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act of Congress, July 11, 1900. The present adminis- 

 tration has already made many radical changes in the 

 government of the islands which can not fail in bring- 

 ing about a more prosperous future. 



CLIMATE. 



The Hawaiian Islands enjoy an equable and salu- 

 brious climate. It is the land of sunshine and breezes. 

 The northeast trade winds fan the islands 225 to 301 

 days out of the year, and their cooling and invigorating 

 effects are enhanced by the daily land breezes. Anyone 

 who visits Honolulu for the first time and walks or 

 rides along its well-paved and clean streets any time 

 of the year from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. may feel the effects 

 of heat and be thrown into a perspiration, when sud- 

 denly a land breeze descends from the mountains, cool 

 and refreshing, making the visitor forget that he is in 

 a subtropical region. It is only when the atmosphere 

 sleeps during midday that the stranger feels at all un- 

 comfortable and seeks relief in the shade. The aver- 

 age temperature throughout the year is from 69 to 78 

 F., extremes, 50 to 90 F. 



NATIVE POPULATION. 



The Hawaiians are Polynesians, resembling in hab- 

 its and appearance the South Sea Islanders, who by 

 migration eastward from the Malay peninsula pro- 

 gressed from island to island, undergoing certain 

 changes under climatic and other influences, but re- 

 taining to a great extent their originality. In intelli- 

 gence they are far superior to the negro race, to which 

 they have absolutely no resemblance (Fig. 9). Their, 

 greatest fault is inborn indolence. The average native 

 makes no unnecessary effort, mental or physical. They 

 are as indifferent as children. They abhor agricultural 

 pursuits and prefer to live on waterfronts, where they 

 can secure their fish supply without much effort and 

 amuse themselves with their national sports, swimming 



