The Clio messenger., 1914-09-11


labor. And this Is evidenced by the growing nur
ber of retired" folk who are taking up residenS
here though Witnessed much more emphaticaly /
the Hawaans themselves; than move on earth 4
more reposefull superior. truly aristocratic being
Plenty" snobs there are In Honolulu, but the una
sailably superior souls the naveborn. the natiy
race, who, aloof from the harried hustling haole
(whtes), walk In unmoved calm and philosophy.
And this air Of large leisure worn by goodly
part of the population, the "low latitude" Of the
islands with other temptations of nature invite
all to lettering play
For play too is one Of the persuasions Of the
Land, and though at sea-eve the temperature re-
mains ever at summer reading. the uplands and
Tar heights brisk and breezy, and every one
eof the eight islands Is mountainous Hawaii has
the highest mountains of any islands In the
world and her lesser ranges, Also offer to the
mountain climber little Of hazard and excite
ment well infinite beauty. Certain persons
return year after year to the little island world;
IN the ambition to explore still unknown valleys,
scale unforgotten battling pals (precipces) es-
say again a path to a painless summit.
On the largest island, Hawaii, there are three
mountains one of which Is eight thousand
feet in height and each OF the others more than
thirteen thousand. On the much smaller island
of Maui, old Haleakala bulks large and towers
high; few grander sights to be Studied than
the view from the top of this mountain; the bat
tling of the clouds below; the narrow isthmus OF
Maui Joining on to those West Maui mountains
that upraise a noble wall opposite the greater
range the giant crater the distant islands float
fng In the water. On a clear day from the sum-
NIT may be seen all the islands of the group ex-
cept Kauai; over the big island, Hawaii snow
capped Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa stand forth,
though distant a hundred miles; the entire is
Hand of Maui lies revealed.
Z The people who say one can do" Hawaii In
very short order, very likely the people that
declare the Hawaiian language is easy to learn.
To do" them takes considerable time and con-
siderable effort But they are very worth while,
they are as responsive the race whose name
they bear-or who bears their name Seashore
or mountainside, bridle path or trail the tramper
cuts for himself auto highway or cowpath on the
wide ranch lands, all lure and give rich return to
those that respond to their call
The horse not so very long ago was king in the
island, ruled supreme, richman. poorman, beggar-
man, thief. all were dependent on equine carry.
Ing Everybody knew how to ride, everybody had
n horse planter and Pake (Chinaman) meeting
In this on certain equality. But now, for one
reason and another horses are getting scarce and
cost a good deal more to keep than they used to.
And while the expense OF riding has increased,
the pleasure has decreased-owing to automobile
and motorcycle. But for mountain trips the
horse still holds its own, and know no better
way to play IN Hawaii than to travel mauka
(mountain-ward) with willing steed, climbing
UP and up and up TO where the trail Is narrow
and the path is dim"-but no panther clings to
much beauty and interest, both the reforested
heights and the slopes still in possession Of the
rative trees. Giant ferns, greatleaved. aspiring
vines wild bananas and tall shrubbery, help make
n tropical Jungle though the cool air, the energy
OF horse and rider do not bespeak the tropics.
Birds are few but would rather see none
than be accom- panied by the bold raucous, multi
tudinous mynahs of the lower levels. These
pests as one ascends the mountain, give place
TO an occasional skylark, whose song and soaring
ut in well with a holiday mood. Occasionally In
the wiids the little native olve-green bird sepa-
rates itself from the protecting foliage and once
In while that other OF the soil, rose
colored songster, is heard and seem Bnt bird life
A not a feature OF the islands; the forests are
almost silent almost destitute OF animal life.
wild flowers scarce as native birds.
One occasionally comes upon the Hawaiian be-
eonia, dropping. large petaled, pink and gold
very lovely Sometimes the bloom of the Jasmine
shines out white and starlike and sheds Its fra
szrance far abroad. The flowers Of the wild GIN
ser one kind pure white, the other creamy yel-
low. fill the air with intoxicating sweetness. But
she dominant mountain odors come from the
1reenery: perhaps from the trailing MALE, myr