86 Years Ago, From the Feb. 16, 1915 issue GOOD TIME HAD BY ALL – The Trail And Mountain club’s excursionists sailed from Koloa at about 8 o’clock Sunday night for Honolulu—all tired, but a large majority, at least, expressing
86 Years Ago, From the Feb. 16, 1915 issue
GOOD TIME HAD BY ALL – The Trail And Mountain club’s excursionists sailed from Koloa at about 8 o’clock Sunday night for Honolulu—all tired, but a large majority, at least, expressing themselves as having had a very satisfactory outing.
There seemed to be five sections, or elements, in this very interesting party, i.e… The Trail And Mountain Club’s mountain climbers, tourists from abroad, persons interested only in plantation sights and the pleasures of the towns, and persons who came to visit relations or friends and what may be termed “free lances.” These elements chose their several ways (as had been announced in advance that they would do) and from all accounts had a good time.
PORK THIEVES PINCHED – Such mischief-makers as there may be at Waimea were on their good behavior while the excursionists were there, so that in Judge Hofgaard’s court there has been little or no business. The exception was at Camp 4, where two men entered a Chinese restaurant and stole a whole side of a cooked pig. They were arrested and will be arraigned in the Waimea temple of justice during today.
AFTER GAMBLERS – The police have been having a lively time with gamblers lately. At Koloa sixteen, Japanese and Filipinos, paid a total of $120 into the coffers of the court yesterday on pleas of guilty.
Another big batch of gamblers will be tried today or tomorrow in the Lihue district court on the same charge.
At Koloa yesterday two Portuguese were fined $5 each for drunkenness.
AGAINST THE DRINK – The Anto-Salooners League has recently enlarged its sphere of activities and is now organized on a Territorial basis with plans to extend its good work throughout all the islands in the most effective way.
Sunday evening a Union Mass Meeting in the interest of the great prohibition movement now sweeping all over the States as well as other countries will be held in Ye Liberty Theater, Honolulu, to be addressed by Dr. Baker and other speakers of prominence.
54 Years Ago
From the Feb. 11, 1947 issue
PAYS RESPECTS – Charles Rochester, manager of the Lexington Hotel in New York City, took time out on his visit to Kauai last week to pay his respects to Mr. Annie Kaonohi of Kalihiwai, the mother of David Kaonohi Jr. who is band leader at the Lexington’s Hawaiian Room. He is known professionally as Johnny Pineapple.
WASHED OUT – Rough seas last night washed out a 100-foot section of the Kalihiwai road to a depth of four feet. County Engineer Henry Matsuki reported this morning. The damaged section is on the Kilauea side of the bridge. The same section had been washed out to a depth of approximately six feet over the weekend, he added.
WALKOUT – Approximately 100 stevedores staged a “quickie” walkout at Ahukini last Thursday morning. This was due to a misunderstanding of negotiations proceeding in Honolulu between employers of Kauai stevedores and the ILWU.
ISLAND SMOG – Kapaa had an experience with smog this morning when smoke from a cane fire mauka blanketed the town. The lack of wind and low barometric pressure resulted in the smoke drifting makai early this morning where it hung low over the community. A sea breeze dispersed the smog later in the morning. The blanket extended from Kapaa to the Wailua river.
36 Years Ago
From the Feb. 6 1965 issue
TIDAL WAVE – Sometime during the dead of night last Wednesday I was rudely awakened by the blaring sirens of the tidal wave alert. You can see by this I go to bed early.
Feeling sorry for myself, especially since I live by the sea at Kukuiula, I was torn between fleeing for my life or going back to sleep. I did not have too long to think about that however. An energetic Civil Defense volunteer quickly settled this problem for me. He just said “Out, you.”
thirty minutes later I found myself sheltered in my car high and dry in the hills. For companions I was graced with the swallow throated tones of C.J. Tern, my income tax statements. And a toothbrush. None of them made sense. The next hour and a half was devoted to a hodge-podge of Charlie Fern, sleep, Doak Cox, cold, radio KTOH, and the periodical passing of a Civil Defense truck.
The trauma of radio and wind returned. About this time Dr. Cox announced crisply that the islands had been struck by a tsunami 16 inches from through to crest, that the data from Midway Island had been in error, and that the alert was off for good. Thankful for my narrow escape, I somehow wobbled home and climbed into my miraculously dry bed. The next day I was do docked for being late to work because I overslept.
BURGLAR FOILED – Police are investigating an attempted burglary at a home of Fujii St. in Lihue.
The homeowner said an attempt was made to break into his home the weekend of Jan. 29-31. The burglar pried loose a window molding outside a back bedroom.
He could not get into the home because the window was locked from the inside. The damage was not discovered until Feb. 8.
ANOTHER WAY TO STOP – A Lihue man escaped unhurt when the brakes on his car failed as he attempted to enter his garage Friday afternoon.
The man drove into his yard which is at the bottom of a hill at the back of the hospital grounds.
He told police his brakes failed and his car crossed the yard and hit a mango tree. He said he had steered into the mango tree to stop the car.
Compiled by Lynne Cosner. She can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 241)
