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KEYNOTE OF BIG
TOUR OF HAWAII
Promotion Committee Members
Delighted at Scenic Beauties
of Large Island

Get together. That was the key
note of the expressions of the Hilo
and Honolulu people who gathered at
Hilo and other. points on Hawaii to
study the many scenic beauties of the
big island" said A. P. Taylor, secre-
tary of the Promotion Committee, this
afternoon after returning from Ha-
waii in the Great Northern. ,:..>"
THE members of the Promotion
Committee were very much impressed
with the friendliness that has develop
ed on Hawaii, and We all felt as
though we were right at home. Hawaii
appreciates the fact that Honolulu can
be of help and we, in turn. are sure
that Hawaii can do much to boost the
beauties of this island. ~ -. -
Trip Devoted to Study. " -.
Our trip of eight days devoted to
the study of the island was of the
greatest value to the members of the
committee as it brought us into con-
tact with the Hilo Board of Trade,
the Hawaii Publicity Committee and
the people of Hawaii. 1t gave us all
an opportunity to exchange views and
the committee now is assured that the
people of Hawaii are with us in every
forward step that is taken to boost
the islands" 49,. .."......*. ~. =.
The Promotion Committee members
say that they enjoyed their trip from
beginning to end, and all were aston
ished by the chain of attractions in
the trip around Hawaii. Although the
trip required plenty of hard work and
much study, they are entirely salts
fled with their efforts to visit every
spot during the tour, they declare.
AS result of the tour OF Hawaii,
the present literature that is being is
sued on that island will be revised,
and many new attractions will be in
corporated into the large list of
beauty spots that are now on the list
in the promotion pamphlets.
Took Tourists Along.
The members of the committee had
an opportunity to study the situation
from a tourists standpoint as mum.
Der of tourists accompanied the party,
and all were we'll pleased with the
tour. One party intends to make a re-
turn trip to further study the beau
ties of the Kona coast. In this Sec
ton the committee found many spots
teeming with ancient history of the
Hawaiian people, and the points will
be brought out in the revised editions
of Hawaii literature.
Although the Kona district is the
site of hundreds of beauty spots, the
accommodations at the present time
are not of the best, according to
member of the committee. Capt Cook,
the first tourist, had to sleep in a
temple and since that time there has
not been public place for the tourist
to be accommodated. The committee
have taken the matter up with the
Kona Development Company, and
they have promised to work towards
erecting a hotel in that district.
THE crater of Puuhuluhulu is sec.
ond Garden of Eden," said Mr.. Tay-
lor. THAT is, / imagine that is what
one would call it; a beautiful spot,
and one worth telling of around the
world. There are so many other at
fractions on Hawaii that it would take
a long list to include them all. !"
Not An Idle Moment.
The returning members stated this
morning that they were given every
attention by the Hilo Board of Trade,
the Hawaii Publicity Commission,
William Mckay, George H. Wears,
Henry Lyman, Donald Bowman and
others. There wasn't an idle moment,
according to the committee. Those
who made the trip from Honolulu |
were Chairman E. A. Berndt, George
Angus, A. F. Wall and A P. Taylor.
Other members who made the tour
were w. o. Aiken of Maui, George H.. !
Wears and Lorrin Thurston OF Hawaii. |