NOTE. The following compilation, excepting the historical sketch of the country, was prepared for the Commercial Directory of the American Republics to be issued by the Bureau of the American Republics during the current year. It is printed separately in this form in response to the widespread demand for information as to the natural resources, industries, and commerce of the Hawaiian Islands and their present political status. Joseph P. Leith Director of the Bureau of the American Republics. WASHINGTON, D. C., August 1, 1897. 3 |