The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-04
Norton Declares That Now IS
Ideal Time To See Ha-
waits Wonders
CLIMATE AND CONDITIONS
ARE NOW At THEIR BEST
Lava Lake Only Ninety Feet
Below Level Of the
Crater's Rim


s'There could not possibly be bet
ter time than this for visit to the
Volcanoo says l.. w de vis.Norton,
ssand / most heartily endorse the re-
marks made by "BystanderD in SIN.
days paper. In fact, / would 20 SO
| far as to say that this is the time Of
year when the island Of Hawaii ought
to be visited, for the climate Of every
section II absolutely at its best, the
winter rains have freshened every
thing up, the sugar looks fine and the
Kona coffee district is a glorious sight.
Later on, when the days get hotter and
the coastal waterfalls begin TO dry up,
| the attraction Is not, perhaps, quite SO
great, though, personally find pccu-
Jar charm In every season Of the year
| throughout the Scenic Isle.
ftBut there are other advantages
also, ,, continued Mr., Norton q for
now the heavy tourist rush is over and
the regular summer campaign of island
residents has not yet set in 70 the Vol
cano district There Is plenty Of room
In the hotels, and right now the days
in the Kilnuea section are, real de.
| light, with long hours Of brilliant sun
shine and cool, life giving bfeezes
making hiking pleasure TO be really
looked forward to- And what could
possibly DO better than 20 get horse
at the hotel and set ont, after break
fast, along the lovely Coekett Trail
past those twelve marvellous cratess.
n The DEVILS Throat alone is worth n
A journey ofl,three times the distance,
while Puuhuluhulu and Makaopuhi, 50
utterly unlike ench other, are yet both
: equally impressive, though the enor
nous depth Of the latter, and It's utter
silence, are things always to be re-
, membered.
Ride Is q Wonder #
y at is always q marvel to me that
more people do not make that ride
| 'or II is one Of the most unusual II
, Az the world. II doesD Z even matter
II you aregpot good rider for ther'
\ are no grades to negotiate, the trai
I Is on practically dead level all tn,
way, md the horses can walk the en-
4 tire distance and yet Won get back Il
: the hotel In time for dinner and will
IN hour to spare. There is a delight
full little park, alongside the sixth
crater OF the trail, which makes al
deal place for lunch, and, il you wan
! TO vary the journey, there are the won
lerful Birdseye cayerns not far AVA
iown the Keauhou. road.
The new horse and foot trail u
Il Wanna Loa also should be better known
especially at this time OF the year whe
"A the freshness Of the bush in sprinp
inc is at its very best have jus
been up to Haleakala for the first time
: md though the ascent is interestin
n cannot compare with the grandeu
= ind marvel Of that country around I'll
1, ten-thousand foot resthouse ON Maun
In Loa. People who have never seen rel
n Volcanic country, or nature in a stat
II If utter chaos, before, should certainl
Z 10 up as far as that point, even
le they do not go to the summit. m
l0l Volcano hotels viii look after the gu
itting and il need not be an expensiS
z rip, at all. .ss. 4,
should Visit Volcano
: "Quite apart from all this, the Vo
y 'ano should be visited right now, Il
" he lava lake is only ninety feet fro
y the rim and many most spectaculi
u things are happening every day. r
y ,eiyed photograph this morning of
small cone spouting ERE and lav
which is one Of the most remarkab
~ things l have ever seen. The pictnl
le was taken within thirty feet Of II
some ut twiliaht and Is most clev
z production. TO be able to see SUI
: things at short range ike this, is
nance occurring about once in III
q line, and il certainly should not
4 neglected, The lake is very large nj
. has two levels, or rather, there are tv
~ gakes nj different levels, 80 that mngn
% cent cascades Of Gre from the upp
en- AXE into the lower, are common occu
OF .encos. Even the huge crowds viii
- llled the boats al January last new
saw such a spectacle as is now In pi
ress every day, but, strangely enoue
sland people do not seem TO take 0
antage of this opportunity.
he tsI venture TO state that less th
" me hundred Honolulu people have ey
" cen the great Ka-umena Caves Of II
4, yaii, aud yet they are only just OF
ide the boundary Of the City Of II
= nd are easily reached in an auton
~ ile. The man who has day TO spa
- n Hiio, waiting for his boat certain
=. night not to miss the chance of seei
~ bese caverns. All he needs IL a ID
~ ern or electric torch, companion a
~ Is own courage, for, equipped wi
~ bese, he can make a journey Of m
g ,fter mile into the depths Of the ear
~ raveling all the while within the We
me ,eart of the great aud destructive Ia
low Of lSS0-Sl. Those caves
"a mrdly ever visited and yet they |
,mong the most interesting Of the gr'
in wonders Of the Hawaiian Islands. z
err ~ lava tnbe near the Volcano &
~ auch more attention. hut the Ka.uma
We laves make il look like rather less d
10. an cents, and people ought to 60
ith ee them. n,
The Drive Oger Lava Flows
,rs ssThere Is another wonderful I
ali yhiah ~ hardly ever taken. and 4
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