as though all the nations OF
| the earth are represented in the pop
Iulation of Honolulu, and the remark
able thing is there does not seem to be
any race prejudice, such as is found in
! some other sections of the United
| States. The native Hawaiian natural.
Ily attracted more attention than any
disposed people and look upon the
Americans with profound reverence;
! they are generous to fault, and viii
share anything they have, not only
with their own people, but with the
people of other nationalities. II there
| is any criticism to be made it is be-
cause of a want of ambition on their
|part to persevere in mastering the
problems Wnlch they are called upon
to solve, and in doing the work they
have to do; but when we consider that
these people, not more than two or
three generations ago We're idol Wor-
shippers. living i'll Il state of nudity,
and generally representing no higher
civilization, and that now they are be-
Ilievers in Christianity and members OF
christian churches, that they are in
!terested in education and many Of
them employed as teachers in the
schools, and are represented in the
professions as lawyers, doctors and
preachers, and holding judicial and
lOther positions oil trust and RESPONSE
lbility, you are persuaded that they are
: making rapid strides in the direction
of higher civilization. They are NAT
ural born musicians and their singing
lis of the most enchanting character;
they are fond of public speaking and
From choice enter professions such as
CLAW, the ministry and politics. which
furnish them opportunities for orator
zeal display.
Strange as it may seem to one living
ION the mainland, the Chinaman, III
Hawaii, is looked upon as a most reli-
liable and trustworthy person to be en-
ployed upon the plantations, and in al
other positions. He is patient, indus
trious and honest, fulflls his obliga-
lions, and is a law abiding citizen. The
japanese are Industrious and thrifty
land can live where an American wOulc
: starve. You cannot tell what he is
thinking about because he does moi
tell you, nor does his countenance in
dictate what is in his mind. The Jap
anese, largely through immigration
nave been increased faster than any
Iother nationality, and you sometimes
hear it suggested that the rapid in
crease of the Japanese in the Islands
means that they have some designs up
in quite large numbers, and are re
garded as desirable citizens they are
; sought after as laborers on the planta-
lions and in the factories. The
Koreans, Porto Ricans, Spaniards, ltal'
,ians and other nationalities are repre-.
, Isented here, but not so numerous as
the Japanese, Chinese and Portuguese
: There are a large number of Ameri-
cans on the Islands engaged in bust.
ness, both in the cities and on the
plantations. They take the lead il
business, but are rarely ever found il
any other capacity than overseers, sup
Ierintendents or proprietors.
, 1t is impossible to think of an Amer
hcan going to Hawaii to engage il
farming as they do upon the main
land.
If | should find a citizen from one
of the States living upon a farm il
Hawaii, | should at the same time eX
pect to find him employing cheap for
eign labor and contenting himself witt
experimenting the job.
find that this communication
which was intended to be brief, i,
lengthening itself out so that if
; should embrace some further thoughts
, have in mind, it will occupy more
space than the paper can afford t
give and | will therefore conclude fO