The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-08-08
Big Excursion Is
Booked For Maui
On September II
Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce Party Will Enter Ka-
hului On New Liner S. S.
City of Los Angeles

Excursionists from Los Angeles,
perhaps as many as $50 of them, will
come to Maui on the steamer City
of Los Angeles the middle of next
month. according to advices to the
Maui Chamber of Commerce from
Will ]. Cooper former editor of this
paper, received Sunday morning
Cooper will be with the party on its
arrival here.
In his letter Cooper said that the
details for the stay on Maui had not
been worked out and added.
81 am in Los Angeles at present
and have told the officials of the Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce that
the Maui people will undoubtly wish
to have charge of the entertainment
while on their island. This matter
will probably be handled by the Maui
Chamber of Commerce, | imagine,
and | would suggest that of what
ever plans are made you advise me
in order that there may be no mis-
understanding. | am scheduled TO
make the trip with the party and Will
probably be the only representative
of the Island until arrival at Hilo.
"This visit is going to mark an
epoch in the history of Hawaii, l
firmly believe, and l know that the
people of the Islands will lay them
selves out to make good"
other Details IncIosed
Cooper enclosed copies of the pros
pectus of the excursion which is TO
sail from Los Angeles on September
9 on the steamer City of Los Angeles
with Accommodations for $50 persons.
mt I1ll
and were to be confined to members
of the Los Angeles Chamber and
their families or of affiliated Cham
bers of Commerce until August Is, af-
ter which they were to be thrown
open to the public with the under
standing that persons unknown to the
Los Angeles Chamber would have to
be vouched for and that body re
served the right to refuse to sell
tickets.
Tentative Schedule
According to the itinerary the
steamer will come to Maui before go
ing to Honolulu. 1t goes to Hilo first
arriving on Friday morning Septem
Der Is. 1t will leave Hilo at $3.50
Saturday afternoon and arrive in ka
& hului Harbor that evening or night
The program as announced for Maui
which Cooper indicates is tentative
follows:
500 a. m. disembark at Kahului
where the party will be met by auto
biles for a drive through the pine
apple and sugar districts.
1900 noon, Buffet lunch at Crane
Hotel, Wailuku, county seat of Maui
1900 D. m. Leave Wailuku by mo
tor cars for scenic trip to Lahaina
going first up lao Valley, the Yose
mite of Hawaii, and thence around b!
the Scenic Cliff Drive to Lahaina.
$500 p. m. Dinner at Wailuku
Evening open party returning to shll
p at pleasure.
1900 midnight, aboard steame
for trip to Honolulu"
Definite Data Absent
Nothing is said to indicate tha
Maui is to furnish the transportatiol
for the sight seeing trips nor to en-
tertain the visitors at lunch or dinner
On the contrary the prospectus says
"The cost of the trip will be smal
when all of the entertainments ar
taken into consideration. They wi
include the round trip transportation
costs of all trips scheduled on tn
Islands, local fares between the Is
lands and all hotel bills and meal
except in Honolulu"
The prospectus further says tha
mo detailed mention can be made {
the entertainment planned by tn
people of Hilo or Maui.
The letter will be considered at tn
meeting of the Maui Chamber of Con
merce Thursday afternoon.