NE of the most delightful sight¬ 
seeing trips in the Hawaiian Islands 
is that around the northern and 
western shores of Oahu by rail¬ 
road. Not only does this trip offer 
the most spectacular scenery, but a variety of 
agricultural industry unequalled in any part of 
the world. 
The first glimpse of these activities is obtained 
within a short distance of the Railroad termi¬ 
nus as the train passes by the largest pineapple 
canneries in the world. From here on the trip 
is just one series of delightful scenes which 
cannot be duplicated. 
After passing the new Oahu Prison, which is 
situated to the right of the track, and a few 
hundred yards past the canneries, we pass 
over a vast expanse of water known as Ka- 
lihi Bay. The harboring possibilities of this 
immense bay are such that a project is now 
under consideration for the eventual connect¬ 
ing of Kalihi Bay with the present harbor of 
Honolulu. 
Stretching for miles to the right is the beau¬ 
tiful estate of S. M. Damon, known to all 
Honolulans as Moanalua (and sometimes re¬ 
ferred to as Sam Damon s back yard). The 
fish ponds to the right are also a part of this 
estate and teem with mullet, which yield a 
large yearly income. The park, which is but 
a short distance from the Kalihi terminus of 
the King Street car line, should be visited by 
all strangers during their stay in Honolulu. 
pi ti ti n A The first stop is the gateway to 
Pearl Harbor Naval Base—largest 
under the American Flag. Pearl Harbor Dry- 
dock, which was formally opened by Secretary 
of the Navy Josephus Daniels, August 21, 
1919, is the only one ever built on coral, and 
will go down in history as one of America’s 
greatest engineering achievements. The 
story connected with its construction is an in¬ 
teresting one and will be found in the issue of 
The Advertiser published on the opening 
date. 
Other features of this extensive naval reser¬ 
vation are the Submarine Base, Floating 
Crane, Fort Kamehameha, Marine Barracks, 
and the immense Wireless Station which con¬ 
verses daily with Washington, D. C., and 
Tokio, Japan. Ford Island, which is located in 
the center of the Harbor, is aviation headquar¬ 
ters for the Army and Navy. 
After leaving Puuloa the railroad skirts the 
beautiful expanse of land-locked water com¬ 
prising Pearl Harbor. Situated upon its shores 
are Aiea, Kalauao, Waiau, Pearl City, Waipio, 
and Honouliuli. 
The first of these (Aiea) is the station serv¬ 
ing Honolulu Plantation, with several thou¬ 
sands of acres of land, which yielded 1 7,348 
tons of sugar for 1920. The sugar industry is 
extremely fascinating, and one that offers 
an interesting study to all those who care to 
delve into its intricacies. 
a t a¥tas-\ Here the scene changes from 
KALAUAO . j j 4.4- j 
sugar to rice, and dotted over a 
distance of four miles are Japanese men and 
women, knee deep in water, planting, culti¬ 
vating or harvesting. 
pr apt rrrv is t ^ ie “stopping-off place” for 
the beautiful residential dis¬ 
trict of the Peninsula, with its delightful, cool 
summer homes, where many Honolulu fami¬ 
lies seek refuge from the heat of the city. 
WAIPAHU 1S the station serving the Oahu 
WAIPAHU Sugar Co ; s p lantation; M iH an d 
Settlement. This plantation owns large tracts 
of cane land and produced 40,829 tons of 
sugar last year. It receives its water supply 
from the other side of the island by means of 
a series of aqueducts, ditches and tunnels, cov¬ 
ering a total distance of 29.15 miles. Waia- 
hole tunnel, which pierces the Koolau Moun¬ 
tains, is the longest tunnel and is 1 1.48 miles 
in length. Its capacity is approximately 100 
million gallons of water each 24 hours. The 
cost of building this tunnel and water works 
figured in the neighborhood of $2,500,000.00. 
Waipahu is also the transfer point for Wa- 
hiawa and Schofield Barracks. 
EWA MILL P^ an ^ at ^ on that pioneered the 
irrigating system now universally 
used by all plantations in the Hawaiian 
Islands. Formerly plantations planted their 
cane and trusted to the weather man for suf¬ 
ficient rain. However, when the Ewa owners 
started out on their irrigating scheme they 
were ridiculed, and the general prediction 
was that it would be a financial failure. 
The present area, however, is approximately 
30,000 acres, and the 1920 output of sugar 
was 28,514 tons. It is one of the best paying 
plantations in the Islands. 
SISAL ^ P°* nt t ^ ie ra ^ roa< ^ passes over 
a coral plain 14 square miles in ex¬ 
tent and some 30 feet above sea level. Al¬ 
though the outlook does not look very inviting, 
the industry carried on here is an important 
one. Notwithstanding that nothing else will 
grow, the sisal plant thrives well, and the rope 
manufactured from its fibers is nearly as good 
as that made from Manila hemp, and com¬ 
mands a good price. The Mexican Mesquite, 
or Algaroba tree, as it is better known here, is 
also abundant and produces large quantities of 
doubtful whether these farms will prove suc¬ 
cessful. 
WAIAMAF marks the spot of the oldest 
plantation on the Island. Before 
the advent of the Railroad this plantation sent 
all its sugar by small schooners to Honolulu 
for trans-shipment to mainland points. But 
now, with increased facilities for handling its 
production, it has greatly increased in acreage. 
Waianae is reputed to be one of the hottest 
spots along the coast. The high mountain 
range, with Mt. Kaala (4030 feet, and the 
Cn 
highest peak on Oahu) 
in the background, shuts 
off most of the cooling 
breezes which blow from 
the northeast the greater 
part of the year. 
Close to Waianae is the valley of Makaha, 
where extensive experiments have been con¬ 
ducted in the cultivation of coffee, lemon and 
orange trees, and various other fruits—but all 
proved financial failures. 
From here the smooth sandy beach 
extends for miles and at places has 
been banked so high by winds that a consid¬ 
erable elevation is reached. 
Leaving the Makua district the shore line 
changes to black lava, carved in many places 
by the continuous pounding of the waves into 
the wierdest shapes. , 
firewood, which finds ready sale 
in Honolulu. Algaroba beans, 
when ground into meal, furnish 
excellent feed for horses and cat¬ 
tle. Large apiaries abound here. 
Lime rock is also found in sufficient quantity 
to warrant the manufacture of lime—the ref¬ 
use serving as fertilizer for the plantation. 
KTAMAi^fTf ¥ Here we get our first glimpse of 
NANAKULI ^ p ac ifi c Ocean, also Nanakuli 
Valley, one of the most beautiful along the 
western shores of Oahu. For miles bordering 
the road are small experimental homesteads, 
where attempts are being made to raise cot¬ 
ton, corn, watermelons, tobacco, chickens, 
pigs, cattle, and small farming in general. The 
soil is for the most part poor and unadaptable 
to the majority of these products, and it is 
