Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-28
Former Chairman of Commit
tee Points Out Chance to
Develop New Line OF Activity
Among the Visiting Tourists
HAWAII NATURAL GOAL ..=
OF WORLD TRAVELLERS
Hawaiian Hospitality Proyerb-
iai and Visiting Strangers
Should Be Welcomed and
Entertained by Local People
By zENo <. MYERS.


the Hawaii Promotion Committee and
an active worker for Naval, outlines
some suggestions for tourist work. re
10 a strong aeIieyee in the theory that
systematic training should be given
young men to enter the work Of hand
ling tourist traffic In HaWaii.) -
Prom my recent visit TO California
am satisfied that Hawaii Is fast cOm.
ing into her own On this touriss prop.
Csit!on. The large number OF people
that l met during my recent trip. who
made positive. statements that they
intend to visit the islands, very fore
IDLY impresses me with the idea hat
We must secure this business by nef.
scnal effort e-
II does seen fortunate just at this
time that several of cur bright young
men have expressed desire 10 enter
this field OF work, and there is no
doubt but what we can secure very
valuable service from our own Hawaii
ian boys. Fortunately, I have been
able to make many trips IN the last
few years TO the mainland, and In tray.
cling have never mfssedAn opportuni-
ity to meet people and talk OF Hawaii
to them. Formerly the lock ofsknowl-
edge Of our islands fand In many
cases the total absence Of Information
as to the. cost OF travel, the dread OF
the terrible sea trip and other erron-
eous impressions) have always been
a source Of wonder To me that our
advertising efforts did not reach FUR
Their. 5' ss
However, On my last trip found
universally very fair idea OF our
country and considerable knowledge
Of the trip, and am satisfied that We
are now getting splendid results from
our advertising efforts, and as often
occurs in business matters, It takes
years OF persistent advertising to get
good results. But what Is more grati-
flying Is the fact that 80 many people
state positively that they are coming
to the islands, and It looks as though
il Is up to US to get them started
through personal solicitation.
AID ON THE COAST.
The San francisco hotels are max
ing an exception In our favor and
have assured our chairman, Mr.. =. A.
Rerndt, that not only viii the hotel
lists be available for our use. but that
their. clerks have been Instructed 70
assist in every way our representa-
tive in getting In touch with the trav-
cling people and interesting them IN
the trip to, Hawaii. For some time
now the hotel lists have been abso
luteIy closed and the hotel registers
not available. the card system being
used entirely, and II seems like q
good proposition to follow up this adj
vantage with a-Svigorous personal can
vass of the San Francisco hotels for
tourist business.
The Panama. PACING exposition Of
fers US a wonderful opportunity to
advertise our islands, and with the
splendid location Of our Hawaiian
building (probably the best that could
be selected on the exposition groundsl
the building Is sure to be thr0nged at
all times with visitors, and our par
tieuIar efforts should be concentrated
at the exposition, and right now IL the
time to look a year or more hence and
put our men In training who are to
continue this work and personally d.
rect tourist travel this way.
r.. DEVELOP ATTRACTIONS.
Hawaiian hospitality Is proverbiaL
and the traveller to our shores VIII ex-
pect IL, but / do believe that the
average person IL perfectly willing 10
pay for his entertainment and while
it is extremely important that we
should entertain people. amuse them
while. here and send them away en-
thusiastic, agree perfectly with the
suggestion that the Promotion Com
mittee should be relieved Of this par
ticular work. These are matters that
can be handled commercially. and I
am sure that In short time the won
derful opportunity for amusement
piers. beach resorts. pail observation
house, Hawaiian village, mountain
rest-hcuses and sanatoriums win offer
a very splendid field for enterprise
and capital This offers such q splen-
did opportunity for profit, and in
my Judgment, If we do not
seize the opportunity locally, some
malihfni new comerl will jump In
and get ahead OF us Let us reap
this reward which IL within our grasp
have had in mind for some time
the organization Of past chairman's
association. We have had as chair
men of the Promotion Committee such
splendid men as Fred c. Smith. A.
Gartley, ]. A. McCandless, e. l. Spald-
ing. w. A. Bowen, G. Fred Bush, ]. A.
Mclean, w. II. Hoogs, Norman Wat
kins, Willard E. Brown, F. L. Wal
dron, Ed Towse and r. A. Berndt. and
suggest that this association have
an annual meeting. the retiring chair
men of the committee to have charge
Many valuable suggestions viii come
from these men; anyway It would
have tendency to keep them inter-
ested in our work.