The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-10-28

premises were occupied by the Smith
family and have been ever since, J. X.
Farley, near relative of the family,
making his home there today.
The old house is roomy and comfort
able and the grounds well laid out and
carefully tended. An atmosphere of
old, dead days is about the place, the
home place of one of the oldest and
best known families in Hawaii.
Home Of Heiaus.
The heiau hunter win find much TO
interest him in this district; indeed
Kauai is covered with heiaus, there be.
ing over sixty of them. Beside the
heiaus of human sacrifice there are
hundreds of ko as or places Of offering
to Kuula, the deity of the fisher folk.
There are a number of these ko 'as near
Kukuiula. In the old days Kauai must
have been a priest-ridden land.
Such is Koloa, place with greater
variety OF landscape scenery, probably,
than any other spot on the island. Here
are mountain and valley, plain and
lava slope, crater and gap, grassy
upland and rockbound beach When
the epic of the sugar cane is written
Koloa win figure largely therein.
Kipukai.
Between Koloa landing and Nawili.
will is Kipukai, the beach place of the
Rices. went there from Lihue on
horseback, accompanied by and to be
the guest of Arthur Rice, one of the
Ebest and keenest of sportsmen. There
fwas hard ride up the mountain and
through the gap and a stiff descent
down the other side to the sea. The
elevation of the gap is $50 feet and
the trail is rocky and precipitous in
places. To the right of the gap is
Mount Haupu or "Hoary Head, with
an elevation of 1920 feet The noun.
tainside is we'll covered with trees and
is the home of pheasants, quail, wild
turkeys and guinea-fowl, the latter of
which have thriven amazingly since be.
ing released on the island some years
ago. At the base of Haupu grows the
fragrant mokihana, Kauais favoritc
floral emblem.
We reached the gap as dusk was
falling and descended the other side
by moonlight. Arrived at the house
the horses were cared for, supper cook.
ed, old clothes donned and fishing
tackle prepared. Then we started out
for ledge of lava rock known as the
Alligator" On this ledge, twenty
feet above the sea, we sat and fshed
by the hight of the moon all night
catching Holsters, u-u, aholehole, kumu
and other night.feeding fish in deep
|stll water.
Next morning we were up betimes
looking for turtles which frequently
come INTO the shallow water of the
lagoon, and which make good mark
for an expert spearthrower. We saw
no turtle that day, however. Some
times hihimanu may be seen splashlng
at low tide on the reef,
After breakfast Rice went out will
his thrownet and secured nice lo
of large moe. He is as expert as any
native in operating a thrownet, indeed
his skillfulness in this respect coult
not be improved on.
fished off the rocks for a couple o.
hours with fair luck; then we saddlet
up and were soon at the gap, Looking
seward the sight is wonderfully
pretty one. Kipukai is valley enclos
ed by mountains and bounded by the
sea. 1t is practically inaccessible, save
by the trail over which we came, anC
affords an ideal site for a beach resi-
dence where lots of room and privacy
are desired The fishing is excellent
due to the fact that but few people
! drop line or cast net there, and the
mountains afford sanctuary for wilC
goats and many varieties of feathereC
game.
Years ago many natives lived at XII
pukai in peace and happiness. They
} have passed away, however, and today
: all that tells of their existence are
the fruit trees they planted and the
: walls that they builded. Even today
the Hawaiians tell of the virtue of q
certain spring on the mountainside, the
J waters of which, according to legend
were a fount of perpetual youth. II
this valley, also, roamed that demi-goC
of parts. Kamapuaa, hurler of spears
through mountainsides and he, whose
footsteps left precipices and whose
hand was powerful to mould int
strange semblances, mountain ridges.
Kipukai, as resting place, can MOI
be eXcelled. Many well-known people
guests of the Riees, have spent days
and weeks there with rod and gun Oh
just enjoying the dolce far niente OF
golden isle. And they have writer
their names and the record of theil
catches and some have drawn pictures
with a pen in u guest-book which wei
fepayS peruSdl. Inc turtle ana Uni
Alligator" keep watch and ward owe
the sandy beach and in sunlight o.
in moonlight the peace of the place
is unbroken, save by the merry laugh
ter of a visiting party or the crack o.
rifle far up on the mountainside.
Big Bird Experiment.
1t was at Kipukai, by the way, wher
the ostrich.farming experiment wa
tried on Kauai. Along in the ninetie
Doctor Trousseau sold the stock of al
Ostrich-farm which had failed elsewher
to Mr.. Rice, who, after giving the en-
! terprise fair trial without success
1 sold his stock abroad and abandoned
!, the venture. The trouble seemed I,
r be difficulty in raising the young birds
The "feather-hopper' is also sal,
1 to have caused great deal of pilikii
. among the adult birds.
. Among the birds was "John L. Sui
livan, magnificent black fellow Blu
l very dangerous to handle. He was i'm
/ ported from the Cape and was shipped
! to several places after leaving Kipu
, kai, finally perishing in a train wrecl
in Kansas.
The ostriehes at Kipukai used to be
, confined in adjoining pens and by run