The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-19
A Honolulu Boy Who Now Comes
From Hawaii.
MR.. H0LSTElN OF KOHALA
Born and Educated in This City.
Has Done Well On the Big Island.
Land OWner-LegisIation Ideas.

tutional age of 80 when he was elected
two years ago after a very lively cam
paign.
Mr.. Holstein is a man of much more
than average talent and ability. He
was a valuable member during the
first session and is looked upon as
one of the men who will do effective
work during this sitting. Mr.. Holstein
is a half-caste, born in Honolulu, edu-
Gated in the Royal School on Emma
street and still a firm friend and ad
mirer of his old teacher, the Rev.
Alexander Macintosh The father OF
the Senator wash Holstein, German
who was in his lifetime superintendent
of the Royal Agricultural Gardens in
Nuuanu valley and useful and esteem
ed member Of the community. The
man who now comes from Hawaii TO
sit as a legislator became a carpen-
ter after he left school and can point
out many buildings in Honolulu upon
which he worked.
A dozen years or more ago, the young
man concluded that he had best strike
out, leave town and WOO Mother Earth
for home and wealth. In all his plans
he has succeeded admirably. He stud
led law and is now a capable practi-
TONER He has made himself a fine
home and is the owner of considerable
valuable land. He lives at Kapaau,
which is about 20 miles from MANU-
kona and between the Union Mill and
Kohala Sugar Co., plantations. There
are about 800 residents in Kapaau and
there is a large population in the dis
| trict Court for the Circuit is held
| there in October of each year. Mr..
Holstein practices there and over che
Islands and has sometimes journeyed
i to Honolulu in the interest Of clients.
AS its active spirit the Awini Coffee
| Co., has Mr.. Holstein, who was it's
organizer. The corporation came into
| being about four years ago. 1t has
go acres of as good land as there is in
| the country in fee simple OF this %
acres are in coffee and this field is
coming into bearing this year. There
is an orchard of fourteen acres and
from this orchard has come the finest
Island oranges yet produced.
Mr.. Holstein has never been abroad,
but he is exceedingly we'll informed
and is progressive in his thought. The
way in which Honolulu has gone ahead
| both surprises and gratifies him. He
| takes a great pride in the capital. Mr..
Holstein is no student of converse
|
what should be done for the best OF
the country and does not hesitate to
express himself. Among the new leg
islative acts which he will either father
of advocate are the following:
A license for the sale in the differ
ent districts of light wines and beers
Requiring an Identification on the
back of the poll tax receipt.
An act to abolish the vicious pass
port system.
To amend the tax law so that rice
as growing crop may be assessed IL
the month of September as well az
in April.
Comforting the power of collecting
the fee on firearms on the respective
tax collectors.
| I1OiSISlu says IO 10 SCuCloo
in figures as in everything else an(
thinks these amounts should be voted
for internal improvements in various
districts in Hawaii:
Hamakua, 100000; Kohala, $1,000
Kau, $4,000; South Kohala, s33, 600
Kona, $4,000; Hilo, $360,000; Puma
$1,000.
Speaking on legislation and publ
policy generally, Senator Holstein say
for himself:
II am in favor of encouraging Hill
in all that she requests, as | beliey
that greater things may be expecte
of her in the future. She will certain
ly be Honolulu's rival in the stride
= to reap the profits of the assured com
mercial prosperity in the Pacific. 0
one thing with relation to Hilo, how
ever, you can put me down as being i
the opposition. | am against an
scheme looking to a change Of base b
Captain Berger of the band. We ca
make music Of our own over on Ha
Waii.
Il shall vote for an income tax a
often as one may be presented to tn
Senate and l sincerely hope that tn
seven members who were for tn
measure at the last session will stan
by their guns if the proposition come
up again.
1--WE should be somewhat conserve
. tive and cautious pending dispositio
of the treaty at Washington for if III
Islands become part and parcel of tn
United States there will not be niue
for the Legislature to do.
, LAS to electric street railway fraT
chises, l have not yet studied the loc;
situation, but presume there may
a couple of requests for a charter fc
this city and one from Hilo. Tn
word exclusive should be left out {
all concessions"
In conclusion, Senator Holstein sal
he had been wondering for some tin
where all the money for improvement
,. was to be secured. He believes it wi
likely be necessary to issue MOI
bonds.