The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-11

or wet Laie. The road is pleasant
and gross-grown, and here and there
a comfortable native house with It's
garden ablaze with flowers, is assoc.
On the mauka side of the road is
cane To the seaward are sand dunes
and grassy plains, punctuate6 at rare
intervals by q solitary hala tree, and
IRON which rise with querulous note,
occasional golden plover. At certain
seasons of the year the plover are to
be seen in bands of from fifty to
hundred, particularly near Kahuku.
This is one of the points where the
migrating hosts arrive and depart
on their mysterious journeys
along the sky-lines of the feathered
world.
Between the Laies is The Dunes,
the country place of Jas. B. Castle.
The house is just the kind of house
that money can buy anywhere, but
the grassy slopes that surround it
are wonderful, one of the sights, in.
deed of this side of the island. This
grass shows what is possible in the
line of seaside Identification. There
are acres of it, undulating acres of
closely-cropped crisp greenness, with
excresence to disturb its symmetry.
The eye gazes and is fascinated and
the tired yearn to stretch themselves
in indolent peace ON that velvet
couch. A few cocoanut-palms are
planted about the place, showing by
their fretted leaves the ravages of
the cocoanut moth.
Laie wal looms up in the distance
like small town. There are church
ss, schools, smoke-stacks, a mill
building and a settlement of white
washed cottages, with here and there
set among them, a dwellingplace of
size and distinction. A luna of the
plantation has invited me to stay ov-
er and to his house l make my way.
Running into the sea just across
from the settlement is Eaie point,
long, finger-like headland which con-
stitutes one of the most remarkable
landmarks to be found on the entire
island. The point is over half mile
in length and is of considerable ele-
walton. Grown over with grass it af-
fords pasturage for considerable
stock. There are two small islands
off the end of the Joint against which
1yc
thus thrown up is often visible for
miles. From the point a fine view OF
Laie and the surrounding country is
obtainable. On the road at the base
of the point is a deep cave in which
is a deep pool of water. The cave
and pool were discovered compare
lively recently during some excavat-
ing work on the hillside. The pool
is right by the road and unless fenc-
headquarters of the Church of Latter
scene of a tragedy
Having explored the point l return
to the house of mine host in time
for supper. In the evening l am in
vited to attend a meeting of the
church folks, which is of monthly oc-
currence. Laie, peculiarly known as
the Mormon Settlement, is the local
headquarters of the Church of alter
Day Saints of Jesus Christ If per-
son embraces the Mormon faith he
can usually get a job on Laie plan
tation and it is then usual for the
church and plantation people, which
are synonymous, to give him lot
and build a house for himself and
his family, the cost of construction
being deducted from his wages in
small amounts. The settlement APP
pears to be thrifty and happy one.
There is little or no drinking and
spirit of practical Christianity is ev-
erywhere manifest. The sick, the
poor and the stranger within the
gates are all looked after and kindly
entreated The settlement is orderly
laid out and every house has it's gar
den. Just now the place is a glory
of chrysanthemums.
The meeting, which turned out out
to be that of the Young PEOPLES I'm
provement Society, was very well at
tended. After a discussion of a por-
ton of the Scriptures and some vocal
and instrumental music, the floor was
cleared for dancing which was in
dulged in for q couple of hours. This
society is doing good work among
the young people of Laie and it is a
pity that there are not similar organ
izations elsewhere on this side of the
islands. 1t teaches self-respect, pro-
notes sociability and lessons the
temptation toward drinking and gam
bling. 1t teaches the young men and
women to taKe pride in their dress
and personal appearance, and it fla
ces a social premium on any little
accomplishment which they may have
cultivated.