Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-17
TOURIST TRAFFIC
DEMANDS BETTER
SERVICE ASHORE
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would arrange TO allow the passengers
TO remain on the ship
Now that is service. "
But how much better would it be
for all concerned for the people, the
business people of Honolulu, to start
out on definite program of taking
care Of those people ashore guaran'
teeing the accommodations, giving
those people Honolulu service and
thereby proving to the travelling public
that Honolulu knows how TO CONNER.
cialize the tourist business.
YES" someone says, but how are
you going TO do ii ~
First make canvass of the whole
city for every available respectable
and clean room. .=.-. i.
| Judge from my observation that a
very good portion of the people coming
on such an excursion will prefer a
room, a clean room where they can
sleep comfortably, rest a little, get a
bath-and eat where the eating hour
overtakes them. ! presume that the
Promotion Committee has a complete
list of all the available rooms of this
character. i.
But if the plans of Honolulu for
bringing people here work to the full
capacity, this will not be sufficient
"Tent City" Plan Desirable.
Ii seems to me that the time has
arrived for the businessmen of the city
to take up the tent city idea or an
enterprise akin to it and suited to the
NJ 10 ri of nj a a n
The first response to this will be
that taking care of people is private
enterprise and should be tackled by
private individuals. UP to certain
point this is So But if it is apparent
that private enterprise will not engage
in such an undertaking then it be.
comes q subject of community inter-
est and especially of interest to the
retail men that these people be given
service
The tent city has been put down
as impractical. Well, why not turn to
the tent city Kade of wood, meaning
by this the construction of a city or
community of houses similar to those
inexpensive places of abode built by
the army for temporary quarters.
can hear someone snort that these
places indicated by the experience of
the people at Schoffeld are not desir-
able. That Is true for permanent
homes. But how about their value and
as temporary headquar-
tiers? Is that a foolish QUESTION?
1t is no criticism of steamer to
say that passengers coming to port
want to live on land; they wcnt to
get ashore. They have the same feel
ing when they travel by train. When
they travel they are willing to travel
and take it as pleasure but whena
they get to their destination they feel
much more kindly disposed towards
that port and they enjoy themselves
much more if they find provision, made
for them to live on land. Many want
luxurious accommodations and are
willing to pay for them. A very good
want comfortable room,
a comfortable bed and clean bath.
This can be offered in tent city
made of wood.
Cost Easily Met.
1t seems to me that such com.
munity enterprise is well worth trying.
And as to the cost. confess uo ho'
know. But can venture the assertion
that If every retail merchant of Homo.
lulu would advance his share OF the
cost of such a community business
venture, the total contribution would
not equal the amount he has spent In
little filters" in projects brought here
from the coast that were admittedly
and had no possible relation
70 the upbuilding of the city of Homo.
lulu and the improvement OF its serv'
ce as a tourist center.
This may be chimerical. But lsnt
/ better to be chimerical in behalf OF
your own town than to allow people
% come here and go away with the
feeling that we have great things here
n these islands but do not know how
o handle the people who want to
enjoy them:
The tourists are coming. 1t means
business if we give them service.
What are you going to do about 1t?
Are there not some big men here,
men big enough to tackle big pros
,ect in big business style?
HONOLULU.
Honolulu, January IL, 1916.