The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-06-30

nClC CAPiailCu ~ thC ACS-
rotary by the aid of a map. The Sec
rotary was taken up through the Ana
hola lands as far as the 2OO, 900 gall
Ion reservoir. This was to give the
Secretary an opportunity to see the
character of the reservoir sites there
are on the land and the method of
constructing the reservoirs.
Not far from this reservoir is Wal
pahee, famous in Hawaiian legends,
where Hawaiian sovereigns, from Kau-
mualii down, have enjoyed the sensa-
ton of sliding down a cascade which
here forms a water toboggan. On
hearing of it, Secretary Garfield ex-
pressed a wish to see it, and the party
started off on the trail leading to it,
nearly half a mile away. 1t is a pic
turesque spot and the gurgling stream
was a temptation to enjoy at once the
running water and sport of kings slid
ing down the cascade, but time did not
permit, and the return to Lihue began.
WITH MANAGER FAIRCHILD.
At the office of the Makee Sugar
Company, where a short stop was
made for gasoline for the auto, Mr..
Fairchild furnished the Secretary with
data in regard to the volume of water
supplied by the various streams of the
lands in question, the reservoir ca
pacity and other data of value in the
Secretary's investigations. Between
the maps and traversing through the
lands and the explanations made. the
Secretary gained fairly complete out
line view of the situation. Governor
Frear, in speaking to the Secretary
of the Kappa land negotiations, said
that the plantation had kept wonder
fully complete and detailed records
and statistics of physical conditions
as well as plantation operations, and
that Mr.. Fairchild had placed all
these at the disposal of the govern
ment.
Time did not permit stop for the
Inequalities at the Fairchild place,
and the return from Kealia to Lihue,
twelve miles, was made in record
breaking time, though the machine
was kept by Mr.. Fairchild under such
perfect control, and was so carefully
driven, that the Secretary, who does
not approve of scorching, expressed
himself as feeling perfect confidence
and assurance.
RECEPTION AT LIHUE.
The people of Lihue were assembled
at the public hall when the Secre-
tary and the Governor returned from
Kealia The Lihue band greeted the
arriving party with THE Star Span
gled Banner" the Secretary removing
his hat as soon as the selection began.
Paul Isenberg made the presentations.
There was a brief address by the
Secretary, one of his pleasantly sin
cere talks which commands respect
and confidence, and the party started
for Laval, leaving Lihue, where so
much that was interesting and i'm
portant in the matter of forestry was
learned.
Near the Koloa schoolhouse train
was waiting for the party, which had
now greatly increased by the addition
of a large number of Lihue and Koloa
people. The train took the party to
Laval Gulch, the beach home of the
where another large COM
pany, including a great many ladies
from Eleele, Makaweli, Walmea and
even beyond, was assembled. Here
luau such as this place is SO cele-
brated for, was served. There were
all the delicacies which go to make
I'D an affair of this kind. There was
music and after the luau there was
dancing, the Secretary dancing the
first dance with Mrs. Gay.
THE LAVAL LUAU.
Paul Isenberg very happily introduce
ID the Secretary who made very br1et |
address, mainly of appreciation of the
and hospitality, and aid in |
lis work, which he had received ev-
,rywhere in the Islands; of the pleas |
Ire and satisfaction it had been to him |
@ come here, and the hope he had |
hat his visit would enable him, un'
conditions better. to help |
he Territory to help itself along lines
# Americanization and betterment,
which he had found so much striving
or.
Those who were to continue with
he Secretary and the Governor fur
her on the tour, left early while the
emainder of the guests tarried longer,
continuing the festivities.
BY train from the gulch the party
eturned to where they had left their
utos near the Koloa school, and the
tart through the Kalaheo homesteads
nd to view the Eleele breakwater, be-
an. The Secretary and the Governor
we're in Mrs Gays splendid auto, w.
|. Kinney and H. D. Wishard being
Gated with the Secretary to explain
he origin and development of the Ka-
lheo homesteads. While the primary
bject of aiding the homesteaders to
axe up these lands was to secure a
and reliable plantation la
or supply, it was recognized from the
tart that the object would not be
in any real way unless
OF only the homesteaders were inde-
endent, but felt that they were.
THE KALAHEO HOMESTEADS.
The location of these particular
lands was especially fortu-
ate in this respect as they are SO
,cated that three plantations are ac- 7
essible to them, and with improved I
,ads and improvement in other trans :
1rtation facilities, will be increasing Y
accessible. At first there was diff I
Guilty in getting the people TO believe 4
lat there was not some Interior pur- I
1se in view. and only about twenty c
l.