The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-20


himself with some of the kamaainas,
but promises To leave next week. OF
course we can do nothing with him
as long as he remains on the kuleanas,
but / have instructed Mr.. Hutchison
to have him watched, and to have him
arrested when he comes on Board OF
Health premises for any other pur-
pose excepting to take his children
away.
There is now another child, not
leper, which the parents wish TO seud
to the Kapiolani Home, and are anxi-
Gus to send it soon, but have to wait
until DR.. Oliver returns and examines
it, and sends his official opinion.
Palea, the runaway leper, returned
some two or three weeks ago, and was
soon after his return duly prosecuted
before the judge and punished accord
ing to law. And ever since the rules
and regulations have been in force,
every runaway has been duly prose-
cuted and punished.
With regard to kokuas living at the
settlement, who really have no busi-
ness there, that is a well-known fact
to the Board of Health, to the Super
intendent and myself, and have al
ways considered it an act of injustice
to allow some to live there, prosecute
others when found in the settlement,
TO refer the honorable members OF
the Board of Health to my report Of
1892 to the Board, on the subject OF
kokuas, and kindly read what l have
said there on pages 1l9 to III.
The injustice, however, does not
consist in forbidding relatives ana
friends of lepers to go and live with
their relations and friends now, or
visit them a. the settlement; that is
just and in accordance with the segre-
CATION law. The injustice is the work
of former Boards in permitting so
many kokuas to live at the settlement
without sufficient justification, and
not making it imperative to leave af-
ter the death of their charges, as is the
case now. Under DIR. Emerson's presi-
dency, many were permitted to live at
the settlement under the condition
that they remain there for life, ard IL
is just this condition which rather
compromises the Board in dealing
properly with these people.
Not very long after Mr.. Dayton be-
came the President of the Board, he
seemed to be particularly anxious TO
have all useless kokuas expelled from
the settlement, believing, as he said,
they were a source of much trouble
and discomfort amongst the people, an
opinion which / also knew was cor
rect.
Subsequently, / was instructed by
the Board, in writing, to try and eX-
pei all such kokuas who had no busi-
ness there, and who were not en-
ployed by the Board. In consequence
of this order from the Board, l set to
work to accomplish this task in my
own way, and would have easily ac-
complished it without causing the
least disturbance had L been honestly
supported by the President of the
Board. 1 commenced with making
list of all the kokuas, and stuck up
the following notice: In conformity
with the laws and by order of the
Board of Health, all persons living at
the Leper Settlement who are not
afflicted with leprosy, and whose
permits to reside at the Settlement as
kokuas have expired and become void
on account of the death of their friends
and relatives, for whom they were
originally permitted to live at the
Settlement, are hereby requested to
renew their permits within two
months from the date of this notice.
Non compliance with this request, at
the expiration of this time, will ex-
pose them 10 prosecution and subse-
quent penalty according to the laws
of the kingdom. Leper Settlement,
MEYER, Agent Board of Health"
1 submitted this notice to the Board,
but received no official acknowledge
ment of the same. One member, how
ever, acknowledged il in a private
letter, and expressed his fullest APP
prOval but that was private. A
week or two afterwards / was sur
prised to receive "a letter from the
Secretary, expressing fear that my
proceedings might cause unpleasant
ness, etc.
Next L found that Mr.. Dayton's
Every worthy Hawaiian (see Re
port, 1892, page 81 was only using my
endeavors to accomplish the desired
object-to secure the "ilI-will" " of
the people, hence their subsequent
threats to kill me, and the very
worthy Hawaiian's forgery and many
other attempts to get rid of me.
After being fully assured that was
not in error, proposed to the Board
at meeting to leave this matter to
commission to go up and say who
shall be permitted to remain and who
not. To this the Board assented, and
a committee was appointed to go up
to the Settlement, composed of Mr..
Dayton and J. +. Colburn, to settle
this matter with Mr.. Tell. Mr.. Col
burn did not go; Mr.. Dayton went
alone, spent a week at the Settlement,
made another list of the names of
not quite as full as mine;
to Honolulu and bought a
very large book to record the valuable
history of every kokua. Mr.. Dayton
went again and again, made another
list, / believe, but nothing further
was done.
The Hon. J. T. Waterhouse, Jr., and
the Hon. Mr.. Ena, were members of
the Board then, as now, and Mr.. Chas.
Wilcox was the secretary and all
these gentlemen doubtless remember
most OF this affair.
This kokua matter would have been