The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-09-06
TRAMPING IN
HAMA DISTRICT
Scenes Along the Road to Kipa-
hulu-ln the Sugar Belt
Again.
(By a STAFF Correspondent

KIPAHULU, August 30.-The road
leading from Hama toward Kipahulu is
well made and is planted for some way
on both sides with eucalyptus trees.
After while one passes Puiki Church,
on the mauka side of the road and
comes presently to Nakolu, where a
native named Kemohe runs little
store, most unusual. thing, as almost
without exception the country stores
on Maui, as elsewhere, are run by Chi
nese.
Next comes the settlement of Pukui.
lua, and then Haau, where R. L. Ogil-
vie recently taught school and kept
model schoolhouse and grounds. His
successor will be w. A. Yeats, former.
ly of Nahiku, one Of the oldest teach
ers in the Territory.
After long uphill pull Uualea is
reached. Here is to be seen King Ka-
lakaua's country place. The house,
which is well-built and furnished with
broad lanais, is today in good state
of repair. 1t is at present tenanted by
Ia Iaullly OF hdWallauS.
Uualea is about halfway between
Hama and Kipahulu.
r. A. Drummond, cattle raiser, lives
mauka of the road little past Uualea.
He keeps pack of hounds at his place
which are held in great respect by the
natives and others living nearby, and
in consequence, Mr.. Drummond has but
few nocturnal visitors.
In the pretty gulch of Alaalaala, a
little further on, l came across party
of Hawaiians picnicking and evidently
enjoying themselves nightly.
Koali with its roadside taropatches,
was left behind; then after a long
walk 1 passed through beautiful Wal.
lua Gulch with its waterfalls and
3 wealth of fragrant wild gingers. Ohias
q grow here and 1 saw an alae tree, in
red bloom. The seeds of this tree were
4 used by the Hawaiians to color their
: tapas, in the days when tapa-making
e was furnishing industry and now a
s lost art.
On a ridge in Wailua Gulch sets q
white cross, erected in memory of the
builder of the first Roman Catholic
b Church between Kaupo and Hama, anC
which stood on this spot. The nearest
church today is at Puiki. The scenery
hereabouts much resembles that along
II the ditch trail.
e Looking down into the gulch from
D. the Kipahulu side one sees planting
n of cocoa palms, mangoes and taro. II
y the grove of mango trees is a nativ
= house which can not be seen from tn
d road.
At Kahalawe the road runs over a,
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u The Oheo stream, which is soon pass
ed, is the largest in the Hama distric
y and has the reputation of never run
ming dry.
~ Kipahulu is a queer little villag
=. - made up of queer little white-washe
II houses with moss-grown roofs Goo
" board is procurable at All Sings restr
IF rant, but for lodging one must loo
% elsewhere. Manager All Ping of til
Eplantation has a couple of cottage
60 which are always at the disposal G
visitors.
rs Kipahulu is one Of the Oldest plants
tions in the Islands; having been star
!, ed in 1879. It's yield is 1000 tons.
- All Ping, who enjoys the reputatio
rs of being the only Chinese sugar plants
as ton manager in the Islands, too
be charge in 1907, succeeding H. Han
berg and A. Gross, now Of Waihe
"A The plantation is controlled by
~ Hackfeld 6 Co. H. T. Broderick
IL, bookkeeper and storekeeper, F. Ried
rs is sugar boiler, and John Glenn eng
Id neer. The plantation has an abundal
nt water supply, there being water
every gulch. Cane is planted as Fl
toward Kaupo as Kukuiula GuIch.
ig, Across from Kipahulu is Laupaho
nd hoe. The steamer Claudine used to CT
at Kipahulu but has recently cut o
hi. the service.
VI This evening score or more Jap
nese were flying kites along the so
tary street of which Kipahulu boas
So big were some of them that it to,
three or four men to control each OF
4 The kites were of ingenious design,
huge blinking owl and centipe
being the most remarkable.
Kipahulu is the only place in t
i Islands where have seen such xii
flying. The Japanese whom saw ops
ire ating the big flyers are certainly arts
de in this particular line.
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