The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-27
SUSPECT CASE NNUUANU WHY LOEpNEN CANESOE SENSIBLE QUERIES
HAWAII WANTS TO BATTLE WITH
BACILLL.
Typhoid Fever on the Island and no
Board of Health With Powers-Food
Not Needed.

Not shortage of provisions but a de-
sire to begin campaign against dirt,
microbes and typhoid fever, which has
made its appearance on Hawaii, was
the motive that caused the Hilo board
Of health to send delegate Loebenstein
to Honolulu. Mr.. Loebenstein says that
all is quiet in the Hawaii metropolis
now, that the radicals have been rele-
gated to the back ground, and that the
whole island is thoroughly at one with
Hilo.
I'VE feel that it is impossible for
Board of Health at a distance and be-
yond regular communication to attend
to our local details" said Mr.. Loeben-
stein this morning, on the steamer Kill
auea HOu, which he will not leave. ut
is also a fact that rules that may be
good for Honolulu are not as we'll ap-
plicable to Hawaii. Here you have ev-
cry means of combating disease. There
we have nothing. In the policy of hav-
ing just as little communication as pos
sible with Honolulu all the commercial
| interests are united and the large Ho-
nolulu business firms indorse the same
| policy At the same time it is not gen.
orally thought that the main industry
of the island should be endangered by
| the delay of machinery that is to COM
plete plants begun and soon to be need
ed. Bacilli would not lodge in iron any
how.
"At present there is no shortage of
food on Hawaii. The people are in favor
of making arrangements to get it IL
necessary direct from deep water ves-
sells, though there might perhaps be no
objections to shipments that were
transferred in the harbor to island
steamers.
1.-THE members of the committee that
has taken affairs in hand on Hawaii
represent all districts of the island.
Four of them are physicians. DR.. Moore
represents Kona, DR.. Irvine Kohala,
DR.. Russell Olaa and Puma. H. A. Moir
Kau and 1 speak for the North Hilo
district and was nominated as a men,
ber of the board by Kau. We want the
authority to go ahead and make inves-
LEGATIONS of the sanitary conditions all
over the island and correct whatever
is wrong. At the present time there is
some typhoid fever on Hawaii that is
undoubtedly due to poor sanitation and
health regulations. Another rule that
should surely be in effect on Hawaii Is
the order that all deaths sholl be inves-
tigated and the cause of death made
know before burial in each case. If it is
right to know causes of death in Homo
} Hawaii too.
"The conservative element is in full
: control at Hilo The fire -eaters have
subsidized and there is no excitement
, 1 do not think that al any time there
was the least danger of bloodshed. Mr.
Andrews first action was undoubtedl!
too radical and 1 demonstrated with hin
in the first place. He is now acting al
executive officer of the board of health
for which we are asking that authorit!
be granted to do it's work. With tina
e authority granted the whole island Il
united and ready for work that VIII
suppress typhoid and similar diseases
$ Mr.. Loebenstein boarded the Kilauei
b. Hou at Kawaihao, riding a hundred
= miles overland from Hilo to feel tn
1 public pulse" He says that in ever.
" district he found the people indorsln
5 the action taken at Hilo. He is nov
! waiting on the steamer for an answe
l from the Board of Health to DR.. Grace
! letter and will return to the rainy cit
as soon as he gets it.
: Following is DIR. Grace's letter:
Hilo, Hawaii, Jan. "a, 1900.
To the President of the Board o
:, Health, Honolulu.-Sir: 1 have directe
:, my secretary to forward to you tn
q minutes of the meetings held to dat
II of the Health Committee of the Island
a of Hawaii.
I have the honor to inform you tina
the efforts of my committee have bee
directed toward the encouragement c
feeling of security among the peopl
d, of this island, and they have been CON
y pletely successful in this object. TIL
c people are now completely satisfied.
The committee have requested tn
i sheriff of Hawaii to notify all coroner
: that no burials are to take place on tn
! island without a certificate, and the
y have further requested that in all case
of doubt post mOrtem eXaminatio
shall be ordered. They will be glad
. you will empower them to deal MOI
Il u directly with this important matter.
i; The committee have placed a guar
u on board the steamer carrying tn
{ mail. He is their agent, and they wi
be =, liged If all communications
them be handed to him for delivery.
AS we have no facilities for the dis
- infection of mail matter, or freight
n any kind, the committee requests thI
l. you will see to the proper disinfectio
:. of all mail and freight permitted to
- taken aboard any steamer bound Il
" the Island of Hawaii. They will be gla
If you will forward certificates stain
that such disinfection has been carrie
\ out.
In conclusion my committee desire
n. me to inform you that in all their a,
= tions they have been guided by a sll
8. cere desire for the welfare of the Is
N ands, and that they have endeavore
If throughout to act in accordance wit
the wishes of your honorable Board.
re 1 am, sir, respectfully,
JOHN GRACE,
r Chairman of the Health Committee
the Island of Hawaii.