The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-06
PILOT CAR VISITS
GARDEN SPOT OF
GARDEN ISLAND
Members Of The Advertiser Party
EnthraIIed BY Beauty Of
Kukuiolono Park
--
GUESTS or WALTER MBRYDE
IN PLACE. OF MANY MARvELS
Find Man Has Added Much To
the Natural Wonders
Of Kauai

LIHUE, Kauai, April 3--Midway on
the road from Lihuc to waimea, crown
ing hillsides hung between mountain
and sea ON leewafd Kauai is Kukuio.
loho Park, the garden spot Of the Gar
den Isle
Here the members Of The Advertiser
Pilot Car party wrre the guests of Wal.
ter Me3ryde, owner and builder of this
wonderland Of trees and flowers, land.
scapes and sweeping panoramic views
And here was discovered an unsung
beauty Of Kauai, where the hand Of
man, aiding the hand Of nature, has
modelled vista of color, a vantage
point OF view that rivals the great
parks of the world.
Kukuiolono Park Is toward the sea
from Homestead, little settlement on
the island belt road about seventeen
miles from Lihue. The park consists Of
a hundred acres or more reaching from
the town toward the sea.
Ten years ago this tract was barren
hillsides. Today il is series Of groves
and lawns, little gardens and shaded
walks, driveways and paths, and flower
cd terraces surrounded by immaculate
fields of pineapples.
For though the park itself is an at.
traction worth travelling miles to see,
4 is the ranging views of land and
sea stretching miles in every direction
that may be had from these gardened
hills that make Kukuiolono Park dis
tinctive. S "a.
Facing the Pacific and set amid the
plantation fields, the hills of the park
afford a view of the shore line aud the
mountain skyline from end to end Of
leeward Kauai From a little rest
house at the makai point of the park,
visitors can see ON one side the broad
sweep Of green plantation fields from
Koloa beneath the rugged hills that
hide Lihue to Kekaha, spot Of green
nesting near the pail Gifts toward the
Island of Niihau of the Kauai coast
Thanking this sweep Of verdure on one
side Is stretch of coast line edged by
I the white breakers and broken here and
there by little harbors. On the other
the vista merges into the hills and up
to the great wall Of dark mountains
and canyons of the interior of the ISL
and.
Kukuiolono Park was started ten
years ago by Mr.. McBryde with the
idea Of planting the hillside with trees.
Gradually the work grew until now il
has become one of the scenic spots of
Kauai. t 4
The park is open TO visitors during
the day and Kauai residents find it a
fayOrite point to visit. That such an
attraction should be numbered among
places to see on Kauai is evident. Mr..
McBryde's invitation to visitors is un.
qualified. .'|n
the park, said Mr.. McBryde, ''espec.
tally tourists to Kauai. They are al.
ways welcome. ,l.,.
This tour Of the pilot ear was made
Sunday. Other points Of interest visited
by The Advertiser car during the last
two days were Laval Beach, beyond
Koloa, and The Sponting Horn. The
latter is volcanic formation in the
rocks ON the shore near Koloa where
the waves wash in and shoot upward
through hole in the rock like a gey
ser. Beyond this point on the same road
is Laval Beach, TO which new road
hHs recently been constructed, making
the beach more accessible. LAVA
Beach Is privately owned but is opeI
10 visitors.
At the mouth Of little stream, thil
point combines the scenic beauties OF
beach, bay, hillsides, grove aud cliffs
On one side of the stream is a low
rugged elf pitted with caves, on thu
other is fine bathing beach backet
by palms and other trees stretching
away TO the hills. yg
Another side trip along the Waimea
Lihue road took the pilot ear party I,
Eleeie Landing at Port Allen, or Mana
pcpe Bay. Here the Dodge car wa
taken across rough ground to a vantag'
point on the landing and some excel
lent photographs were secured.
The Advertiser Pilot Car in week !
stay on Kauai has Travelled covering
practically all the road between Lihu'
10 the end Of the belt road on the lee
ward side Of the island. During thi
time the Dodge car used ON the tril
has averaged sixteen and half miles pc
gallon of gasoline.
Large parts OF this distance trsyele'
have been on low or second gear i
mountain roads, making the aasolin
mileage good showing. One gallon 0
oil has been used for 266 miles Travelled
The pilot ear has now covered praC
tically all points Of interest on LEI
ward Kauai accessible to motorin
tourist During the present week tn
country between Lihue and Hanale
Bay will be explored. f@a (.