Contents 



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a bee Holiday throngs A little colloquy 



Typical traits Certain historic differences 



Native honesty Breaking the record ! 

 Kuma Aoki We start for Okinose Beauti- 

 ful pools on Joga "Old Ladies 5 Homes" 

 The incomparable fisherman Service the 

 final end of training An exquisite gift Some 

 Japanese wives Punctilio resolved lijima 



Yoshimi Fukukita Goodby to Japan 



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1. A child of great promise 



2. Stanford's second "Stone Age" Millions to 

 play with Investigation of Hawaiian fisheries 



Hudson's fine work The beginning of a 

 romance Many courtesies Honolulu's mu- 

 seum and aquarium A huge lake of hard- 

 ened lava Mauna Loa Mauna Kea 

 Giant ferns Henshaw and the birds Per- 

 force a settler Bewildering subspecies 

 Biological friction Hawaiian fishes Tropi- 

 cal but distinct Influence of ocean currents 



The great equatorial stream Further ex- 

 plorations 



3. A critical transition The local aristocracy 

 Other racial groups An obvious situation 

 Democracy grafted on racial oligarchy 



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I. To the South Seas Verdant isles A veritable 

 fairyland Apia on Upolu Pago Pago on 

 Tutuila A marvelous harbor Conventional 

 politics A surprised "national" Adjust- 

 ment by arbitration Our merry assistants 

 Weird warning The Adler's fate The 

 "Bush" Stevenson's pal Moors' romantic 

 career Vailima Prussian officialism 

 "Miss Jessie" meets the griffin Tusitala's 

 tomb The trail to Lanuto A mountain 



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