The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-18

falling down on such a small item as
the poi shops. IL they cannot regulate
such a small thing as a poi factory.
they had better get out of business,
and pretty quick at that. They should
enforce the regulation to keep the
shops clean. That's what they are
employed for"
Councillor Kaulukou thought II it was
necessary to open one general factory,
1t should be left to the Legislature.
The price OF poi would go up and the
Hawaiians could not stand the raise.
Minister Damon favored the establish
ment of the poi building so that the
Government could supervise its manu-
facture and see that II went out to Gus
toners clean. The Chinese were dirty
IN their methods and 1t was unhealthy.
Mott-smith Liked It.
Minister Mott-Smith read the general
law upon the manufacture OF poi. He
thought the Board of Health had dis
played diligence in bringing up the mat
ter to the attention OF the Executive
Council. The Board of Health has TAX
en- every precaution to prevent insani-
tary conditions. and especially in the
poi shops. He fully endorsed the Min
lister of Finances plant. IL don't dare"
he exclaimed. Ito get poi from any of
the Chinese shops around the city, on
account of the dirty manner in which
1t Is manufactured"
Then Councillor Isenberg began
TRADE against the Board of Health, and
offered himself as an exhibit of the
hurtful qualities of the poi which he
said he always got from the Chinese
shops. The exhibit" was surveyed by
the councillors and ministers with
amusement and it was generally con-
coded that poi had not impaired his
health to any extent.
Continuing. he said, IL am surprised
to hear the Minister OF Foreign Affairs
say he would not buy poi from the
Chinese shops. That's where / get
mine from and / think I'm all right.
If the Board of Health cannot take care
of the shops then the quicker they get
out the better. They get large salaries.
and IL they can't do the work | want
them to get out. Why should all the
Hawaiians who live up Nuuanu valley.
or Moiliili, or Kalihi, have to come
clear down to the fishmarket to get
fifty cents worth of poi. II Is true we
have dirty Chinese and clean Chinese;
we have dirty inspectors and clean in
spectors: and we have dirty bakers and
clean bakers too. Why not put all the
bakeries under one roof II you put the
poi shops in one building? If the gov
eminent is going into the poi business
why not go into the bakery business
also?
Hardship on Natives.
THE Hawaiians are dying out fast
enough now, and they are getting poor
enough not to have any more hardships
put on them. We aye the representa-
tives of the people, and we must do our
duty by them. Who buy the stalls in
the fishmarket? The Chinese do, but
the rental has run up so high they can
hardly pay for 1t. We have to supply
the natives who live almost entirely or
poi, and supply IL cheap. No. sir, ]
don't think the government should
build such house. and move TO strike
it out of the bill"
Kennedy called the attention OF the
Ministers to the condition of the Chi
nese restaurants. II they wanted in
sanitary places of business. The kitch-
ems were disgrace to the city. and If
nasty smells were needed the Ministers
could find them there without going
around to the poi shops to find them.
The motion to strike the item out of
the bill was put to the house and carried
by n vote of 5 to 3, two not voting.
New Courthousss.
new item was inserted and passed
in Bill providing for a court house
and Jail at Kookano, South Kona, Ha-
wall, $1,000.
Gear had inserted an appropriation
of 81 900 for a court house and jail
on Lanai, to be erected on the side of
the Island facing Lahaina.
An appropriation of $500 to recoup
NJ. T. Bluxome for his cancelled IL
cense as shipping-master was inserted
and passed.
Bolte asked what the Executive
Council had done with the bill OF Hack
field ct al. for quarantine station sup
plies. The Executive stated nothing
had been done with it so far, as they
were awaiting further information.
Upon motion. however, the amount of
the bill. S2.500 was added to line
1854. which passed at s3.160.15. in or
der that when the Executive Council