2 LHE NESIAN e+ Issued at Sea on Board Matson Liners THE POLYNESIAN ew Issued at Sea on Board Matson Liners 3 2 2 POLY that you will never forget, a weleome and a farewell in the spirit of aloha. Not so far from Honolulu’s Wall street there is a rice paddy operated by a Japanese and his numerous progeny, and assisted by the inevitable water buffalo. While Wall street in Honolulu appears on the city maps as South King in the neighborhood of Bishop street, its buildings rival in beauty and substantialness those of America’s famous financial center—New York. There is the new Bank of Hawaii, a banking home that is uniquely Hawaiian in type, the first attempt in fact to create a representative type of Hawaiian commercial architecture. The building embodies such unusual features that the history of its progress, step by step, needs to be told by the man who lived and dreamed it, and who had the courage to depart from stand- ardization in its final creation— Clarence H. Cooke, its president. There is the Japanese theater. A Japanese play is both beautiful, interesting, and filled with abundant humor. You go early and stay late. If one of your new-found Honolulu friends suggests you visit the aquarium, don’t put it off till the very last minute as I did. One of the most fascinating, colorful and memorable days of my stay was spent in the aquarium. The island of Oahu offers innumerable attractions, ranging from deep sea game fishing, to the gathering of wild flowers. Perhaps the most comprehensive way of seeing the entire island with its variety of scenic effects is offered by the daily trip of the Oahu Railway. Observation cars especially built for this trip to meet the discriminating taste of the high-type traveler make up the train. It is a picture-trip. Lanai, Once Forgotten, Now a Pineapple Domain Your By Jared Drug Store Wants in Honolulu Mae Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd., founded in 1886, or 43 years ago, is one of Hawaii’s oldest and the largest drug store, maintaining five different branches located centrally in Tourists discuss their favorite hotels throughout the world; their choice may differ in London, Paris, Cairo or New York, but they are unanimous in selecting the world famous ALEXNDER YOUNG when in Honolulu. Conveniently located; cool, restful rooms; excellent food : prompt, courteous service. European Plan Ten Minutes to Waikiki Beach Management, Honolulu. “The Host LEON D. West BROOKS of the Coast” G. Smith, Associate BIG event in Honolulu in 1926 was the gratuitous excursion to Lanai Island staged by the Hawaiian Pineapple Co., Ltd. This great corporation has no town lots to sell, is abundantly financed, and is making money. It was a gracious act of neighborly courtesy to charter a steamer, invite 140 miscellaneous guests, most of whom saw this, the Forgotten Island, for the first time, and extend to all the freest and most generous hospitality. The company bought Lanai Island, between Oahu and Maui, on December 5, 1922, from the Baldwin interests, paying $1,100,000 for its 140 square miles, or 90, 000 acres. Lanai had been a cattle ranch since 1910... After creating the harbor of Kaumalapau, with its accommoda- Editor, The Honolulu Advertiser tions for any ship up to 3000 tons, the company constructed a main road seven miles up to its center of agricultural operations on the ridge of the island 1500 feet above sea level. It is built twenty feet wide on tangents, forty at the curves, uniform six per cent grade, guttered with cut masonry, concrete culverts, asphalt macadam on heavy Telford base—such a road as does not exist anywhere else in the Territory of Hawaii, where we are rather proud of our wonderful automobile highways. . The company has built a pretty little city for its workers — Lanai City—already with a population of 1000; hospital, clubhouse, theater, churches, two schoolhouses, with 150 children; stores, wireless and radio-telephone station communicating with Honolulu, and fine homes. ey Yee Yap Benson-Smith CHINESE Es Co., Ltd. Co. BAZAAR Importers of Chinese Silk, Brocade, Damask, Pongee, Fuji, all colors Chinese Grass Linen Hand Embroideries, Luncheon Set, Scarf and Table Cloth Chinese Silk Embroideries, Shawl, Mandarin Coat and Skirt. Kimonos and Haori Coats Nanking Tapestries Oriental Curios and Novelties Five Better Drug Stores in Honolulu yard Mural maps of the Pacific done in the treatment make Honolulu’s new style of the ancient cartographers, and Bank of Hawaii a delight. Edgeworth a Hawaiian photo. YEE 1170 Nuuanu St. YAP Co. opp. Liberty Theatre HONOLULU A complete and accurate service in planning itinera- ries anywhere View of in the world. Travel and hotel accommodations arranged in advance and reliable information fur- Diamond Head nished on how to make from Gray’s AIKIKI—Grays-by-the-Sea, a family hotel with cottages in a tropical garden. Best bathing [The main Key, scene TELEPHONE 79949 section of Waikiki Beach at the door. building is the original Hous—E WiTHouT A of Earl Derr Biggers’ novel by that title] Moderate Prices LA VANCHA M. GRAY sire to have you enjoy them. 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Honolulu, Hawaii COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY for Advertising 7 Illustrating Technical Work Architecture and Engineering Il progress pictures on the following buildings —to name only a few—were taken by me: Royal Hawaiian Hotel T. H. Davies Building Damon Bldg. (Bishop Bank & Trust) Hawaiian Electric Building Alexander & Baldwin Building St. Louis College L.E. EDGEWORTH HONOLULU, Telephone 4132 HAWAII for Appointment Chinese Curios In a unique little gift shop whose name stands for high standards and lofty ideals are to be found Oriental curios, antiques, jewelry, beads, brass, scrolls, tapestries and embroideries. Pagoda Gift Studio Ltd. 110 S. Hotel Street Near Fort Street MRS. K. T. HO Manager