The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-07
BOYS TELL WHO THEY ARE AND
WHAT THEY DO.
Their Homes and Why They Spend
ing-The Big Gang is Scattered

The eleven wharf rats sentenced yes
terday to five days each for vagrancy
were put to work this morning making
macadam for the roads. Jail and ma
cadam making is a novelty to them;
they have good food and good hunks
at the prison. In truth, in going to
Jail they have struck a snap"
There is a story behind each one of
these boys. All are not homeless; many
are, and deserve sympathy and help.
AS will be seen from the statements be-
low all have received fair common
school education. They speak Eng
lish very we'll indeed They have just
now begun to drift, and will continue
so to do unless checked by some power.
AS most of the boys now under arrest
attended the Royal school it would
seem that one clan of the wharf gang
was captured. Following are the state
ments of the boys themselves as to who
they are and why they are wharf rats:
Kaleiwohi-Am 16 years of age;
father and mother both dead; live with
my brother in Nuuanu valley; attended
Royal School under Mr.. Macintosh
and left in 1896; home is not agreeable
and | frequently spend nights at the
warves; this last time had been there
about two weeks steady, day and night
l once applied for work shovelling
coal, but have not tried since; at the
wharves 1 dive for nckels, carry pack
ages and shoot craps; we shoot craps
by the stone wall over on the other
side of Pacific Mail wharf; there is
more money to be made at the wharVes
there are lots of boys whom 1 know
there and 1 prefer the life 70 that of
working and staying home.
Kealoha Akahi-Am 16; father is
dead; live with my mother on Punch
bowl street; attended St. Louis college.
have spent most of the past three
months at the waterfront; mother
does not like it and quarrels with me
whenever she has the chance about
not coming home; make most of my
money carrying packages and holding
horses sometimes shoot 'craps;" all
the boys do have never tried to get
work
Kane (bright little fellow, but evil
IDENTIFY an outcasD-Am Is; father and
mother both dead; live with my sister
in Kikihale; poor home; attended Royal
school up to last Spring; since then
have stayed at the wharves nearly all
the time.
Halelani-Am Is; father and mother
live in Kona; they gave me to my
grand parents at Kaumakapili, when
! was a baby; attended Royal school
| used TO go to the wharves nearly every
| day, but last three weeks have been
spending nights there my grand.
parents make me cook, wash and de
rnany other things: l do not like this:
prefer staying at the wharVes where !
can be with the boys and make some
money.
Kahalau-Am IA; live with father
and mother in Kewalo; attend Roya!
school everyday; was there Tuesday;
went to wharf to sleep that night and
was arrested my parents do not like
| for me to go to the wharves but '
| like it, have been sleeping there every
night for about a month; carry pack
ages, dive for money and shoot craps"
Wana-Am IS; live with father and
mother in Emma street; attend Roy al
school up to the Summer vacation
| have been staying at the wharVes re-
| gularly about week.
Kohumu-Am IA; father and mother
dead; live with brother on Punchbowl
| street; he works on a steamer and is
almost always at sea; l. attend Royal
| school,; was there Tuesday, in Miss
| Brckwood's class; have been spending
every night for a week or more at tho
| wharVes.
Kupa-Am Is; live with father and
mother on Queen street: used to at.
tend Royal school, have spent very few
| nights at the waterfront, though have
frequently been down there in tn
|
Maui-Am IA; live with father and
mother on Punchbowl street. left
Royal school in June; yes, l was in
| school age and am now; have been go
| ingSto the wharVes every day for long
| time; for past week and a half have
spent all my time there.
The other two boys. Kealoha Alua
and Antoine Louis, tell substantially
the same story. The latter is a part
Portuguese and attended st. Louis
ICollege.
The bows say that the wharf gang
| is very big one, but that since tn
police began raidng them many have
| gone to their homes at night. Thi'
exodus began Monday night.
Particular attention is called to three
| boys who are within the school age.
| Two now attend school. To send them
| to prison violates at least the custom
of this country. The boys are working
| in a "misdemeanor" gang with six
men and an armed luna.
| MARRIED.