The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-11
BY DUNE AND
HEADLAND
Continued from page nine.)

with plated lauhala mats Beside a
bed there is little else in The way OF
furniture in the house.
After breakfast the tide being low
and the weather brilliantly fine,
procure some shrimps for bait and,
bamboo pole in hand set out sea-
ward Many children OF various ma
tionalities pass me on the road, on
their way to school Bright clean
looking children they are invariably
greeting the passer-by with CHEEKY
salutaticn The children on this side
of the island seem to be the health
lest and happiest in the world and
the average size of the families woulc
come near constituting a record for
any TART of the globe.
Everyone seems 20 be fishing to-
day 1t is a very favorable day. Tor
hunting for squid on account of the
lowness and clearness of the water,
and the villagers, both women ana
men, armed with spear ana glass
bottomed box, are ranging over the
lagoon within the foaming bar of the
coral reef l fish with rod and line
for an hour or so, securing a bagfuI
of small fish, and then go ashore. The
squid hunters have nearly all left the
water On account of the rapidly ris-
ing tide each with gunny-sack more
or less filled with nee"
The young girls of the village have
been gathering edible seaweed in a
place where the water is seldom low
or smooth enough for them to venture
The limu is called limu kohu and
one can acquire a taste for it very
easily.
l was to have made one of a torch
ing party tonight but the wind rose
unexpectedly and upset plans in that
direction. An old native friend in,
sisted that | should drink ava with
him in the evening, and in order not
to appear "hookano'' squatted
cross-Iegged on his mat and drank
half a glass of the mixture. Begin
ners will not like the flavor of ava,
it tastes too much like soap suds and
dish-water. but after two or three
drinldngs a liking for It Is said to
develop, and it is found to be an eE-
tremely cooling and refreshing drink,
very slightly stimulating and remark
ably thirst-quenching. Drunk to ex-
cess ava does not affect the head, buc
paralyses the legs for an nour or so;
and ong-continued over-indulgence
sometimes produces blindness.
November 10 This morning a ma
tive boy brought me a crayfsh and
a green cocoanut. The latter he husk-
ed and then cut the top off the nut
which he handed to me. l enjoyed a
great draught of water from the nut,
water that is verify the NECTAR of the
Pacific, and a drink the equal Of
which cannot be had in any land
where the cocoanut-I aim does not
grow. There is nothing more palata-
BILE and refreshing for the thirsty
wanderer all the world over.
A drizzly rain is falling and it looks
as if it were raining heavily over
Waialua way, the direction in which
had planned to proceed.
About eleven o'clock a flutter was
caused in the village by the arrival
of several of the members of the
Board of Supervisors who came from
town to inspect the work that has
been done on the Kaluanui road.
They are all very great men in the
eyes of the villagers who regard them
curiously from a distance. There is
not much Misunderstanding or baby-hold-
ing on the part of the solons, how
ever; election day is still year away
and the spirits of the members of
the party today are cornwall rather
than paternal.
The weather cleared somewhat af-
ter noon and set out for Laie,
where / intend to pass the night. IN
lot by the roadside are growing
several beautiful ironwoods with
foliage as delicate as asparagus
leaves, and wood almost as hard and
lasting as the iron after which it is
named. The wind sings in the droop-
ing branches like an Aeolian harp.
All the long, grassy beach street is
murn1urous with the sweet sleepy,
peaceful sound. Truly FIauula is
place of infinite contentment. Crowds,
bFstle, life, stir there is none. There
is the wind in the ironwood trees,
the sweet, floating fragrance of star
like flowers; bare foot slipping soft
ly here and there over the grass, a
handsome brown face smiling kindly
welcome as some Hawaiian passes
by; everywhere light, color sweet
sounds, and a feeling of infinite re-
moteness, leisure and calm.