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

Maui contains an area of approxi-
mately 725 square miles, 100000 acres,
and in area is second in size in the
group. Its population is approximate
ly 10000 and assessed valuation is
S3S, S,795,OOO. 1t has seven sugar planta-
tions and three pineapple canneries.
Its sugar production this year has
been 125,000 tons and it's pineapple
canneries will turn out between 90O,-
600 and 100000 cases of "a cans to
the case. II has several large cattle
ranches, produces more than enough
beef for its own needs and ships to
the Honolulu markets.
The Island consists of two distinct
volcanic groups connected by a long,
low isthmus. Haleakala occupies the
greater part of the Eastern section of
the Island and has an altitude of
10,032. 1t contains the largest extinct
crater in the world, the circumference
of it's rim being 20 miles and the area
within the crater 10 square miles. On
its brink is the Haleakala Rest House
where tourists may spend the night
West Maui is largely mountainous
some of its peaks attaining an altitude
of $500 feet. These mountains are cut
by canyons and valleys which have
given to Maui the name of the Valley
| Isle
Kahului harbor is the chief port
of East Maui and the largest shipping
port of the Island for sugar and can
ned pines. There is building a new
wharf which will be the largest in size
outside of Honolulu harbor. Bonds for
it's construction were taken entirely by
Maui interests or interests connected
with Maui in the amount of s650,000.
AT Kahului are the County Fair
Grounds at which the luau will be held
this evening. The grounds and build
ings are a community enterprise, rep
resent an expenditure of about $780,
900 and have an Indebtedness of only
$4,000. 1t is the only community en-
terprise of its kind in the Islands.
At Puunene is the Is roller sugar
mill of the Hawaiian Commercial and
Sugar Company, the largest single pro
ducer in Hawaii. 1t has produced So
600 tons of sugar in a season but ow-
ing to labor shortage its production
this season has been 1000 tons. 1t
has a worlds record of 99.07 eXtrac-
tion for an entire seasons crop. Last
season it ground 376,S77 tons of cane
1t has a total area of 31,267 acres.
At Paia is the sugar mill of the
Maui Agricultural Company. 1t has
produced more than $4,000 tons of su
gar in a season but several seasons s
of drought and acute labor shortage
reduced the production this year to
25,326 tons. This plantation has a
cement plant it works in connection
with its other industries and was the
first plantation in the Islands to manu-
facture fuel alcohol for it's own pur
poses from molasseS. 1t makes all its
own motor fuel and is supplying its
workers with fuel alcohol instead OF
wood for cooking purposes. 1t is a
combination of Haiku and Paia Plan
tations and has an area of 34,061
acres.
Haiku Fruit and Packing Company
is the largest and the first pineapple
packing enterprise on Maui and one
of the most complete and efficient in
the Islands. Its production this yeaI
will be between 100000 and 100000
cases of canned pines. Some of its
fruit is grown on its own lands, some
grown under contract and some pur
chased from individual land owners.
Pauwela Pineapple Company can
merry is also at Haiku and is the young
est enterprise of its character on Maui
1t will have a production this year OF
about $50 900 cases according to esti
mates that have been made. Its plans
has been built so as to expand and its
camp is one of the most attractive fur
nished by any Pineapple Company fol
workers.
At Makawao is the Makawao Unior
Church, a memorial building, on thu
left side of the road going up, also the
Fred Baldwin Memorial Home fol
aged men, and the Maunaolu seminar!
for Hawaiian girls.
At Keahua is the polo ground where
the match will be played this after
p noon, the finest grounds in the Island!
and headquarters for the champion
polo team of Hawaii.
On the drive from Kahului to Wal
luku on the right side of the road il
Malulani Hospital, county built ant
county maintained institution complete
and comfortable with accommodation
for nearly 60 patients,
{ Further north is st. Anthony
/ Catholic Church. Still further nortl
: is the Wailuku Sugar Company mil
i along some of the cane fields of whicl
; the road that is being traversed runs
This company had a production o
l416S tons this year. Its lands con