The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-01-01
At KAUMAKAPILI.

Of the Board Of Health in respect to the introduce
ton Of small pox in the country recently.
Hon. W. Pinehasa Wood was called to the
Chair.
An elderly native whose name was not learned
By our reporter. spoke for a while about the for
eigner introducing smallpox and other dangerous
diseases, but his remarks were interrupted by a
general request to q sit down"
After a lew preliminary remarks By several
present. the following preamble aud resolutions
were submitted % the Assembly
WHEREAS, At The present TIM. great fear and
excitsmrut has fallen upon some foreigners and all
II txaiiaus. caused by the landing aud Appearance
Of smallpox within our midst and
WHEREAS. II - u we'll known fact within His
Majesty : kingdom. that the slaughter Of this peO-
pie by thousands by smallpox about twenty-sev-n
years ago. Wa one VI the main reasons that has
caused the drpopulatiou ~ the country: and
WuEREAs, The life Of the people j. the ruling
thought and care Of our beloved Sovereign as
has been shown so often in the Royal Speeches at
the opening Of every legislature since HIS Mlj-
esty has been on the throne; and
WHEREAS. On the arrival Of the stram-r Austria
Ia on December 18th, from the port Of San Fran
cisco, a port known To be infected with smallpox.
that vessel should have been prohibited from land
ing any Of her passengers on shore. according to
Rule /. of Quarantine Regulations and Rules
adopted by the Hawai-t an Board Of HEALTH which
We're issued IL loDZ. Tor the purpose OF WArQIug OF
all contagious diseases but those regulations
have been ignored by the present Board of Hralth,
and passengers have been allowed to land with
out the slightest regard for the pnblIc health; and
WHEREAS, By the landing of passengers from
said vessel, smallpox has broken out aud orders
have been issued contrary TO right aud justice. that
Is, when the second case broke out, the Storage
passengers were placed under quarantine regulu-
tions. while the cabin passengers were allowed to
90 40 large. And for this reason, the Board OF
Health aud the Executive Authorities have acted
wrougfully by not being waIchful OF public health,
but giving heed to the desires OF friends and to SELL
interest aud
WHEREAS, On Sunday last, a Chinaman was
found In town affected with small pOX. owing u
careIessuess Of the Board of Health, and the IN
watchtulneSs OF the Executive Authorities, ana con
srquenly, fears are entertained Of the farther
spread OF the disease among the few OF Us Hawa-
iians remaining therefore
REsOLvED-Taat this meeting of the people de-
clare publicly their strong condemnation of tbs
action Of the Board of Health By not using all pow
er granted them by the laws, in order To proven
the landing and stay the spread Of this terrible dis
ease. that has destroyed 30 large a number OF the
people; and
REsOLvED-This meeting Of the people declare
publicly their distrust and want Of confidence in
the authorities % the government. for their great
forgetfulness and carelessness in regard TO every
thing pertaining to this great aud important qurs-
tion,-the life Of the people and for this reason
this meeting Is OF the opinion that they have no.
carried out rightly the duties entrusted TO theii
hands. 9.
The Hon. s. X. Kaai then spoke, in the Haw
allan language IN substance, as follows
q" MY FELLOW CoUSTRYNES We have Assem-
bled here this evening, for the consideration Of
most important question; yea, it Is highly import
ant 20 as all az il relates TO life and death; and
am sorry to see this meeting 50 thinly attend
ed. I wish this whole house was so crowded on thi
occasion that people would have to stand outside.
"Wehave just heard the resolutions read, and an
sure all Of US understand well their meaning
- - -. -, for uVvaa1f ~ N Of U1
Majesty's subjects. 70 declare my support Of the res
oluuons. They are full in their meaning. and ~
cannot add anything more to them. The tone ]
sound. and the words are true, from first to last
Therefore, I stand and speak for the resolutions
that we pass them unanimously.
eve euaiiaus- have not forgotten the terribl