Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
PARK OF VOLCANOES.
Gov. Frear Wants One Estab-
IiShed on Hawaii Island.
OTHER WANTS ARE CITED
Better Communication With Main.
land One of Pressing Necessities.
Harbor Improvements.

An increase In the facilities for passen-
ger travel between Honolulu and the
mainland continues to be one of the
greatest needs Of Hawaii, while the crea-
ton OF park to include the largest
active volcano, Kilauea, it's neighboring
extinct craters and the occasionally
active volcano Mauna Loa is asked for
by Gov. Frear of Hawaii in his annual
report to the Secretary of the Interior.
The governor also asks a lighthouse
depot for the territory and suggests that
1t be established at Honolulu Appropria-
tons. he also suggests. should be made
for continuing the work upon the harbors
Of Honolulu. Hilo and Kahului and be-
ginning work on one of the harbors of
Kauai
Plan for Park Volcano.
Speaking Of the proposed national park
about the volcano. the governor says:
This Is the largest active volcano in
the world and one Of the most constantly
active, as well as safest. The country
surrounding it includes large number of
deep picturesque pit craters, also sulphur
banks. lava trees, tree ferns, forests of
many varieties of trees and many rare
birds and other objects of interest.
THE volcano is situated at an elevation
or 1000 feet on the belt road around the
largest island, Hawaii, on the slope of
Mauna Loa, which also has q crater. oc-
casionally active. at it's summit, nearly
1900 feet high. 1t is proposed to include
the summit crater also in the park and
strip between the two craters for
road.
There are now two hotels near the
from them to the lake of fire in the
crater. Preliminary action has been
taken for the establishment of a volcano
and earthquake observatory there. A
SURVEY OF the two tracts. including the
rounding country as 1t was believed
should be included in the park was made
during the year. and the legislature at its
recent session passed a resolution re-
questing Congress to create the proposed
park. Much Of the land with the sur
veyed boundaries is public land, and the
private land that is included is of COM
paratively little value"
Japanese Are Increasing.
Some population statistics are given.
which show that during the last ten years
about 1900 Japanese have taken up resi-
dence in the islands, making total Nip
ponese population of about $1,000 out of a
total of 191 600. The Chinese are appar-
emily firing of the islands. for during the
same time they have decreased about
4, 100, leaving the total celestial popula-
ton about q 600.
During the past year Hawaii held an
election to determine whether the voters
wanted prohibition. with the result that
about 1900 voted aff1rmatively, while
1900 voted negatively. The governor in
this connection goes on to explain the
excessive negative vote as being due
largely to the fact that the territory has
an exceptionally good high-license law.
enacted in 1907, under which there has
been q marked decrease in the number Of
licenses issued and improvement in the
conduct of licensees.
There is board of five commission
ers,' he says. appointed by the governor.
with the consent Of the senate, for each
county. These boards have large powers
to grant, refuse and revoke licenses; de-
termine to whom, where and upon what
conditions they shall be granted, and to
enforce the law and the conditions i'm