The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-31
RUBBERNECk CAR
A PROBABILITY
Promotion Committee Plans to
Have Tourists Well Cared
for in the Future.

If the promotion committee can
bring it about, arrangements viii soon
be made whereby tourists will be en-
abled to see the points of interests on
this island at very moderate expense
and under proper guidance. Personal
ly conducted excursions to Haleiwa, to
the Pail and to the aquarium and mu-
scum win be among the attractions
offered, and visitors will also have OPP
portunities to enjoy the Hawaiian
aquatic sports.
At yesterdays meeting of the pro-
motion committee the matter was dis
cussed at length, and all of the men,
bers of the committee expressed them
selves as in favor of undertaking some
thing of the sort, though NO definite
plan of action was decided upon. There
was a general sentiment tat something
must be done to make the visit of
the tourist attractive, and it was
agreed that no better work can be I'M
dertaken than the providing of syste-
matte arrangements for enabling Wis
itors to get around this island.
In all probability one of the first
things undertaken will be the installa-
ton of ''seeing Honolulu" service.
This viii probably be arranged for by
the securing of tallyhoes on which
seats will be sold at so much per pas
senger. A conductor will then be plac
ed in charge and trips viii be made
at regular times, no matter how many
are far
Haleiwa Trip Also.
Then the 0. r. & L. may be asked
to arrange for excursion parties to Ha-
leiwa on certain specified days. Some
representative of the promotion COM
mittee will accompany the parties and
will point out the points of interest
along the way.
A special Pail trip will probably be
another feature. It is suggested that
Hawaiian might be engaged to ac-
company this party to point out the
historical points along the way and al
so to enliven the trip with native
songs.
The idea of the committee is to pro-
vide for the great mass of tourists who
can not afford to engage automobiles
Jay aItST UdS 1OI Ing pun poSC VI 9ulnS
around to places of interest, and who
therefore are losing much to which a
visit to the Islands should entitle them.
Will Visit Hotels.
Some arrangements will also be
made, in all probability, to have a rep
resentative of the committee visit the
different hotels and offer his services
to those who are anxious to 60 on fish
ing and shark hunting expeditions He
will get up parties and thus make 1T
possible for visitors to enjoy the Ha-
waiian sports without gong to great
| expense.
! Not only will the guests OF the large
hotels be looked after, but the princi-
| pal boarding houses win also be visit
| ed.
It is not likely that any definite ac-
| ton will be taken until the return OF
| Secretary H. P. Wood, but in the mean
| time the members of the committee
will look into the matter and the new
work will doubtless be launched in the
not very distant future.
Sec-etary's Report.
The acting secretary letter to the
committee follows:
81 believe that this committee should
call the attention Of our citizens to the
| Importance of entertaining the many
| visitors who are now coming to Ha
| wall. We have been working dilgent
" for a number of years IL adver
| Using our attractions throughout the
| world, and no one eap question that i
| is bringing results; but this catering K
| a tourist element & a new business
to US and L am sure that we have MOI
vet mastered it, or come to real'z'
our responsibilities in this regard. Ny
| observations during tha past few week
have confirmed me in this belief. Every
day visitors in the city come into th'
office complaining that they have ex
hausted the possibilities of the place
some of them after being here onl.
two or three days lapst OF these hav'
not been outside Of tile city. Few have
been farther than the Pail. Few hav,
even heard Of the delightful and mex
pensive trip almost around the islan'
py rail- Yesterday TWO ladies calle'
at different times during the day, want
ing TO know If we didn t organize aut'
or tallyho parties, or if there were no
some concern engaged in this business
I was compelled to tell them that t
the best OF my knowledge there ar
none Both Of these visitors statet
that they are here alone, and did no
feel like spending the money neeessar,
to hire a vehicle for themselves alone
but would gladly pay their proportion
if they could ind others to make II
party. One left stating that sh
proposed to tramp to the Pail, on m.
assuring her that the walking wa
good; the other was delighted to b
told of the possibilities Of the railroa,
| trip, which she had not heard OF
Both of these parties are guests at tn
same hotel They stated that the clerl
had been unable to help them in join
ing party.
''Now. we have attractions for tn
visitor that are nnequaled by almos
any other place that appeals to tn
tourist. The scenery along the niue
advertised Coast Lire of Californi
cannot compare, except in extent, t
! the beauties OF Oahu 5 coast line raj
road. Were it in Southern Californi
the visitor would not be able 10 escap
it owing to conspicuous advertising
personal solicitation from conductor
of balloon routes and other intereste
agencies. l suppose that most touris,
get to the AQUARIUM sooner or late