The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-20
EX QUEEN AGAIN IN COURT.
SUIT TO COMPEL HER TO SIGN A
LEASE.
Injunction Issued Restraining Her
From Leasing the Lands of Luna
hal to Anyone by Wong Kwai.

Wong Kwai. the well known Chi
nese capitalist and vice consul, has
brought an equity suit against Ex-
Queen Liliuokalani, i'm which he asks
that she be compelled to perform a
certain agreement entered into by
her agent, Joseph IIeeluhe.
The suit is entitled bill for spc-
citc performance and the complain
ant recites that Lydia X. Dominis.
otherwise known as Liliuokalani. by
her duly authorized agent. Joseph He
leluhe. made a certain agreement i'm
writing, a copy of which is embodied
in the complaint. by which she agreed
TO lease to said Wong Kwai. Il certain
piece or parcel of land. being the All
upuaa of Lumahai. on the Island of
Kauai, for an annual rental of $4,000.
payable semi-annually in advance, for
term of ten years, beginning with
the first day of January, 1900.
That the w. c. Akana mentioned in
Exhibit y, attached to the complaint,
was on the date thereof. October Is.
1898, the duly authorized agent of the
said Wong kwai in negotiating the
said lease. That on Monday. October
18th, the plaintiff met the said Joseph
ueleluhe. as agent of Liliuokalani.
and accepted and ratified the said
agreement so signed by him, and the
said Heleluhe then and there caused
a lease of said lands to be prepared.
After being slightly amended by the
petitioner the lease was then and
there mutually agreed to by Joseph
Heleluhe acting for Liliuokalani, and
the petitioner, as being in conformity
with the agreement, and the petitioner
is now ready and willing to sign the
same.
That plaintiff has applied to Joseph
Heleluhe as agent and to Liliuokalani
as principal to execute the lease and
has made tender of $1,150 as payment
for the first six months rent. but that
the defendant has refused to accept
the rent so rendered or to execute the
lease prepared and agreed on or any
other lease, but on the contrary
threatens to lease the lands to some
third party. Petitioner further re-
cites that he has been for many years
the tenant Of said land of Lumahai
under the said defendant and her pre-
deceSSors. and cultivated large pOr.
ton of the same as a rice plantation
and if the defendant persists i'm her
refusal to sign the lease agreed on
it will cause irreparable injury TO the
petitioner
The court is asked to declare that
the plaintiff is entitled to specific
performance and execution of tn,
agreement and TO decree accordingly;
that proper inquiries may be mace
accounts taken and directions given;
/ that the usual writ may issue com
handing the defendant to appear auC
answer under penalty and tnat II wri
/ of injunction issue against the sal,
Liliuollalaui, her agents, attorney
and representatives, prohibiting an,
/ enjoining her and them from eNecut
! ing any lease or otherwise diSposin.
/ of the said Ahupuaa of Lumahai t.
any person other than the plaintiff un
til the further order of the court.
Judge Perry has allowed the iniunc
/ ton 70 issue and the same has bocI
/ duly served, n bond of $1,000 being
/ first fixed that the plaintiff will max,
good to Liliuokalani any loss she ma,
sustain by reason thereof if he fails t,
make good the suit. L. y. ThurstoI
is attorney for plaintiff.