The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-20
DIVERGING VIEWS ON ROADS In
... KONA DISTRICT.
The Coffee District Receives a Good
Kona-Road Work Progressing.
kona. Hawaii. March Is.

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After several weeks of absence the
rain god has paid well received visit
to Kona. The down pour on the even
ing of the 18th being especially heavy,
and, at Hookena, retarding the freight
landing operations.
The Japanese landing puzzle has
been the incentive to the mooted
foundation of Citizens Guard com
pany from both districts of Kona. \
paper is being circulated and it is
likely that in short time the desir-
able adjunct to property defence will
be in evidence-if needed.
Japs are taking up land, generally
by lease, very rapidly in S. Kona. The
average rental per acre being four dol
lars-high perhaps, but coffee lands
are not being pushed by owners even
at this pumped-up rental.
j. Gaspar has built large and com
modious warehouse and is laying a
tramway from the new landing at Ke-
alakel<ua Bay to new road.
Howard Bryant and f. Paetow, rode
over from Kohala on the 18th and are
visiting the Greenwell family at Kalu-
Kalu.
c. G. Gilhus, who recently resigned
from Paia plantation sub-management
is now here and making preparations
for building upon his coffee plantation
started last year.
Thos. Kinds Is hauling lumber for a
new residence at Kaawaloa maulta; he
ha about fifty acres cleared and seed
beds planted.
School house at Alae is not yet oc-
cupied, minor II alters remaining to
be completed by the contractor.
in spfte of the GROWERS and threats
of damage suits for mythical injuries
and wounded vanity. and in this con-
nection the following are to be noted:
One has seen eighteen days of life and
has two signatures; the other obtained
over forty signatures in a few hours.
PETITION.
"The present condition of the road
being built in Central Kona makes it
dangerous to the travelling public. At
the hills of Onuhi and Hokokano the
pass is so narrow as to render it un-
safe to life and property.
I'VE, therefore, residents of Central
Kona, respectfully demand that a safe
pass be made for the public during the
construction of said road.
Trusting the above will meet with
| your immediate attention"
! -. ID. Paris, Richard Roe"
CONTRA PETITION.
"Hon. j. A. King, Minister of the In
terror.
"The undersigned inhabitants ot
Kona, Hawaii, respectfully petition
you to ignore any protests in the mat
ter of retarding or hindering the con
tractors now engaged by your depart
ment, upon or in public road worl
construction in Kona.
"And assure you that still further
extension of traffic facilities is desired
by all fair minded residents.
I'VE feel it is a duty to our section
to aid the difficult work now in pro
gress and to repudiate the attacks OF
progressive measures-resorted to by :
few shell-back opponents"
-. Todd, \. l.. Greenwell, Thos
Hind, j. ID. Ackerman, r. Wasman, IL
Weeks and thirty-five others"
Contractor McDougal, who has abou
five miles of road building on hand
says that he has done and is still will
ing to do anything reasonable in wa!
of temporary passages-and 99-1O0 o
Kona people support his statement.
c. d. Miller, now manager at Kala
hiki plantation has begun drastic re
forms and in so doing has rooted up
large number of weakly coffee tree
planted by his predecessor. He say
their location is wrong and is nov
building on mauka lands of about 1870
feet elevation.
j. Batchelder, the official weigh-mar
is around Kona testing scales.