The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-29
HONOLULU IN A
NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA
ARTICLE THAT Is TO BE PUB
LISHED IN THE NEW ENCYCLO-
PEDIA BRITANNICA.


Honolulu is to appear in the new
Encyclopedia Britannica. A communi-
cation to the Mayor" of Honolulu was
read at the board Of supervisors last
night. The communication requested
that an account of tlu article on Homo
lulu, which was to be published in the
encyclopedia, be revised and corrected
by the Mayor" and be returned to c.
c. Winery Of New York. Chairman
Hustace said that he would take charge
of the matter
The article which was submitted for
revision was as follows
Honolulu, a city, port Of entry and
the capital Of Hawaii. L. $. A., on the
$. coast of the Island of oahu, at the
mouth of Nuuanu Valley, bloom. S.W
of san Francisco. Pop. OS9O) 22,907;
$1,000 1906, of whom 24,746 were
males, 1850 were females; about 10000
were Hawaiians, $1,000 were Asiatics
and about 5000 were Portuguese. Ho-
nolulu is served by the oahu Railway,
by electric lines to the principal sub
urbs, and by steamship lines to San
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Victoria, Sydney and South American,
Chinese japanese and New England
ports. The business section and the
older residence quarters occupy low
ground but many Of the newer resi-
dences are built on the sides ~ neigh
boring hills and mountains of VIII Oh
there are several from 500 to 1000 feet
in height. The Punchbowl behind the
city a hill rising about 500 feet above
the sea, Diamond Head, a rock about
1900 feet in height, 8 miles to the Sc,
and the Nuuanu Pail, a lofty and pic
turesque precipice miles up the val
ley, are, especially known for their COM
handing views. In front of the city
is the small harbor well protected from
all winds except those from the 5; in
and after 1892 the Hawaiian govern
ment deepened its entrance from q
feet to 30 feet. Ten miles to the w. is
the much more spacious Pearl Harbor,
the bar at the entrance of which was
i'm 1906 being removed by the United
States government. The streets of Ho-
nolulu are wide, are macadamized with
crushed or broken lava, and are lined
with palms and other ornamental trees.
The business houses are mostly of
brick or stone and range from two to
six stories in height About most of
tho residences there are tropical trees,
Towering shrubs, and plants Wood is
the NOSE common material Of which
the residences are built; a large por
ton of these residences are one-story
cottages; broad verandas are common;
and of the more pretentious residences
the lanai, semi-outdoor drawingroom
with conservatories adjoining, is a not
able feature In one section, China
town" the houses have been built, by
the Chinese, like those in China.
Throughout the city there is a marked
absence of poverty and squalor The
government buildings are extensive
and have a pleasing appearance; that
of the executive, in beautiful park,
was formerly the royal palace and still
contains many relics of royalty. Facing
the Judiciary building is an heroic sta
tue in bronze of Kamehameha the
Great In the w. section of the city
is the Bishop Museum, a fine stone
building on a commanding site con-
tanning a large collection of Hawaiian
and Polynesian relics and curiOs. Four
miles r.. of the business center, at the
foot of Diamond Head, is Waikiki
seabeach, noted for it's surf-boating,
and Kapiolani Park, a pleasant resort
Honolulu has also two other parks, sew
eral fine public squares, several hos
pitfalls, a maternity home, the Lunalilo
Home for aged Hawaiians, an asylum
for the insane, several schools Of high
rank both public and private, library
containing 1900 volumes and the coll
lections of the Hawaiian Historical
Society, a number of benevolent, lite
rary, social and political societies, and
an art league, and v the seat of both
an Anglican and a Roman Catholic
bishopric. There are various journals
and periodicals, five languages being
represented. The chief industries are
trade-the city's fishmarket with fish
of curious colors is an interesting sight
the manufacture of machinery and
carriages, rice milling and ship build-
ing. The waterworks are owned and
operated ty the Ter "tcrla govern
ment The harbor was discovered in
1924; the city was foIni3i IN 1916 and
in 1920 1t was made the capital of the