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HONOLULU, 



The commercial .emporium of the Hawaiian Islands, 

 is located on the sonth side of Oahu, fonr miles from 

 Diamond Head. It is the capital of the Kingdom, 

 the seat of government and residence of the King, the 

 largest and only place in the gronp deserving the name 

 of city. Here the traveler lands, and here receives his 

 first impressions of Hawaii and the Hawaiians. As a de- 

 pot for trade, it possesses great advantages as the key 

 of the "Northern Pacific, and the ocean half-way-house 

 of North America and Asia, California and the New 

 World of Australia and New Zealand. Its harbor is 

 small, hut perfectly safe, and will easily accommodate 

 one hundred vessels. Its wharves, of which it possesses 

 a frontage of over three thousand feet, are not surpassed 

 in any port, being built mostly of solid stone. Every 

 vessel that can cross the bar can lay alongside of these 

 wharves, where the facilities for loading and discharg- 

 ing cargoes are equal to those of any port of America 

 or Europe. It is no exaggeration to state that from 

 500 to 600 tons of general cargo can be handled, if nec- 

 essary, during twenty-four hours. The Custom House 

 and public store-houses, built of coral and fully fire- 

 proof, are located within an hundred yards of the steam- 

 boat wharf and connect with it by tramways. Indeed, 

 nothing has been omitted on the part of the government 

 and the merchants of the port, to provide every possible 

 facility for the convenience of shipping and commerce. 



All passengers who land at this port, whether to re- 

 main permanently or only a few weeks, are required to 

 obtain a permit to land their baggage, and also to pay a 

 fee of two dollars towards the support of the Queen's 



