The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-03-09
To The Hon W. p KanaakGu and tie Members Of the
Board of Education

To The Hon. W. P Kamakau and tie Members Of The
Board Of Education:
l have received the communication from w. Jas
Smith, Secretary of the Board of Education direct
ing me to meet you at u o'clock, NJ, on the LIST of
March 1870, relative to the teachers suspended by
me in the district of Eva.
1t was stated in the Kuokoa newspaper that sus-
pended the teachers in question, for supporting
me in the election for Representatives, and it in
quired whether the Board of Education had not in
structed me to do
LIST. suspended A. Kaulii, teacher at Waiawa,
Eva, for having been several times drunk; and for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct in the meeting
house during sabbath school exercises on Feb 9th
last, for which he convicted before the Court.
End. suspended j. P. Kekaina teacher at Kalau-
ao Eva, for often beating the children until blood
would flow, and bodily injuring five of them, being
frequently admonished by me, but not regarding
the same, and the parents having frequently com
planned to me and sometimes to W. J. Smith and
A Fernandez, of the same.
Sd. suspended d. Kalou, teacher at Honouliuli
Eva, for inefficiency, owing to which. the older
children had left the school, not having shown any
advancement at the examinations for several years
These the reasons for which suspended them
and l have substituted suitable persons in their
places.
In regard to the statements of the Kuokoa news
paper, they are the statements of the enemies of
the School Agent of the Eva district, of the In
spector General, and of the Board of Education and
am preparing TO reply to the same in a few days.
The privilege of the Elective Franchise is a fixed
right of man, and that is the reason gave full lib
erty TO the school teachers the school lunas, the
constables and my own people, to exercise such
privilege as they should see fit
This is my humble report to you.
l am, &c, sW. MAHELoNA.
Aiea, Ewa Oahu, March Sd, 1870.
The local school agents have no author
ity to dismiss man, absolutely from his
place; but they are charged, at any. time
when any disorder may arise, to suspend
a teacher if the occasion should be grave
enough, and refer the case to the Inspec-
tor General of Schools On February the |
9th, Sunday, disorder of which the
two teachers referred to, were the cause,
occurred in Sunday school at Eva. This
disturbance was complained of by Church
members and others, and Mr. Mahelona,
as was his duty, suspended these men
from their functions as teachers, tor the
evil example which they set to the child
rem. On being presented before the
Court, Kaulii, against whom the testimo-
ny was the most pronounced, was fined,
but inasmuch as the church members did
not testify with equal distinctness regard
ing the drunkenness of Kekaina, he was
not fined, though it was very evident that
he had taken part in the disturbance at
the Church. Subsequently, Kaulii and
Kekaina were summoned before the In
spector General and Kaulii acknowledged
10 his own drunkenness saying, ua ond pa
kaua, j. e., we were both drunk together
These facts in connection with the COM
plants made by the parents of unneces-
sary harshness, and the unseemly distur-
bance made at the Church, induced the
Superintendent to suspend Kekaina In
the case of ID. Kalou, teacher at Honou-
liuli, he was dismissed for inefficiency
which is proved by the fact that many of
the pupils, particularly the older ones,
had left the school
We have given little account of this
because it is another instance of the readi-
ness of the very Independent" press to
take the report of any intelligent" per
son, provided that report conveys scandal
and blame, and give it all publicity posi-
BILE without asking those most able to
give them correct information. For in
stance, in cases like these, if men are not
turned out, then duty is not done, if they
are, it is base abuse of power and sub
version of right ED.