Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-05-02
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| ing a fair-length shadow in front OF
the street. Keep to the left along
| the trail above the high bank of the
new Territorial road. Leave the
bank at the upper end of the reser-
voir, near the abandoned pumping
station. The road is good up to
about the point designated by the
walkers as The Cut" Here is the
| junction with the fine new road from
Tantalus and at the turn is one of
the worst of all the bad places in the
old Makiki road. 1t is dangerous for
driving, but probably is soon to be
repaired. A short distance beyond
The Cut" the road, which was in
good shape about a year ago for haul
ing material. etc, to the dam-works.
Is so washed out that, for the most
part, to the end, II is only a path, but
II makes an excellent trail.
Makiki Valley, along its center, as
well as into the by-ways, early COM
pels interest and gives pleasure. The
ascent Is rather sharp. Trees include
the guava and papaia, with a few
big trunks having branches adorned
with brilliant flowers. Especially
along the stream and in the courses
of the rain brooklets the vegetation
is very dense and with shade. This
makes the locality n choice resort for
natives bent on outing and 1t is sell
dom that one fails to note Il few
groups of them passing the time qui-
city and pleasantly. They gather the
fruits and several varieties of seeds
for iei-making, on the slopes further
up the valley, the ii plant Is very
much in evidence. The leaves are
brought back in great bundles. vita
perhaps nearly always some of the
root. Well up the valley, on both
sides are remnants of stone walls and
many wcll-dcilncd low terraces. This
would surely indicate that in the
olden days the valley. we'll watered
and rarely visited by storms. must
have had considerable aboriginal
population.
on. at the right, say halfway up
the valley. rather difficult of d!scOv-
cry or location to the stranger. but
marked as being behind" the second
hill" projecting from Sugar Loaf and
Round Top direction, is what 10 pro-
badly the only genuine abandoned"
| farm in the valley, as distinguished
from the forsaken native holdings.
II was the establishment of Mr. Her.
ing, a German. | am told There Is
son of his who is painter around
town. The elder nering was a real
tiller OF the soil. Many Of his trees
are there yet, together with quite
plain evidence of his general plan of
operations. He had mangoes, oran-
ges, lines and bananas in plenty, also
the avocado pear. One of the most
interesting things there is what lit
| tie is left and may be found of most
unique pipe line, or conduit. 1t was
made by adapting or fashioning those
old ''stone" ginger ale bottles that
were everywhere upwards of twenty
five years ago. Making that pipe
! line that way must have been high
ly tedious job, but from all accounts
this Makiki pioneer was decidedly
| persevering citizen.
In the days when that notable Of
fetal and business man, Saml. G.. Will
der, was Minister of the Interior.
which must have been Just about
thirty years ago. the Herring Home
stead" was acquired by the govern
ment Of the monarchy for use as part
of the Makiki watershed II was a
goodly estate, for some few years ago
when IL was proposed to cut a por-
ton of 1t into mountain resort lots
Herring, the painter, protested in the
courts on the ground that he had an
interest II the land was to be put to
any other than strictly public uses.
Perhaps the case is still on the cal
endar.
II will take two or three hours to
visit the Herring place, but the call
Is richly worth the time, and II fol-
lowed up by the right man, would
easily afford material for historical
paper of some value and, as well,
data of use to the farmers of today.
One cannot help realizing that the
elder Herring had discriminating
instinct for a superb home-ssite when
he picked out this happy little valley
within valley.
At one bend in the road you catch
glimpse of the new stone and &C.
ment dam and at the next turn come
upon the structure itself. The valley
narrows sharply here and the dam Is
not very wide. The falls above are
right in class with the prettiest on
this Island, and here is one of thc
very few places, certainly on Oahu,
where you can get photograph with
reflections Of kukui trees in the wa
ter. 1T is a fine spot for lights and
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