Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-29
THE TOURISTS AND THE AALEA
kAlA TRIP.

Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: was very much pleased to
read in your issue OF the 25th instant
the verbatim report of what Mr. F. c.
| Weber of Los Angeles did say at his
| Informal talk before the Honolulu AID
Club with reference to his party of
schocl teachers and their visit to H9-
leakala- In justice to myself, and the
desire which We of Maui always have
to welcome visitors to our island, I
would like to make a few additions to
! Mr.. Weber's talk
The first time heard of Mr. Weber
was through the Inter-Isl4nd Steam
Navigation Company, in a letter in
forming me that Weber and Armstrong
of Los Angeles had written them ask
ing fer a schedule of rates on 20, 40
or so persons separately, who wished
to visit Ha!eakala and lao valley on
Maui during the coming (this) sum-
mer. | replied, giving rates and ex-
planned that we could not handle more
than party of 20 on the Haleakala
trip at one time, and that it would be
necessary to Divide, the excursion into
two parties, if the number exceeded
the 20; if the party was a large one,
then we should need several days no.
tice to make the necessary arrange
ments. Nothing more was heard about
the Weber party until May lGst when
an agent of the Matson Navigation
Company called on me stating that ore
Of the steamers of his company ex-
pected to bring party of school teach
ers conducted by Mr. Weber of Los
Angeles, end he wanted rates. | gave
the agent rates. -.
On July IA last / received the fol-
lowing and first direct communication
from Mr.. Weber, dated from the XII
lauea Volcano house: H.. -.
Our party Of II will reach Kahului,
via Manoa on Friday, July II. We
hope to make Maui hotel our head
quarters. Want to make the trip up
to Haleakala and return to Honolulu,
via Manoa on the 18th. Will proba-
bly, need about eight or nine riding
skirts, If we make the Haleaka!a trip.
Can we hire them there? would APP
preciate word from you sent to Royal
Hawaiian hotel before we leave here.
AS could not get letter to Mr..
Weber before he left Honolulu for
Maui, sent him wireless ''Wilf meet ,
Manoa arrival Kahului. -.
Until had talk with Mr.. Weber
at Z a. m, July 16, last, on board Ma
noa, did not know definitely how
many of his party really intended to
make the Haleakala trip. The party |
of II persons left the. Manoa; went to |
the Maui hotel, where the best rooms1
were allotted them-not, In any In
stance, more than two persons in one |
room, and some rooms with private
bath. Those that preferred had a |
room to themselves. Fifteen of the |
party left the Maui hotel in three |
autos after lunch on day of arrival;
a fourth auto was at the disposal of the
party, but being seyen-seater, and as
there were only two passengers to oc-
cupy it, Mr.. Weber requested us not
to use it. The party returned to the
Maui hotel the next morning. all de-
claring themselves well pleased with
the trip to Haleakala.
| cannot refrain from referring to a
few matters which Mr.. Weber should |
have added to his AID Club talk: |
my party was met on board the Ma
QOa on ARRIVAL dJ hduuiuI w q pan - Il
of ladies and gentlemen, whose only /
interest was to give us welcome to
Maui. These friends had driven many |
miles at iaybreak to extend to us an
aloha"
To his remark, "The trip from the
Maui hotel to Olinda and thence by
horseback to the summit of Haleakala !
and return to Wailuku cost us $21 per /
person" He should have added that /
in this sum was included two days
accommodation at the Maui hotel; free
auto trip to lao valley in the Maui no.
tel auto for those who wished to ayali
themselves of the trip; free riding
habits and extra clothing for those I'M
prepared, which were loaned by the
Maui hotel-not to mention the many /
courtesies shown Mr.. Weber's party
by the Waikiki people.
w. H. FIELD,
Manager, Maui Hotel Company, Wal
Iuku. Maui |