The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-03-21
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they have done other parts of the |
kingdom, but in Hamakua, Hawaii, |
the Government has caused to be
surveyed, homestead lots in. three or
more different localities. One near
Honokaa, one near faauilo, and one
on the old Government road between
Paauhau and Paauilo. Soon after
the lots were laid ont near llonokaa,
the Road Board of llamakua was in
structed by the Minister of the In
terror TO grade the road the Govern
ment had surveyed leading up to
the homestead lots, which the board
at once attended TO. The lots, 1
understand, have been mostly taken
and are now occupied by settlers.
Quite recently the Road Board has
been again instructed Ey His Ex-
cellency TO extend the graded road
up to the settlement, which for want
of time has not yet been done. The
Government has also laid out pub
lie road up to and among the home
stead lots located near Paauilo, and
the Hamakua Road Board is now
ready To grade the road.
The old Government road is all
the road that is required at present
to accommodate the settlers in the
last named locality. All of these
lands are of good quality and the
lots near the old Government road
are good cane land, being within the
cane belt. The climate is superior
to the best to be found in California.
Lots in California with the quality
of soil these possess, and within the
bounds of old settlements as thest
lots are situated would be taken
fast as deeds could be made for
them. Yet those that are taken are
very reluctantly taken.
The fact exists that we have but
little material in these islands to
make settlers of, and still less of
those who possess the genuine pio-
neer settlers spirit, that makes its
possessor willing to travel many
miles under difficulties and undergo
toll, poverty, suffering and danger,
to reach unoccupied land and to
subdue, cultivate, build, and main
tain their homes upon them, with
the intelligence and daring of heroes,
never once looking back or regret
ting the steps they had taken but
keeping the objective point always
in view when the reward shall be
realized of a home and farm pos
sessed in fee, and responsibility
that crowns success.
OF such stock comes warriors,
judges, governors, presidents, he,
roes, and statesmen, and such were
the American pioneer settler. | may
say, we have none such here.
The Chinese, japanese, or natives
are not that kind of material. The
latter only TO . limited extent cult
vate the lanG, i.,y ave, preferrinq
TO sit and look 1t tho Ainaman tc
cultivate it.
The Portu- csc slch as 1 have
seen in the United States, do no
seem to be gifted with a frontier
spirit. cannot call to mind one
individual out of the thousands tha
/ have seen in California that eve
chose frontier settlement, and bu
few settle even in thinly settled dis
tricts, they preferring to get clos
together, purchase q small lot ant
build small house upon it, whicl
seems to be the height of their am
bition. In that condition they be
come stereotyped. If there is an,
spirit of enterprise among them i
comes from the outside. If left t
themselves / don't believe the
would make any advancement fo
scores of years, and their descend
ants then will be occupying sma
pieces of land and little houses
Whether they will do better here
remains to be seen. If enterprisin
Germans, English or American
can be settled among and aroun
them they will pattern and inprov,
1t is well for the Government t
keep the way open for settlement
but if there is now, or, at least, br
few here that will settle the Cover
ment is not to blame but don't fei
that the rich lands and superior cl
mate won't eventually be occupie
and by settlers inferior to none. Bl
they are not here now. Neithe
would it be wise to bring them hel
until there are other branches c
productive industry started at whiC
they can labor for a living beside
sugar and rice, as there are as man
people here now as can find emplo,
ment at present industries. So b.
fore this Government can be expec
ed TO settle the rich lands of the,
islands with desirable people,
must first show the world that otht
things besides sugar and rice can !
prolitably grown here.
Thus far they have been frustra
. ed, perhaps by the very ones thi
are now finding fault.
1t is our opinion that the perm;
nent settlement of the unoccupie
lands of these islands may be date
from our late revolution; the spir
is in the Government, and but fo
the unprogressive, unstatesmanlil1
spirit of the Old Government tina
fingered around our late Legislator
xya Nyonl1 haua haan NOM 70 a.,