As he moved across the Ookala Forest on horseback, Hawaii’s Superintendent of Public Works could clearly see that the large fire was not completely extinguished. Superintendent J.H. Boyd was there to provide an eyewitness account on the course of the blaze to Territory Gov. Sanford Dole in letters then published in The Hawaiian Gazette. The … Continue reading Matthew Leonard: How The Hamakua Burn Of 1901 Started Hawaii’s Fire Clock
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Matthew Leonard: How The Hamakua Burn Of 1901 Started Hawaii’s Fire Clock
As he moved across the Ookala Forest on horseback, Hawaii’s Superintendent of Public Works could clearly see that the large fire was not completely extinguished. Superintendent J.H. Boyd was there to provide an eyewitness account on the course of the blaze to Territory Gov. Sanford Dole in letters then published in The Hawaiian Gazette. The … Continue reading Matthew Leonard: How The Hamakua Burn Of 1901 Started Hawaii’s Fire Clock