The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-01
MORE MARVELSOF
VALLEY ISLE SEEN
BY THE PILOT GAR
Party Reports Having Completed
Its Work Of Gathering Data
Concerning Maui
MORE THAN HUNDRED AND
FIFTY MILES ARE CHARTED
Finds Wonderful Roads On Way
To Ditch Trail and On Way
To Raymond Ranch
lMail Special 70 The AdvertIser)


wALUKp, MAuI, April 2s-Two
aore OF Mauiis scenic automobile
irives have been added to the timer.
Wy Of The Advertiser Pilot Car ON The
ynlley Isle. Both, over excellent motor
Dads and through picturesque coast
md mountain country have unfolded
lew natural beauties of Maui TO the
Exploring party.
The first Of these drives WINS the
hirty mile ride from wailukn to the
erminps of the belt road ut Kailna
where the famous Ditch Trail begins.
he other was the equally attractive
rip from Wailpku by way OF Paia and
dakawao to ulupalhkua on the Ray
nond Ranch, distance Of thirty-six
niles.
These two tours complete the pilot
ne cruise ~ The Advertiser car over
be main automobile roads ~ Maui roll
az Up a total Of more than one hun.
red and fifty miles Of good roads
hich have been charted during the
rip Time did not permit visit to
Ne Hama side Of the Island, which
laui people plan soon to connect up
it'll the main road system by compile.
ION Of the belt road by way OF the
itch Trail country.
Completion Of this important link
n the road system Of the Island viii
id another scenic drive 70 the high.
ny nssets Of Maui, establishing more
rmly its reputation MS an Island offer.
ie the best OF facilities to the motor
& tourist.
On the thirty mile drive from Wal
iku TO the Ditch Trail, the pilot car
ound a perfect asphaltum road for the
rst ten miles TO Paia. This stretch Is
art Of the system Of similarly con-
sructed roads radiating from Wailu-
4 which the county authorities plan
extend.
Beyond Paia the drive was over
wenty miles Of welleonstructed and
ell.maintained gravel road such az
found throughout the Island in the
| ntlynR districts. The drive, which
2 70 this point had been through the
ane lands Of Wailukn, Punnene and
ala Plantations, passed next for a
'ng distance along the coast line, fol-
wing. closely the contour Of the cliffs.
or miles the road nhfoIded to view
'ver.chnnging views Of surf.beaten
caches and PqliA Then II cut inland
ad passing through the rolling hill
des Of stretch Of pineapple country.
urther along, and near is terminus,
ne road winds It's way around guleh
tier gulch Of picturesque scenery
here agricultural pursuits have not
4 e. removed the natural beauties Of the
istfiet. As the road nears its terminus
/ Kailua, the rugged hillsidcs reveal
asst sample Of the marvellous scenery
hat lies beyond Kailua in the Ditch
rail district, as yet accessible only
| y horse trail.
A different variety Of scenery and
anoramie views is found on the drive
yer the road to the Raymond Ranch
i following again the route from Wailu
=, through Kahulni TO Paia and thence
dakawao, the pilot car followed IN,
ing winding road that takes its conrs.
Trough the cattle country along ths
,wer slopes Of Halenkala.
/ On this road, after passing Makawao
nd for the full distance to Uluphlalkna
ne motorist has spread before him a.
nrivalled panor1ma Of the broad fer
tle lands, lying between the mountain
i I West Maui and Halealxaia. Flank
ng the crazy quilt Of green, yellow
1 rOwn and red that the plnnafior hind