The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-23

Inspector General Townsend Re-
ports on KOna Affair.
Cost of School House at Waiawa
Stated Jas r. Holt School
Agent at Eva.

terday, there were present Professor
Alexander, chairman in absence of
Cooper; Mrs. Dillingham;, Mrs.
Jordan, II. S. Townsend, j. F. Scott, w.
a. Bowen and II. NJ. Won Holt. Min
utes OF the previous meeting read and
approved.
MIR. Scott reported that he had seen
MIR. Lowrie, manager of Eva planta-
ton, concerning the Waiawa school
house and lot. The buildings, 'includ-
ing the transfer OF lumber, would cost
s.. 900. The sum of $500 worth of new
lumber would pretty nearly build
new house.
Mr. Townsend made a report on the
recent South Kona muddle, caused by
the strained relations between the
school agent, Mr.. Mills. and t. X. X.
Amalu, principal in the school at that
place. Mr.. Townsend said that so far
as he could find out, the strained rela-
tons had come about by the action OF
Mr. Mills in recommending to the
Board of Education the resignation of
Mrs S. Amalu on account OF her re-
fusal to take the oath of allegiance. 1t
will be remembers that Mrs. S. Anna
In was appointed by j. f. Scott to the
position of assistant, on account or the
illness of Amalu's wife, which required
the assistance of Miss Kaelele, in Ho-
nolulu, thus leaving the position va
cant. Mr.. It. X r. Amalu was in
censed against Mills, and told the peo-
pie round about that he intended to re
sign in case Mills was not removed
from office. This resulted in petition
being sent to the board, asking for the
removal of Mills.
The school agent was up in arms in
a moment, and demanded an eXplana-
ton from Amalu. The relations be-
came more and more strained. Mills
called on Amalu and was politely asked
to get out of the front or back gate, as
best he saw fit, but by all means TO get
out Well, he did so, and then followed
the removal by him of Amalu from the
school, and the locking of the doors of
the house Mills proceeded further in
the matter and overstepped his bounds
still more by conveying the impression
that he had authority from the board
to examine into Amalu's duties as
postmaster and also in regard to his
school duties.
S. Amalu. a nephew of T. K. r. Anna
Iu, who had assisted and stood by his
uncle in the trouble, was likewise sus-
pended from duty at Alae on the
grounds of his having beaten young
native girl. Mr.. Townsend examined
into the matter and found that the
child had been badly bruised about the
shoulder. The stick used was too
heavy. 1t was claimed by Mr.. Mills
that the girl had been pushed to the
ground like dog" This she herself
denied. Mr.. Townsend told him to
wait until hearing from him, and just
here recommended that Mr. S. Amalu
be reinStated.
On asking Mr. Mills what he relied
upon for his authority in removing the
Amalus, he replied that in certain
regulation of the board, it was plainly
stated that any active hostility against
the Government should be dealt with
by removal from office. He had inter
preted the hostility against himself,
hostility directed against the Govern
ment, and had acted accordingly.
Then came the T. Haze matter. Mills
transferred that teacher from his
school to the one at Hookena, in T. *
r. Amalu's place. This, of course. Gre
ated very bad feeling, and it seems that
Haze had a leaning on the size of
Amalu Then Amalu turned against
him. Letters were written to the board.
Finally Haze sought an audience with
Mills. and called at his house. When
he got there he was presented with
letter. written by Mills himself, and
dwelling upon the manly, upright con-
duct of the school agent and his just
course in putting out Amalu from his
school. This Mills himself asked Haze
to sign. which he did.
Haze stared to the inspector general
= war m n
without any intention of writing or
signing such a letter. but the school
agent showed him parts of letters from
the board which conveyed the impress
sion that he was sustained in all of his
acts by that body. and that he himself
was acting in defiance of the regula
tons This he did not care 10 do, and
was willing TO right matters in any
way whatever.
Mr. Townsend reported. further. that
he had advised Mr.. Mills TO send in
his resignation. He could not tell him
that such would be accepted but he
thought that it was the best course
that could be followed. The resigna-
ton had already been received
Mr.. Townsend then recommended
the following:
l. That the resignation of Mr.. Mills
be accepted.
>. That Mr.. T. X. r. Amalu be in
formed that Mr.. Mills had been right
in his action of asking for the resigna-
ton of Mrs. :. Amalu. but that his
bitterness against Mr.. Mills as d re-
suit. is condemned
3 That :. Amalu be Teinstated in the
Alae School. with the understanding
that ne exercise special caution in the
matter of severe punishments.
l. That Mr.. Mills be informed that,
although right in his action of causing
the removal of Mrs. :. Amalu he had
not taken the right course afterwards
also. that he is expected 10 do all in
his power TO restore good feeling in the
District Of South kona-
II was moved and carried that Miss
Camara be made assistant TO Mr.. Law
at the Pahoehoe School for the remain
der of the year and that the children
OF Kahuluu be instructed 70 attend Pa