The Sidney herald., 1957-01-24

mere than Washington, D. c.
Oakland, California, ana ST
Louis. Ii has one of the longesr
runwayS in the world. Population
Of Honolulu is 100000 - a col
lection of many races in addition
to the pure Hawaiian whose his
tory dates back more than q
thousand years. 1t is favored with
one of the most ideal climates OF
the world with temperature aver
age of rs degrees.
Hawaii is a land of contrasts;
its scenery varies from stark lava
deserts to lush tropical jungles,
from sparkling white or black
sand beaches to snow = capped
mountains and waterfalls; from
modern buildings to grass shacks.
Each island has its particular
and different attraction. The city
of Honolulu is on the island of
Oahu - famed for Waikiki
Beach, fine hotels including the
Royal Hawaiian, The Moana, The
Reefs. The Hawaii Calls" pro-
gram which we attended and is
beamed all over the world, or
iginates from the Moana Hotel,
where we stayed. Shop windows
of Hawaii are windows of the
world. Visitors strolling the
streets pass art objects Of many
cultures and the household goods
of many races. In u tour of
the island we visited many places
of interest. Among which were
the beautiful new Mormon Tenn
pie, a fine ZOO, an aquarium, a
wood carving factory, a pineapple |
farm. We took a trip to Bishops
Museum which has outstanding
exhibits from the Old Hawaiian
Civilization. No trip to the Is
lands would be complete without
a trip to Pearl Harbor. Here we
saw the upturned Utah and the
exposed part of the Arizona,
whose hulk still contains the
bodies of over 100 men. Though
the most of the ship lies beneath
the water, the U. S. Flag is rails
and lowered every day of the
year.
Hawaii's economy is based
largely on sugar and pineapple.
1t furnishes about "a Of all U. s.
supplies of sugar and about 70%
of the worlds canned pineapple.
Another source of income is for
goods and services purchased by
visitors. Also included is wood
carving and shipment of tropical
to all parts of the world.
We attended a Hawaiian feast
known as "Luau." A pig is pre-
pared for cooking cit has the
stamp of U. S. Inspection), in
/ pit which has been heated with {
ed hot stones, covered with
caves and earth and left to
.ook for several hours. Included c
With the pig were yamS, bananas, S
owl, fish and various spices. t
We took a days trip around
he Island of Oahu and were n
BILE to take a great many pic n
ures, both slides and movies. n
On Christmas Eve we attended S
open air concert where we Fl
at on the lawn and it was hard c.
!, realize that it was Christmas N
me. This was the holiday sea- 81
IN and everyone was unusually IL
iendly. But being friendly and ii
olite is second nature to the II
awaiian. Also we were impress
| by the cleanliness of Honolu- di
and the Islands. m
Everyone wonders about the W
ula dance. The hula was origi- ST
lily a sacred dance, a means of ca
terpreting the legends and tales in
Old Hawaii. 1t is the move ST
ents of the hands and the ia W
al expressions that tell the story. Sc
lie island girl learns to hula bl
most as soon as she can walk. or
The arrival and departure of tn
ocean liner is an occasion for we
The Royal Hawaiian tn
md is on hand, dancing and ha
and hundreds of spec og
tors place flower leis on de- to
rting guests. We boarded the tn
lrline in the evening and trav- Sc
ID all night and in the morning tic
2 ship locked at Hilo, Hawaii ly
: N day. We took a tour of tn
: island, visiting the volcano is
"a and beautiful fern forest. In m;
: evening we again boarded the thu
at. A trip on a large ship like ha
/, Lurline is a vacation in it. Gel
+. There was music and vari- an
S types of entertainment all de
time and the meals were try
best of everything and the ha
unlimited. New Years :
e was occasion for celebration VIC
we passed through the area gu
ich is the farthest point from Wi
ID of any place on Earth. ly
four days and five nights vel
landed at Los Angeles, feeling be
t we had had a vacation we sor
uld long remember. Aloha Ha- els
ii. me
MIR. and Mrs. Earnest Swihart. wo
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