To lessen the hardships and deprivations of life in the mountains, he also tried to accommodate the people's customs, arranging for shows by Taiwanese Opera companies, hand puppet theater troupes and other performance groups.
他也配合本地人的習性，常安排歌仔戲、布袋戲等，以排遣單調艱辛的山區生活。涓滴長流「當時瘧疾盛行，八田先生一再要求員工服用瘧疾預防藥，」德光信誠舉例，由於藥實在難以下嚥，很多人就在路上偷偷丟掉，八田太太外代樹知情後，還常常跟著員工回家，苦口婆心勸導。