The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-21
GOVERNOR FREAR
TELLS OF TOUR
Reclamation Possibilities of
Public Works and
Lands.

Governor Frear, Mr.. and Mrs
Newell, and the party that have bee
with them on their tour of Maui, Ha
wall and Molokai. returned by the Ma /
Yesterday morning. All express them
selves as having had an enjoyable, i
somewhat strenuous, trip, and as hav
| ing learned much concerning the re
gions they have visited.
'sWe covered considerable ground,
said Governor Frear. "We travelled by
automobile and by carriage, and we
made many diversions from the main
route on horseback to visit particular
places and to inspect the resources of
the Islands. We were well received
everywhere by the people, and I think
we learned good deal about the re-
sources of the Islands we visited.
Incidental to the main purpose of
the tour, we looked into a good many
matters connected with the Public
Works Department. These included
wharves, schoolhouse buildings. repairs
to eourthouses and other matters of
that kind. Mr.. Campbell, the Superin-
tendent of Public Works, can tell you
more particularly about that.
"We looked into good many mat
tiers in connection with the public
lands. Some of these were matters
that had been under consideration by
the Land Department for some time.
Others were matters that had been
brought to the attention of the Land
Department only recently, and still
others were matters that were brought
to our attention for the first time on
this trip.
FfWe shall, as a result of decisions
arrived at on this tour, open up about
seventy-fve homesteads in various
parts of the Islands, for settlement.
A great deal of information was Sc
cured at first hand, information that
could not have been secured except by
an actual visit to the lands concerned
and intercourse with the people of the
region.
eyes, made a few speeches during
the tour. Perhaps the most important
waa one in Kula, Maui. and another
at Waiohinu. In both of these in
stances the principal subject was the
administration of the land laws, and
there was also some discussion of cur
rent matters.
'We believe that there are places
in the regions we visited where recla-
nation schemes can be carried cut with
benefit to the Territory and to the
people who shall settle on the lands
reclaimed. One of these is in Kohala,
on the lands lying between the Kohala
mountains and the ocean toward Ka-
waihae. Water. it is believed, can be
brought from the windward side of the
to these lands and make
them capable of growing abundant
crops.
''The Island of Molokai also pre-
sents opportunities, it is thought
There is considerable amount of land
which, with water, will be very fer
tile There is also in some parts of
the Island considerable water. 1t is a
question of getting the two together.
"Of course, we determined on MOTH
ing. We were simply looking over the
situation to see what the outlook and
are.
"We visited the Volcano of Kilauea. |
When we were there the lava in the !
pit was steadily rising, and was, as
near as could be judged, about 200 |
feet from the top. We also went into
Puma to some extent and saw some of |
the evidences of the earthquake of a |
month ago, some walls that had been |
thrown down and other damage that
had been done. We also visited the |
mill of the Hawaiian Mahogany Lum-
Der Company, where they are saving
ties
son this tour we visited four is
lands-Maui, Hawaii, Kahoolawe and
Molokai. We had good weather all the
time. We expect to leave on Thurs
day for Kauai, returning the following
Wednesday"