The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-14
SYOUNGC CANE
REPORTED DAMAGED
. BY LACK OF Rains
Further Loss occasioned To Next
Crop and 1919 Young Crop
Is Now Affected
WAlHEE STREAM LOWEST
IN HISTORY OF INDUSTRY
Even Rainy Districts Of Hawaii
Feel Drought and Kauai
Has Very Dry Week

..l ~ CCi GtOhSlit Gliu Hobo'
Has Very Dry Week
Representatives. of plantations on
Maui admitted yesterday that the 1919
young cane is commencing 70 suffer
from the drought while losses on the
1918 crop continue TO grow more proba
bic. What those losses will be il is
impossible 20 forecast as yet hut unless
heavy rains come soon and then rains
continue in at least normal quantities
the December estimates Of the Maui
Plantations are certain TO be discourag.
ing. j.. N..-.
The pnqt week has been the dryest
vet on Maui anil Hawaii. The last re,
port of the weather bureau showed fur
Their decreases in rainfall and Inquiries
at the Office of the weather bureau yes
terday brought replies that they had
received no advices of good rains from
either island. IL was dry on Kauai,
last week, also, though more than the
| normal Of rain on the Garden Island
4 previously has put the cane in condi'
ton that il can better withstand
| drought than is the cane on either Maui
or Hawaii.
A recently returned visitor from
Maui told OF dusty roads, dust three
! inftes or more deep, brown fields, dry
! streams, or almost dry, and cattle dy7
! ing on the range for want Of food and
( water.
4 The Waihee stream, the Maui stream
, on which so much depends for irriga-
, ton, is lower than is remembered in
1 the history of sugar growing in that
: section. lao Valley Is about dried up.
/ Much damage has certainly been done
q; to the next crop, the 1919 young cane
! is feeling the dry weather and damage
to il Is beginning, and it is too late to
Z rat,iadtsy fe : ~ sH%" FrfE" 49,"
Even the usually rainy belt of Ha-
wall was dryt last week and the heaVi'
! est precipitation reported from any
station was l.l0 inches. While as yet,
outside of North KOhala, Hamakua and
North Hilo, there has been little or no
damage TO the next crop and none to
the 1919 Young cane, those sections are
commencing to feel alarmed. In some
instances there are raintalls in the
lower lands but not in the mountains
so the crops are helped but there is no
water for auming. ~ ,:.
The weather bureau reported the
following rainfnlls on the four islands:
Island Of Hawaii o
Puakea Ranch 80, North kohala. o'OO
KohaJa Min t6), North Kohala: O.Oi
Kohala Mission ~, North Kohala 900
Niuhf (G), North Kohala .....,. O.O4
Honokaa (5), Hamakua. ......... OOu
Paauhau 90, Hamakua .......... o.OU
Ooktfia (61, North lIilo. ......... OO1
iErlu,ahoehoe CO.., North HilO.... Ola
, Horuhina (5), North HilO. ...... O.O1
Halalau CO., South HilO. ........ OIL
Honomu CO.., South HilO........ 0.9i
Papaikou (G), South HilO....... O.1t
J, Ponahnwai %, South Hilo....... Obs
, Glenwood 10y, Puma ............ o.3t
KapOho (6), Puma .............. o.O4
Volcano Observatory (5), Kau.... O.l2
|, Pahala (5), Kan ..........,..... wv
.Kealakekua (6), South Kona. lit
4 Island Of Maui
Wailuku 10y, Wailuku ........... O,O'
g Haiku Exp. Station 10y, Maknwao 90;
Kailua E(T), MakawaO. ........... Oh
Island Of Oahu
/, Kahuku. o., Koolauloa ......... o.:
: Heeia ~, .Koolaupoko .,..,... ~
| Maunawili Ranch co., KoolaupokO O.5'
Waimanalo az, Koolaupoko. ~. o.
Luakaha (UppeD q, Honolulu, IL
Luakaha Lower) ~, Honolulu. O.9t
Honolulu (s),, Honolulu ........ or
Eva ~, Eva ......... :. -. .... Wv
Waianae III: Waianae. ......... O.OO
Waialua co., Waialua. .:........ 90
lSchofiem Barracks ~, Waialna. 90
o Island Of Kauai 3d.. ."
Kilaaea %, Hanalei, ........... OF
Kealia ~, Hawaiian. .......... 81
e Lihue "a, Lihue .....,......,.. GA
h Koloa ~, Koloa, ............. %
= iEleele az, Koloa. ..... ......,.. OIL
s Makaweli (D, Waimea, ,!...,... 90
= Tie following special local report
y were also received:
k Kohala Mill, Hawaii-Drought cor
p tinues. ....
e Multi, Hawaii-k very hot dry weeh
z Honohina, Hawaii-During the pas
s week there were four entirely dry day
$ Everything is in a parched eonditio
I, and apparently no sign Of rain.
pF Honomu, Hawaii-Another hot weel
i with rainfall irregularly distributed an
p generally Insufficient. The weather wa
3 very favorable for all kinds Of feel
> work. 49,. .,'"" ..''. ...".
Il -Ponahawai Hawaii -. The weathe
t. continues dry with plenty of SUNSHINE
II The light showers that fell on fou
n dates totahng O.35 inch helped bu
u much more rain is needed TO reviv
y pastures and growing crops.
d, Volcano Observatory, Hawaii-Brigf
n weather. with moderate NE. winds PR
r vailed during the week. Drought coi
y. tinues, necessitating the moving 9
G young cattle to the lower moist land
r Haiku Experiment Station, Maui
h While the weather remains dry, ther
r is an apparent change in the atmo'
r, phere. More. clouds are gathering an
q. light showers pass over Oeeassionall
y accompanied by cooler weather!
rKilauea, Kauai--Nery dry.