Hawaii — page 100: what you’re looking at

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yn 90S SOME OTHER ISLANDS*AND TOWNS. gr me, > . ~ as CHAPTER VII. SOME OTHER ISLANDS AND TOWNS. The island of Hawaii, from which the whole group derives its name, is in the southern part of the Hawaiian Islands. The windward side of the island, which in- cludes Hilo, Hamakua, Puna and North Kohola, has a great deal of rain, and the streams rush wildly down every guich and ravine. These streams furnish power for electric motors and supply the mills, which, though driven by steam, require also a large water supply. _ The leeward side of the island, which embraces South Kohola, North and South Koua and Kau, is -not: ex- posed to heavy rains, and yet still has an ample supply of water falls. The Koua district has given the coffee ‘product a name which is known all over the world. The approach tq Hawaii on the windward side is one of unsurpassed beauty. The shores are rich in a mass of green verdure, and the plantations in the distance look even greener, and down the crags of the coast ‘are num- erous rivulets and waterfalls, while far away, if the day is clear, may be seen the peaks of Mauna Kea and “Mauna Loa. ; On the island of Hawaii are numerous sugar planta- — comicbook