The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-11-04


planter living up the valley attributed
the collapse of his pigpen to the fact
that he had built said pen over a year
ago on what he took to be rock by
the river S bank but which must have
been the shell of the now famous Kea-
liza turtle.
The Coolest inhabitant, +" a hoary Ha-
waiian, vouchsafed the information that
the turtle had lived in the river for
more than hundred years and that it
always bestirred itself before a freshet
and fastening to the rivers mouth,
cleared the passage into the sea so that
the flood could escape and not back up
and inundate the valley people. This
year, however, the turtles good offices
were brought to naught, for the weeds
from high up the river were borne down
on the breast of the torrent and wedged
themselves so thic1ly against the bridge
that they not only flooded the adjacent
land but forced the bridge three feet
out of the straight.
A Local Genius
At Kealia | shook hands with j. W.
Neill, the wave-motor man, who has, for
the past several years, been experiment
ing with a device intended to harness
the waves so as to generate electric cur
rent Once this is done the power can
be wired practically any distance. The
Makee Sugar Company is behind Neill
and is said TO have already spent over
ten thousand dollars on the device. Mr..
Neil stated that he is making rapid
Roadway and expects in couple of
months to have his invention perfected
and in shape to do everything that he
has claimed for it, This invention, be
it noted, has nothing whatever TO do
with the j. Rufus Wallingford sun
motor; for this, have Mr. Neill s
personal assurance. Indeed this was
one of the few points on which he was
willing to give me definite information,
he appearing TO stand in mortal dread
of patent jumpers. The wave motor
lies on the beach near the landing. sur
rounded by a great wooden platform.
People come long ways every Sunday
to look at it, indeed it is rapidly APP
preaching the record made by the Ku-
kuiula whale as popular picnic ground.
Anahola.
From Kappa to Kilauea on foot is
about fifteen miles Over the muddy
road 1 travelled it seemed thirty. over
against Anahola is a curious horn-like
peak, marked on the map as "Conical
Peak 1t is a remarkable landmark
and an attempt TO scale it should be
well worth while.
Anahola grows principally rice, al
though there are a number of Hawai-
ians owning kuleanas in the pretty lit
tie valley The stream, so turbulent
only a few days previously, had sunk
to it's normal size and was babbling
peacefully over the rocks which lie in
its course. 1t must have risen six feet
during the food.
A year or so ago a Japanese opened
a clearinghouse at Anahola but
eouldn t make the venture pay, so aban-
doned it. If the passer-by today be
hungry or tired he must seek friend
or GO foodless and bedless.
There is a neat little schoolhouse at
Anahola presided over by Mrs. H. E.
Abbey. 1t is one of the few school.
houses which have not been provided
with flag-poles. The county will prob.
ably attend to the matter when the
whirl of politics shall have ceased.
slaughtering Distance.
From Anahola to Kilauea, for many
miles, the road is fianked by acre upon
acre OF dehd or dying lahthnh, Victim
of the Maui blight. From the roadside
an occasional quail goes whirring away.
There is little 20 break the quiet Of
the way, save an occasional automobile
which flashes by, What changes the
auto aud the phOnogTaph have made In
country life and how much more en-
joyHble they have rendered itl A few
years ago II was easier for Waimea
H.ll .a 30. arlatH friaUHa lahn Than IA
pas visit 10 those iu Hnnalel. To-
day one can breakfast IN Waimea, take
Tea in Hanalei aud be- back again Ia
time foT breakfast the next morning.
The Anahola rieeplauteTs have Inn
proved On the crltscrossed ftrlnRa
Witheau attachment arrangement for
tenflug fhe nee birds bY building high
platform 90 shiloh b bot Il erected, in
tha aanfer az fLf .0sfFlfa aid al. rfFluua