The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-03

came to witness the ceremony of dedl-
cation. the thought came that the god
dess of Waipio had made her final pro-
test against the imprisoning of the
waters of her domain by unloosening a
boulder h oh up in her castellated home
and with unerring aim hurled it directly
INTO the center of the lume, crushing
it like an eggshel. So true an aim
would hardly be known in thousand
such throws of the goddess, but it was
her final, forceful effort to undermine
the work of the punv men who had
scared and burrowed into her domin-
ions. But with the upper waters of the
kawainui section lost in the broken
fiume, orders were instantly given to
dam up the end of the tunnel below,
for Just below that. was an intake for
the waters of the Koiawe stream. so
that. after all. the flow was uninter-
rupted. only diminished. and it was
| only the waters of Koiawe which en-
tered the receiving weir.
A Song of Triumph
And there, too, was a dramatic cpl
sOde. As the guests leaned far over
! from the edges of the circular opening
and watched the waters flow along
until they gushed into the weir. an
/ aged Hawaiian woman, Rebecca Kau-
kahi of Kukuihaele, began to chant a
mele, a fitting tribute to the waters
which came from a region so full of
folklOre and tradition. The assembled
guests listened to the quaint chant and
those who understood Hawaiian ap-
I plaudcd her effort It was a tale in
fgurative language, this mele, composed
in honor of King KaIakaua upon the
occasion of one of his trips 70 Hama
kna, in which he was compared to the
sun which sheds its blessings over the
earth and upon mankind.
The chanter explained that the reason
she sang this meIe was because God
was showering blessings on mankind.
and more particularly on Hamakua.
This was the water of Waipo. she
chantod. which for ages has flowed in
darkness. doing but little good. leaving
Hamakua thirsty. God in His good
ness sent the missionaries to Hawaii.
which was the time Of the beginning
Of the breaking of light over the land.
The light has continued to spread until
God in His goodness Increased the light
to such an extent until the people of
Hawaii were allowed 10 become a part
Of the great and powerful United
States Of America, and now the people
Of the great America had taken the
water ont Of the darkness of the val
loT~ and from the earth and nut ii ipto
the light where all could see it now
pouring from this tunnel mouth 10 bless
the people of Hamakua who will now
no longer be thirsty.
Through Tunnel and Flulne.
The kawainui stream is tapped at an
elevation of 1887 feet and then hv a
series of forty five tunnels and redwood
fumes connecting the deep ravines of
haWalnuI, Alakahi, Koiawe and Wal
ma, the water is brought ont at Ku.
kuIhaele. The grade Of tunnels and
1Umes is SIN feet per mile and the
ditch five feet per mile
In the mountain system IF tunnels
was driven the longest tunnel in the
Territory. same having been operated
ny machines, handled by japanese labor
ana white supervision. i'm thirteen
months 2 distance Of 1870 feet through
the center of the mountain. counectino
the streams of Wanna and Koiave
ne tunnels are all cement and stone
lined where necessary. The open ditch
and tunnels through the plantations arc
aJI cement Incd with plaster reinforced
by wire netting.
Along tho line of ditch are sixteen
Weirs for the distribution of water in
connection with lateral bitches made
HF Tine plantations for irrigation. These
are constructed IF stone masonry and
strengthened by the reinforcement rnre.
floh-.F W"Ht onfH I'D fHa uI"u ditch