The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-01-22
STEAMER SCHEDULE
kauai ASKS FOR
Local Business Men Formu.
late Plan Which 0bvi-
ates Difficulties

The widespread dissatisfaction with
the present steamer schedule culmi-
mated yesterday in 9 meeting Of bust
ness men from various parts of the
Island, held for the purpose of dis
cussing the subject in it's various as
poets, with view of arriving at
reasonable solution of the problem.
After a discussion of the difficulties
and Inconvenience attending the
present arrangement, free discussion
was entered into, each one offering
suggestions as to methods which
might obviate the difficulties.
Under the present plan, the kinau
arrives at Nawiliwili from Honolulu
on Tuesday, but cannot always dis
charge her freight in one day. AS
result she is often delayed until late
that night, or perhaps until the next
morning. Yet she is expected to ar
rive here again Thursday morning
and leave Friday night for Port Allen
The fact seems to be that she can't
make two trips week and have time
to unload, and reload, and leave prom
pity on schedule.
There was present at the meeting
held yesterday, H. ID. Wishard, book
keeper for Lihue plantation; II. VOL
ters, manager of the Makee Sugar Co.;
H. Rohrig, manager Of the Lihue
store; H. Barclay of the Makee Sugar
Company, and manager of Kealia
store; E. H. w. Broadbent, manager
of Grove Farm plantation; G. N. Will
cox, and Chas. H. Wilcox, of Grove
Farm; C. B. Hofgaard, district magis
trate and postmaster at Waimea; S.
Robinson, of Makaweli; ]. II. Moragne,
county road supervisor.
After a free discussion of the pres
ent situation, the following plan was
h1uggested and adopted unanimously
cis the sense of the meeting for
method by which the patrons OF the
company on Kauai could best be serv-
ed, and whereby the company could
handle the most business, with ad-
vantage to itself and the satisfaction
and convenience to its patrons.
The Kinau and Mauna Loa to alter
nate, each making a trip in four days,
instead of attempting to make two
trips in six days.
Under this plan, the Kinau will
leave Honolulu, say Sunday evening,
and arrive at Nawiliwili on Monday
morning. She. could then discharge
such freight as was intended for this
port and go on to Port Allen, and
return in time to leave this port by
5 O'Clock Tuesday evening for Homo
lulu, arriving there early Wednesday
Slorning.
The Mauna Loa would leave Homo
lulu on Tuesday evening, arriving at
Nawiliwili on Wednesday. Returning
she will leave for Honolulu on Thurs
day, arriving in Honolulu on Friday.
The Kinau on the trip following her
first one, having arrived. at Honolulu
on Sunday, would leave that port for
Kauai on Tuesday, arriving at Nawi
Twill on Wednesday, leave for Homo
lulu on Thursday, and arrive there on
Friday That would make three trips
in exactly twelve working days, for
each steamer.
1t is proposed that every steamer
leaving Honolulu touch first at Ma
wiliwili and land passengers and mail.
And that the steamer leaving Kauai
on Tuesday and Saturday, leave from
Nawiliwili
1t is further proposed that the Kinau
serve the ports of Koloa, Port Allen
and Waimea for freight, going to Wal
mea every trip. and leaving Port AL
len when leaving windward Kauai.
1t is further proposed that the
Mauna Loa serve Nawiliwili, Ahukini
and when opportunity offers, Kealia
with freight.
This schedule is offered in answer
to the complaint that the Kinau has
not enough to do when making trip
every six days and gives her chance
to take full cargo both ways, which
W
trips in a week.
- 1t is also offered in the belief that
Kauai will be served more efficiently
than she has ever been before.
This plan, it will be seen, would
give us mail and passengers every two
days.
The meeting formulated the follow
ing letter, which has been ordered
printed and sent by mail to every
storekeeper and plantation and every
business man or firm who is now
patron of the company, asking them
to indorse it and mail it to the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Company:
ITO the InterIsland Steam Navigation
Company, Ltd:
Gentlemen:-The undersigned
approves of the following steamer
4 schedule, between Honolulu and
Kauai, and respectfully requests that
the same be put in force at the earli-
est opportunity. The schedule sug-
gested is as follows:
(The new schedule inserted here)
This schedule provides that steam
ers leaving Honolulu are to depart
direct for Nawiliwili, and that both
steamers leaving Kauai on Tuesdays
and Saturdays depart from Nawiliwili
at 5 o'clock, p. NJ. That the Kinau
lands passengers and mail only at
Nawiliwili, and proceeds to Waimea
and way ports with freight on every
trip; that the Mauna Loa handle the
freight for Nawiliwili, Ahukini, Koloa,