PLEASANT LIFE IN HAWAII

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29269, 29 July 1960, Page 2

PLEASANT LIFE IN HAWAII

Americans Enjoy Sea And Sun Waving palms, and the ocean rolling almost to her doorstep, are the view of Mrs C. Hulick when she looks from her home at Diamond Head, Honolulu. Mr and Mrs Hulick were in Christchurch yesterday on a tour of the Pacific. Life was very easy in Hawaii, she said. They wore the same sort of clothing all the year round, and no heating was needed, as the temperature remained constantly high. v “The houses are easy to keep clean —we have no soot problem,”

she said. They lived outdoors as much as possible, with barfoecue meals several times a week. The children went barefoot to school, and swam all the year round.

“Most schools do not require shoes until the sixth grade (about 11 years). That is a hard year for the children,” said Mr Hulick.

One difficulty in Honolulu was the shortage of domestic help, which had been taken up by the very large number of new hotels. The tourist industry was becoming Hawaii’s largest, she said. Other significant industries were pineapples and sugar. As agricultural land was limited, many foodstuffs were imported from America. Much New Zealand food was also on the market. “We were very impressed with New Zealand apples and butter,” said Mr Hulick.