The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-09-19

prise 10000 acres Of which about 5000
are in cane.
Wailuku is the county seat and the
largest settlement on Maui. There is
the circuit court building, stone af-
fair, county offices, County Free Libra
ry, Kaahumanu Hawaiian Church and
Wailuku Union Church.
lao Valley has been called the
Yosemite of Hawaii At its mouth is
Wailuku. The valley cuts up into the
West Maui mountains about five miles
and the automobile road extends about
three miles. From the end of the road
Is a view of the Needle" rising sheer
to height of 200 feet from the river
bed. Toward the head of the valley,
reached by trail from the end of the
road, the walls rise to a height of near
ly 1000 feet.
Proceeding from Wailuku to Laha-
ina and West Maui the road passes
through Waikapu, camp of Wailuku
Sugar Company and proceeds on
through the fields of that company and
then those of Hawaiian Commercial
and Sugar Company, the latter on the
left of the road, to Maalaea and Maa-
laea bay where formerly was the land
ing for the Inter-Tsland steamers.
From Maalaea on the road climbs
along 4 cliff side Ga palD. Looking
off tiny lslet is espied. This is Mo-
lokini, the finest fishing ground for
tuna and ono, about the Islands where
also lurk enormous shark. A larger Is
land red and barren looking is Kahoo-
lave which was devegitated by goats,
many thousand of which had to be
slaughtered before they were exter-
minated. That island is now being re-
vitalized with vegetation since the
goats have been disposed of.
Proceeding along the Pail road the
still larger Island of Lanai comes into
view. That Island is almost directly
out from Lahaina and is now used
chiefly as cattle grazing lanu. Olo
walu plantation is passed on the right
a few miles before reaching Lahaina
Lahaina was one of the first points
in the Islands where the missionaries
established themselves. 1t was the
chief port in those days and then and
later was an important port for whal-
ers. On the hills back of Lahaina is
Lahainaluna school one of the first in
stitutiOns of learning established by
the missionaries. In location and set
ting Lahaina is one of the most beau
tiful spots in the Islands Formerly
it was the county seat of Maui.
The cane fields passed through be-
fore reaching the West Maui port are
those of the Pioneer Mill Co. At La
haina its mill, which this year produc-
ed 26,246 tons of sugar, affected as
were the other plantations by droughts
and labor shortage. It's 1917 crop un-
der the most favorable conditions was
32,500. 1t has an area of about 5000
acres.
/ Beyond the Pioneer Mill is the new
cannery of Baldwin Packers which has
had an output this year of $4,000
cases of canned pines. It's fields are
/ further on at Honolua ranch. This
cannery is the best located for steam
ship loading of any in Maui, in close
proximity to Mala wharf.
Mala wharf was completed and open
ed for use in April of this year. 1t is
of reinforced concrete, 962 feet, 6
inches in length, 55 feet in width and
has a depth of water at its end of 80
feet. Maui fioated the territorial bonds
for this structure as it has done for
the wharf now building at Kahului on
the other side of the Island.
From the end of Mala wharf there
are views of the Islands of Lanai, Mo
/ lokai and Kahoolawe.
/ Doubtless other sights will be shown
/ the visitors today but these are some
of the most outstanding things for
them to see during their brief busy
sightseeing trip.