The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-05-11
MAkAwAo. Mani. April 20. 1870

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1rsTI ~ MAKAwAo. Mani, April 20, 1870. i
Editor Hdpaiia,r Gazette:
DEAR SIR ITO day our people of this district had
public meeting to talk over matters and things per-
tanning 10 the approaching meeting of the Hawaiian
Legislature, with Mr. Kapihe, our representative
elect who meet him for the last time ere he leaves
for the metropolis. Mr., Kapihe as it is well known,
has been elected several times to represent this his
own district the adage does not hold good in his
case, "a prophet is not without honor in his
own country.n Our friend is highly houored by
tves and foreigners who know him, and the most
highly by those who know him best, and have long
est been acquainted with him in his private and pub
lie character. believe he has uniformly given sat
isfaction his constituents heretofore, and hope
that he will do nothing during the sessions of the
coming Legislature TO tarnish his fair name,
| industrious, and intelligent member -
We expressed freely views of subjects which,
as think, ought to come before the Legislature
for discussion and action. 1t seemed TO that, in
the waning state of the people, and in the fact that
diseases from foreign lands are becoming common
among us, there is . necessity that the Government
should take measures for the erection of hospitals
for the SICK perhaps each of the large islands,
connected with which medical lectures might be
given to class of Hawaiian YOUTH graduates of the
Lahaina Luna Seminary. If it is not too late to
cherish the hope that the race may be saved from
extinction, is it not an imperious duty to attempt
something of the kind? hope the subject will be
agitated, and that something will be done without
any unnecessary delay As.things now are. the race
cannot long survive.
Another subject occupied considerable of our time
at this meeting to w.t. the subject ofGaOa the plant
l.l,o
cotic. 1t is admitted all hands, that there is
great quantity of this root raised and sold and
sumed on Maui; and am sure that it is an evil and
bitter thing; hurtfu to body, mind and SOUL poy-
erty and woe procuring substance. think most of
our people, all indeed who do not use it, and some
of foreigners prepared to petition the Legis
lature to enact law prohibiting the planting, sell
ing and using of useless and hurtfula thing For
the credit of the Hawaiian Government, for the safe
y of the nation and for the highest interests tenn
pora and eternal, of individuals it is my earnest de-
sire that the soil Of these beautiful islands may no
longer be cursed with the growth of this hurtful
plant; if it grow spontaneously in any district,
pray that its sale aud use may be prohibited by law
April 27-At our meeting to-day, i met Mr.. P.
Nui, our School Superintendent. He gave me the
item of births and deaths in district, from Huelo
to Keokea from January LIST to March 31st, 1870 as
follows Births (eight deaths, A forty or
nearly six deaths to one birth. How long will the
race hold out at this rate? hope the subject of
Hawaiian decrease will be laid before the eye of the
coming Legislature will constitute subject of se7
rious inquiry to the of this state of things
will awaken the anxious inquiry of that body, "Can
anything be done to arrest this mortality and what
can we do in the natter?'
So far as can hear, the sickness has abated in my
district though there still cases of the desease
which has sweptso many away. OF late theinfuenza
extensiveIyprevails among all classes. The weather
is quite cool morning andevening, and we have still
rainy days. Though approaching cheerful and gent
al May the air is piercing for the most part and the
dark and angry clouds with. frequent showers
cause us at Makawao to feel much of the time that
March, the month of storms, has us still in its pow
err If May shall bring change, you shall hear
45laasJ Ii .r-utasIT Yours truly, -
srs j. s. GREEs
P.s. This is the morning of April SOth, rather
pleasant morning, though the North East wind
holds on, and except at midday fairly ehills us es
pecialy those of us who have been ill the last few
weeks. Isympathise with the poor Hawaiians who
are sti feeble from the late Sickness and who have
so.few comforts in this their time of need am for
once in my Island life longing for warm weather.
1t has been one of my daily petitions for many
weeks, Lord temper Thy winds to the shorn lamb"
And yet it is growing time. Our cattle and horses
fairly reve in their pastures and grow fat, notwih
standing the abuse they experience from the hands
of their iudolent and cruel kahus. Oar peaches
ripen in spite of the cool weather and excessive
rains, and our orange and fig trees putting out
and promise abundant fruit. THE lines are fallen
to us in pleasant places" every prospect pleasesp
at Makawao no less than on Ceylon. Sorry am TO
add. land only is vile" God our Heavenly
Father, has done His part, as we can an see at
glance, to make these islands well nigh an earthly
paradise. And that they will ere long be converted
into one, have little doubt. But the question
which we cannot help asking ourselves and that too
with deep solicitude, here arises, who will occupy
this garden of the Pacific not to say this garden Of
the worldl We once hoped fondly, that the de-
seendants of Kamehameha l. or the Great, would be
the intelligent, Industrious Godfearng, happy
cupanss, of this land conquered by his power and
governed by his wisdom Can still indulge this
hope in regard to these wasting forms about us?
If not who will succeed them? Let us think Of it,
talk of it, and do our duty in the premises.
Yours, j. S. GREEN.