The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-09-10
NEW OFFICERS ON MAUI.
JOHN W. KALUA QUALITIES AS
CIRCUIT JUDGE.
M, G. Ross Fined for Handling Opium
Road hoard to be Appointed
hoard OF Examiners.


changes have taken place in government
offices on the Island OF Maui, the most
prominent Of which is the appointment
of John W. Kalua, Esq, as Circuit Judge
in place Of A. N. Kepoikai, Esq. Mr..
Kalua has, ever since the overthrow Of
the monarchy, been an ardent supporter
of the annexation cause and has been
the direct means of getting large numbers
of native people to join the cause. Mr..
Kalua is without doubt the most prom
inent Hawaiian supporter of the new
Republic, and it is an undeniable fact
that he has sacrificed a lucrative law
practice through his firm opposition to
the cause of the defunct monarchy, and
as matter of justice no Hawaiian was
more entitled to reward than Mr.. Kalua.
Judge Kalus was introduced to the
members of the legal profession by
Judge Kepoikai on the first inst. at Wal
luku Court House. Judge Kepoikai, the
retiring justice, has been granted Ii
cense to practice law in all courts of the
Republic, and will probably hang out
his shingle in Waikiki and it may be
stated as the frequently expressed opin-
ion of number OF prominent Honolulu
attorneys that Judge Kepoikai has at all
times rendered sound and unbiased de
cisions in accordance with the law and
facts and will undoubtedly be successful
% a practicinU attorney
The appointment of School teacher
Peter Noah, Esq, to the Office of Police
Magistrate of Makawao district in place
of Judge Chas. Copp does not meet with
very enthusiastic approval, it being the
prevailing opinion that a poor school
teacher will turn out a "poorer" judge;
but the all powerful influence Of GER
tain influential Maui sugar planter was
evidently irresistible, this appointment
being by no means the first instance in
which such pull has worked.
Royalist Judge NJ. Kealoha of Ulupal-
akua has been replaced by ]. M. Napu-
lou, Esq, of Waihee, an ex-Police
Constable, who. in place of arresting
evil.doers, will hereafter deal out
justice to them.
w. H. King, Captain of Police at
Waikiki, has been promoted to the
Office of deputy sheriff of Wailuku, in
place Of w. G. Scott, who resigned to
accept police captaincy in Honolulu.
Port Surveyor L. Zumwalt and men,
bers of the Maui police force made
capture of eighty tins of opium at
Maalaea bay on the arrival Of the w. G.
Hall on the night of August 3lst. II
appears that the police authorities had
received authentic information that a
consignment of the contraband article
would be landed at that time in charge
of Mr.. NJ. G. Ross, proprietor Of the
Waikiki Stable, who returned from
Honolulu on HE bridal tour. Mr.. Ross,
on his arrival at Maalaea, in placesof
being received by his friends and the
Wailuku String Band, YVES rendered
rather different reception by the Maui
police, who relieved him of two trunks,
one of which was found to contain fifty
one tins of Hongkong opium. Thirty
more tins were found by Custom Guard
w. E. Bal in corned-beef case in pos
session of celestial Jehu and promptly
seized.
Mr.. Ross was Immediately arrested
and subsequently released on furnishing
bail in the amount of $1,000. He natur-
ally disclaimed all ownership or knowl-
edge of the trunk in question, but
Justice E. Helekunihi evidently took a
different view of the matter, and on the
9th inst. sentenced Mr.. Ross to pay a
fine Of $3.50 and costs. Mr.. John Rich
ardson, attorney for Ross, noted an ap-
peal to the December term at Lahaina.
The Chinese hack-driver was acquitted
for lack of evidence.
Waikiki District is at present with
out Road Board and Road Supervisor,
no appointments having been made yet,
but that circumstance did not by any
means cause succession of holidays
for the prison laborers, as Sheriff Chill
ingsworth is at present employing the
prisoners to clean the main streets of
Wailuku of superfluous rocks, a thing
which was very much needed and the
Sheriff has the thanks of the Waikiki
community in this matter.
1t is very much to be hoped that the
Minister Of Interior may select practical
men as members of our Road Board and
men who are not to much occupied with
their own business to take the intrests
in the public roads which is demanded.
1t would certainly be most unwise to
form a Road Board out of plantation
managers who may only be willing to
devote any attention to roads when
plantation roads require repairing or
improving. 1t is further suggested that
the new Road Board when appointed, in
turn select Road Supervisor who has
some knowledge OF road building and
who will not be permitted to squander
the taxpayers money in the same
manner as has been done in the recent
past.
The Board of Examiners and Regis.
tration has been in session at Wailukr
court house on the 4th and 9th inst, a.
Waihee ON the 9th, and at Kahului OF
the 7th and will again depart for Hans
next week. While at Waikiki thu
members of the Board were the guest
of Judge j. w. Kalua.
Public Concert.
The Hawaiian Band, under the lead
rship of Professor Berger, will give ,
cnncart this aveninp at Tao o'clock nj