The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-07
'PAUAHI STREET.
Another Letter From Mr..
Richards.
Shall The Name or The Nature of the
Business - the Street be
Cha gedI

Editor of the Pacific Advertiser
Dear Sir: In a company of gentlemen
day or so ago. when the subject of
Pauahi street was introduced and
discussed at some length, someone. in
disgust, called for pure air Now it
is submitted that 10 obtain pure air
the method of procedure is to remove
the sources of contagion The odor-
less eXcavator not applying to this
case, We are wise il We close our nos
trils and make quick work of the null
sance. First, as TO the suggested al
tentative, viz, that of changing eth
er the name (Pauahi) or the nature of
the street (prostitution) in all pro-
priety there is no alternative. The
street land name given according to
Prof. Alexander, in honor of the Prin-
cess Bernice Pauahi Bishop got there
first. The form OF prostitution which
lives there under quasi license came
late and is the guest of the Govern
ment. This Government can at any
time say 10 its ward: I'VE can arrest
you whenever we wish for your statu-
tory offense (prostitution) but in the
meantime just stay here and conform
TO another law and-be good" Queer,
isn't it? Never mind, now; the point
is that open and semi-legalized prosti-
tuition can be moved. Our Police De-
partment can be authorized at any
time to say, Move on" "Where?"
you ask. Il certainly is some of your
business to inquire, even though you
should not be patron, property owner,
or pander on Pauahi Street-thOSe
most interested in the continuance of
present conditions. Who shall ans
wer? The parties TO be moved off APP
pear to have had the first claims to
decide heretofore and our Government
comes in a close second. Now sup
pose we waive tas in my first cOmmu-
nication) the question of the wisdom
of Governmental interference on this
point. For the present, then, it con-
Germs us TO inquire, is the Government
not committed to the protection of its
comparatively decent citizens against
the ward which it has created? Shall
we not say, you have practically
planted this colony on Pauahi street.
Remove it from there; it is noXiOus
to our eyes and ears; it dishOnors a
revered name; it is insidiously danger
Gus to our children. If you must plant
another, thrust it without the camp; |
bunch it. disinfect it; police it; in |
short segregate it. Allow no children |
near it
Someone has suggested that region
near the prison in Iwilei would be the
for lnh nj
tirely a Government matter, but it is
likely that the authorities would be
glad of opinions as to suitable ground
(other than UNDER rounO for the dis
posal of this moral abattoir.
The proposition is thus cOncretely
stated. viz that recognized prostitution
be either prohibited or banished to the
EVA side of the Nuuanu stream, in
some place to be determined by the
While this settlement is pending, it
is proposed that Mahomet pay his reg
ular visits to the mOuntain-the Gov
physician to Pauahl street.
This will save the women in hack-hire,
while it deprives them of the advertiS-
ing privileges of Honolulu streets. No
doubt they will lose financially, but
not in social prestige; the doctor owes
them a call The kindergarten on
South street will ii time become rec
onciled to the dizziness of a street once
the scene of gay morning receptions.
Fellow-citizens, the Executive will
probably desire the expression OF your
wishes in this matter; would yOlNpre
Ter this to take the form of a monster
petition or express itself in mass
meeting? This, of course, assumes
hat something of this sort should be
lone, in the absence of any statement
% the contrary in this or other repu-
able paper.
Yours in this matter, +,
TuEODOP RICHARDS