The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-28
MAY De
Bull on
TANTALOs
Promotion Committee Takes Up
Work Of Encouraging Erection
Of Mountain HOstelry az Well
as Building Of Half.Miliion- Dol
lar Pleasure Resort on WAIKIKI
Beach. ...

Beach. -
The Hawaii Promotion Committee
yesterday considered plans for an
amusement pier at Waikiki, a hotel on
Tantalus and better accommodation for
those who take the Haleakala trip. All
this was in line with the new policy
Of taking better care of tourists after
they get here, and providing. more in
the way OF comfort and entertainment
to our own citizens ra#
Secretary II. p. Wood reported that
acting in accordance with the wishes
Of the committee as expressed at a
previous meeting, he wrote a letter to-
Governor Pinkham and also called on.
him to discuss the building Of a hotel
and cottage resort on Tantalus. The
Governor Informed him that there are
two favorable locations, both govern
ment property, either one or both OF
which might be utilized for the pur-
pose. He also said that he would be
pleased TO discuss this matter If the
right committee of citizens was APP
pointed to make such tentative plans
as the promotion committee suggest eff
fective. Secretary Wood said that the
Governor promised all the assistance he
can, give towards forwarding this prof
eet.
Committee Is Appointed.
Chairman Il. A. Berndt appointed a
committee consisting of w. r.. Castle,
Fred l.. Waldron, W. w. Thayer, DR.. G..
b. Cooper, George G.. Guild, Albert Wa,
terhonse and Riley Allen, to confer with
the Governor. The COMMITTEES were
unanimous in stating that there is no
enterprise that has been thus far stg-
gested that would be so great boon
to the general public, not alone to tour.
lists and strangers but to the residents
Itof Hawaii as a hotel up on the cool
slopes Of Tantalns,
/ IA Plans for Beach Resort.
L. b. Kerr, who has made special
study of amusement piers at Atlantic
City, Saltairo, Long Beach and other
famous resorts, appeared before the
committee at their request and submit.
ted plans and sketches for a Waikiki
resort. The promotion committee is in
favor Of building d semi,circular,
double-decked,, forty.foot jetty 600 to
1000 feet long out from the shore at
the entrance to the lagoon al the park.
Kerr's plans which were described in
The Advertiser Of July 8, call for a
handsome and eommodious pavilion at
the shore end, large enough to contain
a theater, moving-picture hall, bowling
alleys, billiard rooms, crystal maze,
aquarium, museum, art collections, res
tanrant, palm garden and rest rooms.
At the seward end Of the pier there
would be a big swimming pool and band
stand, Low sea walls built across the
reef would canse the sanding in of the
coral and make this little bay opposite
the park an IDEAL swimming resort.
There would be shoot.tRe-chute and all
the latest saltwater games and amuse.
ments. III. '.'E...
| Would Cost s25O,0oo.
Mr.. Kerr said that he thought an en-.
terprise of this sort would pay as a
business proposition The land belongs
to the government so that all that would
be required would be to get permission
from the United States government,
An amusement pier such as he tenta.
lively suggested would cost from $780,
900 to $3.50, 900, he said.
\ i. A. Berndt said that he was heart
lily in favor of the idea, that if they
can get an amusement pier there, the
Hawaiian village, which the promotion
committee is talking about could be
lput right across from the pavilion on
Makee Island.
The chairman on motion, appointed
r. w, Shingle, Harry Maefarlane,
Sonny Cunha, Bruce Cartwright, JH, 4.
b. RiyenbuTgh, II. b. Kerr and r., O,
Matheson, citizen committee to in.
vestigate this subject, canvas for ways
and means, and report back their rec
concentrations to the promotion com.
mittee and the chamber of commerce
1t was stated yesterday that these
} plans were prepared at the special re
quest of the promotion committee and
are intended TO be suggestive rather
than something to be definitely adopt
ed or rejected. IG.. 49,.
IL LabOrers Needed at Park.
J. d. McInerny asked that the promo
/, ton committee take action to prevail
! upon the sheriff to detail at leas
: thirty prisoners to attend to the. up
5 keep Of KapioIani Park. Snperintend
ent Rivenburgh has been doing splen
aid work in making the park a wei
) kept recreation ground for the use o
{ the people, but he has no laborers ex
/ eept such as the, sheriff allows him
J land 10 dependable number. Som
! DAYS the sheriff sends out thirty o
i forty and the next day there may b
only ten and 50 the work suffers.
Mr., Berndt said that If all that wa
wanted was moro prisoners the pro
motion committee might request tn
: grand jury to get busy, as there ar
, plenty of men out Of Jail who Ough
to be in.
!, The committee voted to ask tn
sheriff for a permanent allotment o
men for the park improvement work
Mr., Mclneriy said that the Countr
! Club has offered to donate the service
!, Of Mr.. Ben to help lay ont the putin