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HONOLULU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. |
These islands were
discovered in 1778 by Cook, who
was killed by one of the natives
in the following year. In 1820
American missionaries began their
work which was soon supplemented
by English effort, and through
their united industry the
Hawaiian language was reduced to
a written form. During a visit to
England in 1824, the Hawaiian
king and queen both died of
measles. Judging by the added
circumstance of the decease of
their late king while accepting
San Francisco hospitality, the
enticements of foreign travel are
inimical to Hawaiian royalty.
Indeed, the reported contagion of
republican desire now swelling
the islanders' hope, points to an
early date when they will have no
king or queen to die anywhere. In
early political periods of
Hawaiian history tricksters
gained temporary control, which
led to a guarantee of
independence in 1844 from Great
Britain, France and the United
States. |
Honolulu,
the Capital of the island group,
is on the S.W. coast of Oahu, at
the mouth of the valley of
Nuuanu, which runs back between
tall cliffs to two peaks about
3,000 feet high in the great
eastern range of mountains. To
approaching vessels, Honolulu,
with its churches, public
buildings, and one-story wooden
houses mingled with grass huts,
half hidden by shrubbery,
presents a most interesting
aspect. Its streets are straight
and well-kept. Water-works supply
the town from a neighboring
valley. The royal residence,
government buildings, etc., are
built of stone, while certain
foundaries and other industrial
establishments are of brick.
Honolulu has a good natural
harbor, with wharves, Custom
House and warehouses. There are
lines of steamers to the
principal ports of the world.
Business is chiefly in the hands
of foreigners--Americans,
British, Germans, and Chinese.
The latter are very numerous and
some of them very wealthy. The
native islanders are often quick
to learn, but a short period of
cessation of study serves to
efface every vestige of a new
acquirement. They are amiable,
but seem to lack the mental
virility and endurance pertaining
to cultured ancestry. |
Population, 20,487. |
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