The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22
A Honolulu Boy Who Nov Comes
From Hawaii.
mr.. HOLSTEIN OF KOHALA
Born and Educated In This City,
Did Well on the Big Island-Land
Owner-LegisIation Ideas.


Kohala, Hawaii, district He was but
a couple of months above the consti-
tutiOnal age of 80 when he was elected
two years ago after very lively cam
paign.
Mr. Holstein is 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 half-caste, born in Honolulu, edu-
Gated in the Royal School on Emma
street and still a firm friend and adj
mirer CT his old teacher, the Rev.
Alexander Macintosh. The father OF
the Senator was H Holstein, German
who was in his lifetime superintendent
of the Royal Agricultural Gardens in
Nuuanu valley and a useful and esteem
ed member of the community. The
man who now comes from Hawaii TO
sit as a legislator became 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 300 residents in Kapaau and
there is 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
to Honolulu in the interest of clients.
AS its active spirit the Awini Coffee
Co., has Mr.. Holstein, who was its
organizer. The corporation came into
being about four years ago. 1t has
$40 acres of as good land as there is in
The country in fee simple. OF this q
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 well 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
ton" politics. He has ideas upon
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
A license for the sale in the differ
ent districts CT 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 a growing crop may be assessed in
the month of September as well as
in April
Comforting the power of collecting
the fee on firearms on the respective
tax collectors.
Senator Holstein says he is generous
in figures as in everything else and
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 900;
Kona, $4,000; Hilo, 100000; Puma,
$1,000
Speaking on legislation and public
policy generally, Senator Holstein says
for himself:
Il am in favor of encouraging Hilo
in all that she requests, as | believe
tHaS SASdISI Iu4uSS may J6 eApecleu
OF her in the future She will certain
ly be Honolulu's rival in the strides
to reap the profits of the assured COM
mercial prosperity in the Pacific. On
one thing with relation to Hilo, how
ever, you can put me down as being in
the opposition. I am against any
scheme looking to change of base by
Captain Berger of the band. We can
make music of our own over on Ha-
waii.
Il shall vote for an income tax as
often as one may be presented to the
Senate and I sincerely hope that the
seven members who were for the
measure at the last session will stand
by their guns if the proposition come.
up again.
I'VE should be somewhat conserva.
tive and cautious pending disposition
of the treaty at Washington, for if The
Islands become part and parcel of the
United States there will not be much
for the Legislature to do.
las to electric street railway fran,
chises, have not yet studied the loca
situation, but presume there may BIZ
couple of requests for charter fol