Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-12-28
aIaconia" Leaves Honolulu and
It's Charms for Long
Voyage to Japan.
Waikiki Bathing Costumes Some
thing New to Tourists On Cruise
Around the World. All Delight
ed With Beautiful Hawaii.

A cable from Captain Brown an
nouncing the departure Of the Cum
arder Tacoma" from Honolulu for
Yokohama, on the American Express
Cruise around the world, says that
all the passengers are well and
that all are enjoying the cruise i'm
mensely. The tourists were delight
ed with the many charms of beauti-
full Hawaii.
The "Laconia's" first stop in the
Pacific was at Hilo on the island OF
Hawaii, of which it is the seaport.
1t is pisturequely situated on the
eastern side of the island, and con-
tains a population of about 10000.
The glimpses of primitive life which
may be obtained in driving or walk
ing about the island are most fascln-
ating.
Like all the islands in the group
Hawaii is of volcanic origin. 1t rises
from the sea in three great volcanic
peaks, with maximum elevation IN
Mauna Kea of 1926, the highest
point in the Pacific.
Kilauea, the ''house of everlasting
fire." is a great pit on the southeast
ern slope of Mauna Kea, at an eleva-
ton of 1000 feet. The active crater
is one of the greatest natural won
ders in the world. It's circumference
measures nearly eight miles. The
lake of fire in the center, with its
waves dashing against its sides in
molten breakers is from Is to 20
acres in extent. An automobile road
leads up to the brink. The sight al
night is wonderful, the lava being
red hot.
The volcano is regarded by Ha-
waiians with great veneration as the
throne of the Goddess Pele. Erup-
lions are a sign of her anger, and hel
terrified worshippers endeavor by
prayer and lamentations to appease
her wrath, by flinging into the burn
ing waves things precious to them
selves, thus seeking to stay the des
tructive lava floods.
Honolulu, two hundred miles dis
tant, and the home of the now world
renowned ukelele, was the second
stop. 1t is a very beautiful city or
the island of Oahu. Diamond Head
an extinct volcano, shaped like 9
crouching lion marks the eastern ap-
proach to the bay upon which the
city lies. Waikiki, Honolulu's fam
Gus seaside resort, with it's beautiful
backing of palms and algeroba trees
proved delight to the tourists
The bathing costumes and beach
sports fairly stunned them. Epec-
tally beautiful were many of the Ha-
waiian, Portuguese, Spanish, Filipino
Chinese and Japanese girls. Mixing
the blood here seems to add to the
charm of the people. Honolulu has
population of $4,000.
From the far end of Hawaii to the
most distant part of Niihau, in the
Hawaiian group, is a distance of ap-
proximately 500 miles. There are
eight important islands. Hawaii
the largest, is over 125 miles long
and measures about 10000 square
miles.
The passengers carried away many
pleasant memories of Hawaii, the
paradise of the Pacific, of which
Mark Twain said:
''No alien land in all the world
has any deep charm for me but that
one; no other land could so longing
ly and beseechingly haunt me sleep,
ing and waking through more than
half lifetime as that one has done
In my nostrils still lives the breath
of flowers that persisted twenty
years ago.