The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
HILO BOOSTER FINDS SOLDIERS
DELIGHTED BY KiLAUEA CAMP

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light and cloud shadows as 70 satisfy
the most exacting Of gupners.
It-would seem as though Dame Ma,
ture herself had laid out the whole
Countryside for the express purpose,
while for interest and amusement she
has provided district OF such maryels
sy may. be duplicaFsd in no other sec.
tion etI1A world: But even with all
Its uiq6y Ndvantages, the facilities are
not yet 10 be called perfect, for the
matter pf transportation is at present n
difficult one to deal with. The only
ayailable means Of transport lies in the
vessclS Of the Inter.Island company,
and Of these but one vessel can be used
! % time, and that one vessel on one
: day week only. This means that il
Is not possible 10 transport more than
one ctfnianY oftmen ala time, and as
these can only be carried once week,
it-Bfm0t- present pUssible for the
average company to remain in camp
lopgey than that period. One company
deed, which is leaving for the camp
very shortly, has secured extra leave
ard win return by a later steamer, but
this entails the closing Of one week en-.
tirely in order TO avoid the possibility
Of two companies desiring to return
upon the same day.
Now, in the camp at Kiiauea there is
rSm ard 10 spare for eight hundred
men wiz, their officers. The a, erage
comps ny does not amount to more than
one hundred men as a rule, il we ex.
eept such splendid organizations as
Company 1 Of the Twenty fifth Infan-
Try, which runs up to one hundred and
ffty men and more. the only available
steamer cannot carry more than one
,eolnpany IN any one trip, and the camp
% therefore condemned to remain half
empty until some better arrangements
can be devised. There would appear
20 be no reason why, as the camp be.
comes more and more favorably known,
nm entire battalion should not be de-
.aehed for a considerable period of
field training in the Kilauea district,
for IL might perhaps be possible to
allow one Of the regular transports 70
slip over on the short side run TO Hilo,
instead Of remaining In Honolulu idle
for two or three days, The battalion
could remain in camp until the advent
OF the following transport, upon which I
the return to Honolulu could be made. |,
But these things are on the knees of !,
the gods, and it is hoped that they will
De the natural outcome of the ever |
growing popularity Of the camp, Ha- |
waii has answered the cry Of the sol
der with no uncertain voice. she has
said, fI will give you place where !
You may rest and enjoy yourself; where |
you may, gain in health and strength;
where you may abide in comfort, and |
where you will and very, very much of |
interest. I will give you these things !
for your welfare and they shall cost !,
you nothing r.
support OF Department ~ Y
One Of the most encouraging features
Is the cordial support the camp is re.
eeiying from departmental headquar-
tiers in Honolulu. Every facility is |
given for the taking of leave, and OH
GERS and men are invariably permitted |
to 60 over to Kilauea save only in tho
event Of urgent duties interfering. The |
trustees are keenly appreciative Of this
courtesy, which has done so much to
make the camp the popular rendezvous
10 Is becoming, and it does not require |
much looking forward TO visualize a |
time when Washington itself will take |
Q hand in caring for this new health
station, and all the delights of an army |
hiil-post, with its charming and bril-. !,
liant social whirl, will be found on the |
edge Of that wondrous crater Of XII |
iauea. The good roads of the Who'll, |
district already offer many induce. |
ments for auto parties; golf links, ten !,
mis- courts and other amusements will |
follow, as a matter of course, with the |
growth of the movement; for the hiker |
there are excursions galore, many. OF |
them Of a distinctly thrilling nature,
for the rider there are longer jaunts
around the many craters and assures Of 1
this entire region, and for the noun
tain,climber are there not the heights |
of Mauna Loa to ascendf Even this il |
already partly provided for by the !
making of a splendid trail and the |
building of comfortable rest house ut |
the l0,O00-foot level; and from this
point the sportsman may find material |
for his skill as a rife shot, while the !,
Iest OF the party make the hike to the |
summit crater. Mauna Loa is a giant
among mountains; this much everyone
already knows. She viii not be trifed \
with, however, and to attempt to reach !
her snowy brow without previous train.
ing and acchmatization would be fool
ish indeed. What better preparation
than week at the military camp level |
OF four thousand feetf
The Kilauea camp is,as yet in its in
fancy, but il has already passed be.
yond the experimental stage and has
proved its value to the soldiers whom il .
was intended to benefit. Its future
growth will be matter merely of time
and OF initiatives: the problem of what
can be done for the soldier is finding its
solution in this movement, and If ever
the further support of the community
be asked, it will surely be forthcoming
IN generous measure.