The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-09-20
The Garden Isle
(By Miss Dollie A. Lee.)

-Four Mauians arrived at Nawiliwi-
Ii, August II, at 600 a. m. (Mr. and
Mrs. A. j. Cockett and the writer.
The moonlight voyage was a won
derful one. The CLASSY sea and it's
CAPS of roams made the ocean a
sarden of moonlight paradise.
The Claudine anchored off the
landing, we got into small boats
n we're towed to the wharf.
Mr.. j. Il. Cotkett was there 10
| greet us and we drove to Koloa, Ii
miles from this landing to his won
derful hoGie, The house is situated
on a hill which has a commanding
view OF both ocean and the mUun.
tains.
as we LEFT the town of LiAue,
We neared the sp eet scented forest
| of different kinds OF foreign trees.
KulGa like Hilo. is very decei ring
to strangers. II rains when n
least expect it.
We had a dandy breakfast after
which we visited the Mcbride
Park which is really a heaven on
earth. It's uniqueness and COM
handing views are surely inspiring
to ones heart and soul. The differ
ent varieties of flowers, trees, ferns
and relics are beyond description in
beauty.
Thursday, August 1S, we visited
the Spouting Horn which was u
ming unusually high at Kakuiula. 1t
certainly is a wonderful place. The
huge, mountainous waves come in,
dash under a large cave and squirt
TIN ough an opening from so to 100
feet nigh, a mass of snow-white
foams.
From there wen went to visit the
Mcbride beach home, the Kauai
Garden of Eden"
We met Mr.. Mcbride who seems
to be a very good natured, kind
hearted He gave us bananas
and cocoanuts.
We next visited the Poipu beach.
had a nice swim and then back to
Hibicus Top.
On August 20, we visited the wind
ward side of island. The scenery
and drive over were lovely. We
left Koloa at Has a. M, with all
the stops and punctures we got
home at 1000 p. m. 1t was a good
long 100 miles ride
The three most interesting places
are Hanalei Valley, the Dry and
Wet Caves.
Just a few lines on these wonder
full places.
Hanalei Valley is a beautiful rice
covered valley which is both near
the sea and mountain with a large
stream winding in the center to feed
the rice patches. Scare-crows and
the flags of all nations are seen in
this place floating like kites at a
flight.
The Dry Cave is a very large cave,
large enough for the largest auto
mobile to drive in and turn, with
lots of extra space. On the left
hand side of it there is a continual
ton of this cave to which l was told
no end has been been found.
The car only goes as far as this
cave but within a few months the
motor road to the We Cave will be
completed.
From the Dry Cave to the wet
caves is about half an hours walk.
Both of the latter are said to pe
bottomless. One has very clear wa
ter. 1t is about 100 feet deep at the
edge before you get to the surface
of the water. The whole ave looks
like a large open mouth. Two of us
had a swim in the icy cold water.
Right above this cave is a high,
steep mountain wehre the Hawaiians
in olden times used to display their
80 ahi," (meaning shooting fre).
The Hawaiians took bundles of hau
branches with the ends ~sharpened
and went up this mountain, burned
the ends and then threw them to-
wards the ocean, making comet like
effects.
l was told tourists stay out in the
ocean on boats and watch the nj
tives perform for $40.
On Monday, August %, we visited
the leeward side of the island.
The places of interest are Hama
pepe valley where the Minehaha
Falls are, Waimea Stream, over
which the longest bridge on Kauai
is found and the Barking Sand"
The Barking Sand" is composed
of several hills located near the sea
shore about 80 feet to so feet high.
The sand is very hot and by taking
it in both hands and bringing them
together it barks or rather makes a
"woo-woo" sound. l took some
and put it in a bottle and it also
barked.
The soil on Kauai is very rich. l
was told from good authority that
the Kekaha plantation grows cane ~