Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-29
kauai TRIP
WAS GRAND

There was jolly crowd of nearly
one hundred and fifty persons who
sailed out of Honolulu harbor ut $3.50
Saturday evening on the Inter-lslands
steamer Mauna Kea, and the crowd
which arrived back in port at 9 this
morning was even more enthusiastic
than when 1t left Saturday.
II was fine night with just enough
sea on to make things pleasant when
the Mauna Kea turned her nose
Kauaiward Saturday evening and the
music from the Hawaiian quintet on
the upper deck of the steamer blend
ed with the scene and the spirits of
the company In d delightful manner.
All the way over to Nawiliwili the
sea was smooth and upon arriving
there at daylight passengers realized
that they had been asleep but two or
three short hours so great had been
the attractions OF the evening that no
one had retired until the small hours.
At Nawillwili number of the pas
songers took automobiles for the over
land trip to Hanalei, President Ken
nedy OF the Inter-Island Company taxi
ing this trip to see that everything
was done for the comfort of the tray
elers,
Several boatloads Of people went
ashore at Nawiliwili and others cane
off from that port to make the island
Circuit. Soon after o'clock the
transfer of passengers had been made
And then anchor was weighed and the
Nauna Kea started for Hanalei. ar
irving just before 10 o'clock.
The high peaks back of Hanalel
drew forth EXPLANATIONS Of wonder
and surprise from the passengers lin
ing the rails of the steamer and as the
vessel proceeded close in shore the
beauties of beach and mountains were
more sharply brought to the eye.
Here at Hanalei passengers were
transferred to the shore In the ships
boats over waters as smooth as the
proverbial mill pond, and until ~
O'Clock they wandered around the
town., climbed the cliffs or took auto
mobiles TO points of interest.
In all nearly three hours was spent
at this stop, and as the last of the
automobiles. arrived from Nawiliwili
everyone embarked again for the
Mauna Kea. Lunch was served while
the steamer still lay in the little bay.
and soon afterward the vessel re-
sumed the trip around the island
Chairs were brought and lined along
the upper deck on the port side three
deep and it was from tits vantage
ground that thc beauties and wonders
of the rugged Kauai coast were seen
during the afternoon hours as the
vessel steamed along mile from
shore.
For miles and miles the coast pre-
sents bold face to the sea, sheer
cliffs rising hundreds of feet abruptly
from the water, or recoding in gradu-
al verdure covered slopes to needle
points from between which mountain
streams fall hundreds of feet, cutting
white pathways En the green of the
Hours were spfnt passing these
rugged outlines III Kauai and from
bald brown cliNs( which resembled
those in some Of the famous trips of
the western state /, the change to
green trees and tn b lighter green of
waving cane fields has suddenly made
and for the remaii idcr of the after
noon the route lily along fertile
shores.
Late in the after moon the Mauna
Kea dropped anchor lagain at Nawili-
will and the Kauai passengers, num-
bering more than thirty, who had
made the island CIRCUIT, were taken
ashore.
Dinner was served while In the bay
and after lying anch pred but a few
hundred yards from rocky point up.
upon which the wave dashed them.
selves into white foa h necessarily
anchor was weighed again and the
homeward start was made about II
o'clock, arriving at L ie Inter-islant
wharf just before 6 thi h morning.
Officers Of the Maun u Kea did ev,
erything in their pow YER to make
things pleasant for tn, ,ir passengers
during the excursion. President Ken
nedy of the company was along Il
see that everything ran smoothly ant
W. J. White, passenger agent of tn,
company, was along as purser Of thu
craft, looking after the comfort of al