important notice 
to all 
TRAVEL AGENCIES 
EVERYWHERE 
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kept up to date and should be on 
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HAWAIIAN 
TOURFAX 
ISSUED MONTHLY BY THE 
HAWAII TOURIST BUREAU 
A branch of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce, representing all the islands. 
Head office, Honolulu, T. H. Mainland office, San Francisco, 621 Monadnock Bldg. 
IMPORTANT NOTICE 
to prospective 
TRAVELERS TO 
HAWAII 
Information contained herein is 
corrected each month. It supple¬ 
ments descriptive data found in 
our new booklet and provides a 
brief outline of prices and dates 
which are continually subject to 
change. For any further informa¬ 
tion please address us or any rail¬ 
way .steamship, travel or tourist 
agency. 
THIRD YEAR 
HONOLULU, HAWAII, U. S. A. JANUARY, 1923. 
NO. 16 
AUTOMOBILE RATES, HONOLULU 
Standard 7-passenger car $4 per hour; smaller 
ears $3.50 and $3.00, by the week $126. Cars with¬ 
out drivers $60 per week average. Pier to beach 
district 76 cents a person, minimum $1.60 for car. 
Pier to downtown hotels 60 cents per passenger, 
minimum $1 for car. (See also “trips on Oahu.") 
COMING EVENTS 
Mid-Pacific Carnival, Floral Parade and Water 
Polo, February 22. 
AUTO FREIGHT RATES 
San Francisco to Honolulu, weight or measure¬ 
ment $6 per ton. Average automobile 10 cubic tons, 
$60. Honolulu-Hilo $4 per ton. Average $46.00. 
HOTELS 
(Note: All rates quoted are MINIMUM daily 
charge per person, and are American plan (room 
and meals) unless designated “E. P.”) 
Hauula, Oahu:—Hauula Hotel, $4.00. (Accommo¬ 
dations only by arrangement.) 
Honolulu, Island of Oahu: Downtown district: 
Alexander Young, $2.60 ($4.00 with bath) E. P.; 
Blaisdell, $1.60 ($2.60 with bath) E. P.; Colonial, 
$8.00; Leonard Hotel, $1.00, E. P.; St. Elmo, $3.00. 
Residential district: Brookland, $2.60; Courtland, 
$3.00; Davenport, $3.00; Donna, $3.00; Macdonald, 
$2.60; Makiki, $3.00; Pleasanton, $4.60; Roselawn, 
$2.00; Vida Villa, $2.60. Beach District: Gray's 
by-the-sea, $4.00; Halekulani, $4.00; Moana, $6.00 
($9.50 single with bath, $16.00 double) ; Pierpoint, 
$2.60; Roselawn Annex, $2.00; Seaside, $4.50. 
Wahiawa, Oahu:—Wahiawa Hotel, $4.00. 
Waialua, Oahu:—Haleiwa, $6.00; Seaview, $3.50. 
Island of Kauai:—Lihue: Lihue Hotel, $5.00, or 
$2.00 E. P.; Waimea: Waimea Hotel, $4.00. 
Island of Maui:—Wailuku: Grand Hotel, $5.00; 
Wailuku Hotel, $4.75. Lahaina: Pioneer Hotel, 
$1.50 E. P.; Hana: Hana Hotel, $2.00 E. P. 
Island of Hawaii:—Hilo: Hilo Hotel, $6.00 ; Pacific 
Hotel, $4.00 ($1.50 E. P.) ; Kilauea Volcano: Vol¬ 
cano House, $6.00; Waiohinu: Bide a-wee, $5.00; 
Kealakekua: Kapiolani Bungalows, $5.00; Mahealani 
Hotel, $5.00; Kamuela: Waimea Hotel, $5.00; Hono- 
kaa: Honokaa Club, $4.00; Kohala: Sunny lawn 
Hotel, $6.00; Kohala Club, $4.60. 
INTER-ISLAND DISTANCES AND 
ONE-WAY FARES 
Honolulu to: 
Nawiliwili, Kauai, 98 miles. 
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co.$ 9.00 
Matson Navigation Co. (to Port Allen). 16.00 
Lahaina, Maui, 72 miles. 
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co. 7.65 
Kahului, Maui, 90 miles. 
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co... 8.35 
Matson Navigation Co. (fortnightly). 12.50 
♦Hilo, Hawaii, 190 miles. 
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co. 15.00 
Matson Navigation Co. (fortnightly). 20.00 
Kailua, Hawaii, 161 miles. 
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co. 13.20 
♦Inter-Island Co. round trip excursion rate, Hono¬ 
lulu-Hilo, good for 30 days, $27.50. 
INTER-ISLAND TRIPS 
The following itineraries show MINIMUM TIME 
required for round trip and MINIMUM COST from 
Honolulu. Detailed itineraries covering a stay of 
from one day to four weeks or more in Hawaii 
may be had upon application to the Hawaii Tourist 
Bureau, Honolulu or San Francisco. 
Island of Hawaii and Kilauea Volcano 
Minimum time 2% days. Cost including round 
trip steamer fare, Honolulu to Hilo, automobile 
transportation Hilo to fire-pit and return, and 
hotel, $43.50 per person. 
Side trip on Hawaii. Cons. Railway to Paauilo and 
return, including observation car, $3.61 per person. 
Mauna Loa Trip 
Minimum round trip approximately 3 days, 70 
miles. Total cost per person, including guide and 
mounts but not food, $17.50 in party of six; one 
only, with guide, $45.00. 
Inter-Island steamers leave for Hilo Wed. 10 A. M. 
Sat. at 3 P. M., arriving Hilo about 7 A. M., fol¬ 
lowing day. Leave Hilo Mon. 4 P. M., and Fri. 
10 A. M. Arrive Honolulu about 7 A. M. Tues. and 
Sat. 
Matson steamers Maui and Matsonia leave for 
Hilo every other Thurs. 5 P. M., arriving Hilo 
early Fri. morning. Leave Hilo Sat. 6 P. M. 
Arrive Honolulu early Sun. morning. 
Island of Maui and Haleakala Crater 
Minimum time 2 Y 2 days. Cost, including steamer 
fare, automobile and hotels on Maui, horse and 
guide for Haleakala trip, $56.60, per person in 
party of six. Side trip Iao Valley, “Yosemite of 
Hawaii,” from Wailuku 76c. per person. Maui 
Ditch Trail, combination motor and horseback two- 
day trip, $17.60 per person in party of two. 
Inter-Island steamers leave for Kahului Mon. and 
Fri. at 8 P. M., arriving Kahului about 5:30 A. M., 
following day. Leave Kahului Wed. at 8 P. M. 
and Sat. at 10 P. M. Arrive Honolulu about 7 
A. M. Thurs. and Sun.; leave for Lahaina Wed. 
10 A. M. Sat. at 3 P. M. Arrive Lahaina 3 P. M. 
Wed. and 8 p. m. Sat. Leave Lahaina at 1:30 A. 
M. Tues. and Sat., arriving Honolulu about 7 A. 
M. 
Matson steamers Wilhelmina and Manoa leave for 
Kahului every other Thurs. at 10 P. M., arriving 
Kahului about 6 A. M. Leave Kahului every other 
Sat. at 10 P. M., arriving Honolulu early Sun. 
morning. 
Island of Kauai and Waimea Canyon 
Minimum time 2*6 days. Cost, including steamer, 
auto and hotel, $35.40 each in party of six; single 
person $85.00. Includes, besides Waimea Canyon, 
a visit to Barking Sands, Kukuiolono Park, Spout¬ 
ing Horn at Koloa, Hanalei Bay, and Caves of 
Haena. 
Inter-Island steamers leave for Ahukini on Mon¬ 
days at 8 P. M. and for Nawiliwili on Wednesdays 
and Thursdays at 8 P. M., arriving about 6 A. M., 
the following morning. Returning—leave Ahukini 
on Wednesdays and Fridays, and Nawiliwili on 
Saturdays at 5 P. M., arriving in Honolulu about 
6:30 A. M., the following day. 
Matson S. S. Lurline goes to Port Allen (Eleele) 
Kauai from Honolulu once every five weeks usually 
allowing two days on Kauai. 
Island of Molokai 
NOTE:—Hotel on Molokai recently destroyed by 
fire. No public lodging available at present. 
Minimum time 2*& days. Cost, including steamer 
fare, hotel and auto transportation, $29.00 each in 
party of six includes Halawa Gulch and Mauola 
Falls, old Heiau near Pukoo, ancient fish ponds, 
and Pali overlooking Kalaupapa Settlement. Good 
fishing and hunting by arrangement. 
Inter-Island steamer leaves Honolulu for Molokai 
ports every Tues. at 5 P. M., arriving at Kauna- 
kakai about 1 A. M. Wed. Leave Thurs. about 
midnight and arrive in Honolulu Fri. about 7 A. M. 
LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS 
A free listing service for houses, rooms and apart¬ 
ments is maintained by the Hawaii Tourist Bureau 
at its office in Honolulu, through which prospective 
visitors may locate desired accommodations out side 
of regular hotels. Furnished cottages, bungalows 
and apartments, $50 a month upward. Furnished 
rooms, $20 to $40 per month. 
SPORTS—FEES 
Polo, racing, football, September to December. 
Swimming, surfing, tramping, golf, tennis, motoring 
and deep sea fishing always in season. 
Gasoline launches for fishing trips or picnic ex¬ 
cursions cost $2.00 an hour, minimum trip $15.00; 
$33.75 for week-end trip from Saturday noon to 
Sunday night. Rod and reel rent, $1.50. 
Temporary membership at the Oahu Country Club 
and golf links costs $22 for first month and $16.50 
each following month not exceeding five. No greens 
fees. Caddies available. Courtesy cards good for 
10 days may be obtained from members. Greens 
fees are charged for $2.00 per day or $1.00 if with 
member. 
Duck shooting: Oct. 1 to May 1 ; Pheasant shoot¬ 
ing, Nov. 1 to Feb. 1 ; Plover Oct. 1 to May 1. Fish¬ 
ing for tuna, ulua, dolphin, ono and other game 
fish all year 'round. 
STEAMER FARES 
The following MINIMUM first class fares now in 
effect, applying usually to lower deck, inside rooms 
without connecting bath. 
Fares to Honolulu from: 
San Francisco; S. S. Manoa, $90. All other 
steamers all lines, $110. Los Angeles $110. Van¬ 
couver, $110. Seattle, $90. Yokohama, $226. Hong¬ 
kong, $300. Manila, $300. Sydney, $242.50. 
Time of passage 
From San Francisco and Los Angeles 6 days; 
Vancouver and Seattle 7 days; Yokohama, 8 days, 
Hongkong 17 days, Manila 20 days, Sydney 14 days. 
Sailings 
MATSON NAVIGATION CO. (San Francisco and 
Seattle to Honolulu, Hilo, Kahului and Port Allen, 
Hawaiian ports only.) Steamers leave San Fran- 
eisco regularly noon every Wednesday, returning, 
leave Honolulu every Wednesday. 
From Seattle S. S. Lurline sails for Honolulu and 
island ports once every 5 weeks. Next sailing 
Jan. 27, returning from Honolulu via San Francisco 
Feb. 11. 
OCEANIC STEAMSHIP CO. (San Francisco to 
the Antipodes via Honolulu.) 
Leaving San Francisco: Steamers Ventura and 
Sonoma alternate on the following dates, Jan. 23, 
Feb. 20, Mar. 27. 
Leaving Honolulu for San Francisco: Steamers 
Sonoma and Ventura alternate on the following 
dates, Jan. 30, Mar. 6, Apr. 3, May 8. 
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. (San Francisco 
to the Orient via Honolulu.) 
Leaving San Francisco:—Pres. Taft, Jan. 25, 
Pres. Lincoln, Feb. 8, Pres. Pierce, Feb. 21, Pres. 
Cleveland, Mar. 8. 
Leaving Honolulu for San Francisco:—Pres. 
Lincoln, Jan. 19. Pres. Pierce, Feb. 2, Pres. Cleve¬ 
land, Feb. 16, Pres. Wilson, Mar. 2, Pres. Taft, 
Mar. 16 
LOS ANGELES STEAMSHIP CO. (Los Angeles 
to Honolulu only.) 
Leaving Los Angeles—Pres. Harrison, Jan. 13, 
City of Los Angeles, Jan. 27 and every two weeks 
thereafter. Leaving Honlulu Jan. 27 and Feb. 10 
respectively. 
Foreign Steamship Lines 
CANADIAN-AUSTRALASIAN R. M. S. S. CO. 
(Vancouver, B. C. to the Antipodes via Honolulu.) 
Leaving Vancouver: Steamers Niagara and Makura 
alternate on the following dates, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, 
Mar. 30, Apr. 27. 
Leaving Honolulu for Vancouver: Steamers Ma¬ 
kura and Niagara alternate on the following dates 
Feb. 10, Mar. 17, Apr. 14, May 19. 
TOYO KISEN KAISHA (Oriental Steamship Co.) 
San Francisco to the Orient via Honolulu. Its 
passengers are allowed 30 days layover in Honolulu. 
CHINA MAIL S. S. CO., operates passenger ves¬ 
sels on regular schedule between San Francisco and 
Oriental ports via Honolulu, but under existing laws 
cannot carry passengers between San Francisco and 
Honoulu except as through passengers to or from 
the Orient. 
TRIPS ON OAHU, CITY AND 
COUNTY OF HONOLULU 
Alewa Heights or around Diamond Head or Punch¬ 
bowl Crater, $5 for car, 4 or 5 passengers. 
Nuuanu Pali, 6 mile, motor trip, about 1 hour, 
$1 per passenger in party of 5 or 6. 
Around the island, visiting Nuuanu Pali, pineapple 
cannery. Mormon Temple, Luncheon $1.50 at Hale¬ 
iwa (coral gardens.) $1.00 boat trip 1% hours, 
sugar mill, and Schofield Barrracks army post, cost 
$5 per person in party of six. 8 hours, 85 miles. 
Haleiwa scenic railway trip in observation car. 
$5.00 including luncheon Haleiwa Hotel. 8 hours. 
New Tantalus drive, mountain region of Honolulu, 
12 miles, 1 hour, $7 for car, 1 to 3 passengers, $1 
each additional. 
Pacific Heights, residential district, $5 for car. 
Pearl Harbor naval station, 60 cents each, one 
way. 
WEATHER STATISTICS 
Honolulu 1922: Temperature, average: Jan. 68.3°, 
Feb. 67.7°. Water temperature—Waikiki Beach: Jan. 
76.0°, Feb. 74.5°. 
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