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beautified by lawns & trees.  Many of the trees were large mangoes, others palms, cycads, acacias, Erythrinas, bread-fruit, pepper, guayavas[sic], bananas.  Grass & ferns covered the higher mountain slopes.  The air was humid & balmy but not oppressive. About Honolulu were extensive cane fields of a light green color.  Taro with its calla-lily like leaves was a common crop.  From the roots of this poi is made.  I ate some poi at Waikiki.  In color it was brown-purple with consistency of porridge & a slight tart taste but not really very pleasant.  Fruits in the market were chiefly pine-apples, mangoes, aguacates, bananas, papaias [sic], guayavas,[sic] etc. Took lunch at Waikiki Hawaiian Hotel where many of the [crossout]]Tenyo [[/crossout]]