The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-04
(From Hawaii ShinpoD


The following account of the trip to
Haeliwa of our naval men at the in
vitation of the Honolulu Chamber of
Commerce, which originally appear
ed in our Japanese column and which
was translated into English at the re-
quest of a friend, is here reproduced
for the curiosity of our white readers
who want to know how we treat such
news in our Japanese column. (Edi-
tori
THE TRIP OF OUR NAVAL MEN TO
HALEIWA.
Kind Invitation of the Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce.
A Large Number of Officers and Ca
diets Made Very Pleasant and In
teresting Trip to Hawaii's
Beauty Spot.
THE DEPARTURE.
AS was reported in this page the
trip of our Naval officers and cadets
together with number of prominent
Japanese of Honolulu was made yes
terday to Haleiwa. 1t was at the in
vitation of the Honolulu Chamber of
Commerce which body was kind
enough to furnish a special train OF
the Oahu Railroad Company to take
the party to Haleiwa. At nine in the
morning a large number of japanese
guests thronged the. depot on the
King street, where they were cordial
ly received by the representatives OF
the Chamber of Commerce. At quart
er past nine the whistle of the engine
was heard and the train started to
move slowly, laden with a merry par
ty of representative Americans and
Japanese.
ON THE WAY.
The military men in white uniform
filled the cars with a few civilians
here and there, and as the train pass.
ed through the most enchanting
scene the local men acted as guiGes
for the guests of the day, who listen
ed eagerly to the explanations made
for them. The rice and cane, banana
and sisal fields that came into view
alternately and even few tiny fish
ing sampans in the still waters oil
the gulf were all so interesting tc
our welcomed visitors that their ques-
lions gave us no time to finish the
story of the past scenes. Depots were
all decorated, and crowds greeted us
with many Banzais. Afar, upon the
flag poles of the Japanese camps in
the plantations, the flags of the Rising
Sun waved in the morning breeze as
if they We're welcoming the party ev-
erywhere. The scenes changed every
minute, and the distance of twenty
odd miles seemed altogether too short
to satisfy the curiosity of our eager
sightseers. At HOP Waialua came
into view, yelled in morning haze, anC
thirty minutes later our train stopped
at the Waialua Mill, where the mang
er, Mr.. Goodale, met the party. Here
the first two cars left us and pro
ceeded to Haleiwa while those in the
rear cars were shown about the mill
Admiral Ijichi and others who saw
the mill, where number of theil
countrymen were at work, were much
pleased with the kindness of Mr.
Goodale. Here it was, indeed, after
they saw part of real Hawaii and
the work their countrymen were en-
gagged, that one of the navy engineers
who accompanied the party, jokingly
remarked that he would rather quit
sea life and work in the engine room
of a sugar plantation in peaceful Ha.
wall nei Haleiwa was reached at &
quarter past twelve.
THE SCENE AT HALEIWA.
A party of three hundred Japanese
together with our advance guard
which had left us at Waialua Mill
was gathered in front of the hotel
The school children with flags of the
Stars and Stripes and the Rising Sur