The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-19
VISIT TO KALAUPAPA.
Ivy THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND
INVITED GUESTS.
Satisfactory Expedition - Where the
Party Went and what They
Think of MoIokai.


steamer Keauhou left Honolulu Friday
evening, Nov. 10th, shortly after 10
o'clock with the Board of Health and
representatives OF the press, and visitors,
for Molokai.
The trip up was fine one. A few of
the ladies. aboard suffered at first from
thoughts of the vastness OF the sea, but
the discomfort was dispelled before Mol
okai was reached. All OF the berths on
the vessel were occupied, and some OF
the passengers had to use mattresses.
The steamer came to anchor about
a. m. off Kalaupapa, and at about 7
o'clock the landing was made.
At the landing the visitors were
greeted by the band and a large con-
course Of people. The band played,
among other things, God Save the
Queen" as special compliment to
Commissioner HAYES, who was menu
Der of the visiting party.
On landing the party divided into
three parts. Bishop Willis went to the
English mission. Revs. o. p. Emerson
and j. Waiamau went up to W. C.
Kealaha's. They then got horses, went
to Kalawao, visited the Bishops home
and preached at the church. In the
afternoon the reverend gentlemen adj
dressed the congregation of the church
at Kalaupapa.
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to the Superintendents quarters, or
what is sometimes called the "little
Government house." From there the
company first visited Bishops Home
for Girls at Kalaupapa and found il in
its usual state OF perfect order and
cleanliness. There were found to be
107 inmates of this institution, few of
whom were helpless women, in low
stage of the disease.
From the Girls Home the party re-
turned to the superintendent house
and, taking horses, proceeded through
the village to Kalawao, on the way in
speeding the newly constructed reser-
voirs. These are situated at the highest
elevation of the main pipe line
between Kalaupapa and Kalawao.
These reservoirs were recently con-
structed under the supervision of Mr.. c..
B. Reynolds, the efficient executive Of
ficer of the Board. They are both round,
one fifty feet in diameter, the other
thirty feet, and both ten feet deep. They
are constructed in most substantial
manner of stone and cement, and are
rooted over with galvanized iron.
Thence the party proceeded through
the village to the Baldwin's Home for
boys. This institution, with it's new
buildings and equipments, has been
built with funds donated by Hon. II. p.
Baldwin of Maui, the sum being S5 ,000
The house is situated at the foot OF
the mountain range in locality ad
mirably adapted to the purpose. The
grounds cover from three to four acre,
which were prepared and laid out undei
the supervision of Mr.. Joseph DutLon.
= The dormitories and buildings are laid
out in a quadrangular shape, there being
six dormitories running in parallel lines
on the ends, the sisters cottage and thu
class rooms occupying the opposite sides
. The campus is open and is a beautiful
y grass plot with fountain in the center
- The same neatness and order found t,
: exist at Bishops Home was noticed
here. There are alb out ninety-five in
mates in the school.
Mr.. buttons workshop attracted tn
attention and interest of the visitors
He has his Office, medical room
u workshop, tool room and store room
I arranged in most systematic manner
" which with the bathing room for tn
boys adjoining, is a model of conven
i ence and neatness. The sisters i
" charge and Mr.. Dutton showed til
IL party every attention, and all cam
away impressed with the grand wor
- being done by those devoted people.
Retiring, the party visited variol
= points of interest in the settlement.
y After partaking of bountiful lunc
. brought from the steamer some of IL
III visitors rested while the Minister of Il
Interior with the President Of IL
II Board had meeting with the owners
u the kuleanas, recently acquired by ii
~ Board.
ei These parcels of lands were the on
VI ones remaining not owned by the Go
W eminent and controlled by the Board ,
Health. They were recently taken III
NC der an act passed by the Provision
NC Government Councils. Each parcel W
nc appraised by Commissioners appoint,
III for the purpose, but only few of 4
ID owners accepted the appraisement.
large number still remain on the
~ lands, claiming that, not owning lal
elsewhere, the sums awarded the
ne were insufficient to purchase land ell
where, and for the erection of ne
''9 houses. To meet this objection d
d" Government selected fine track
land on the south side of t
: Island near Kaluaaha, and h
lots laid out, equal in numb'
:, to those taken under the appraisemei
Each lot is divided into two parts
' ao suitable for building purposes and t
Nv other for the growing of taro.
10 The offer was made to the owner
each kuleana that if they would acce
the appraisement the Governmt
ner would deed to them in fee simple one
these allotments near Kaluaaha, vii
nv out cost to them, and transport tn
son effects from Kalaupapa to the new 10
ton without charge.
=, This offer was fully explained at
Wv interview Saturday and sixty d.
given in which they were to make tn