The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-22
CHARMS Of KONA \
WIN HEARTS OF I
PILOT GAR PARTY.
Five Days Spent BY Dodge hi
Historic Section Of Big
Island
GOOD ROADS ARE FOUND
THROUGH THE DISTRICT
People Are Much Alive To Value
OF Keeping Highways IN
Fine Shape

H1Lo, May is Kona Of Scent,
charm and historical Interest has BccI
the center Of ave days Of touring b,
THE Advertiser Dodge Pilot Car thai
have revealed unlimited attraction
warranted to please travellers from faI
and neaf.
here, where eoffec and tobacco Al
well as sugar chhe stretch far and Wild
over the fertiie muuntnnsides, wher,
every village has is story that link
the past with the present, whore noun
tain vies with coast line in presenting
TO the eye panoramic vistas Of ths
natural beauty of the district, wher.
pieaK, Diiick sweeps Of lava flow al
ternate with The deep green foliage Of
the forests along the road sides. Is Z
paradise for the motoring tourist. The
iive days in the district spent BY the
pilot car party is but a fraction Of the
time that the average traveller would
want to stay in and around Kona ii
order to fully appreciate its httrac
tions
Good Roads Everywhere
Good roads were found by The Ad'
vertiser Dodge Pilot Car in practical
~ every part Of the district. Kona
people are alive to the value Of
keeping their highways in excel
lent condition and the damage from
storm or freshet is always removed
as quickly as possible.
Thomas c. White, manager for The
Bishop Estate, kaamaina and general
booster for Kona, was host guide and
advisor to the pilot car party and gave
every aid In the work Of compiling
data Of interest to motoring tourists
either from the Islands or the main.
land.
The pilot car Dodge, after It's two
days Of travel in Kohala, started for
: Kona on the morning of Sunday, May
10 Perfect weather favored the pilot
ears trip over the KOhala mountains.
As the pilot car mounted higher up the
long Surves of the mountain road.
there was unfolded a view of scenic
grandeur that is uneqnalled for its inn
mensity. From the vantage point of
the Kohala mountains, could be seen
the lofty snow-capped peak Of Manna
,I.oa in the distance. thanked on the one
side by the even higher crest Of snow
capped Manna Kea and ON the l0ther
by the summit Of Hualalai, standing
clear and blue against the skyline.
This magnificent view, with the deep
blue sea and the wide range of green
ranch lands in the foreground and the
tfiumvirate Of haugbty mountain
crests standing bold along the sky
line in the back grounds Is in itself
an attraction well worth the trip over
the Kohala maintains.
Bee Cavalry at Drili
Arriving at Waimea, the pilot ear
party were again fortunate to be on
hand for the regular drin Of the Wal.
mea cavalry. Out on the broad level
stretches Of the Parker Ranch, about
mile out Of Waimea, ssthe boys in
olivcdrab" rode their mounts In the
maneuvers Of the battlefield to which
they expect shortly 10 be called. The
excellence Of the cavalry, the familiar
ity with drill and tactics Of both men
and horses was such as to deceive the
eye Of the noh-military man and only
an expert could have distinguished the
cowboy guardsmen from experienced
regulars.
While In Waimea, the pilot car Dodge
made the side trip to Kawaihae on the
seaeoast,
SUNDAY evening, the pilot ear reached
kola and Monlay started its tour OF
that interesting district, After the
drive over the Keaumoku plains, where
Is Hawaii 2 one really bad stretch Of
road excellent highways were encoun,
tered Ihropgh the grazing lands and
me lava hcws along the slopes Of Hua-
iaiai, where makai can be seen the
broad stretches pf volcanic formations
the belt road winds by easy curves and
grades 70 the kona coast.
Through Gomez Plantations
MONA is dlstinctive for its coffee plan
Iatlons ana the broad plantation
sweeping up and down the mountain
sides present an ever,colofful view u
me eye; Beyond Hdlllaioa, Kainaliu
heaiakekua ana keokea, where the fer
Tic neldb are under intenHiVcl cuitiYa