The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-28
NEWS OF THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.

The following news of the Island of
Hawaii is taken from the Hawaii
Herald and Hilo Tribune. 1t covers
the entire happenings of the past
week:
In response to a number of letters
sent to the various sugar plantations
of this Island, about twenty plantation
managers met at the engine house at
o'clock on Thursday morning. Mr..
G. c. Kennedy, manager OF Walakea
plantation, called the meeting to order
and stated that as everyone present
knew the object of the meeting, the
first thing to be done was the appoint
ing of a chairman and secretary. MT.
Moir nominated Mr.. Kennedy as chair
man, and Mr.. Scott nominated Mr..
Deacon as secretary, both or Wnom
were duly elected.
Mr.. Moir then read the Bylaws and
Regulations of the Planters Associa-
ton of the Island of Maui; also letter
from the Maui Association to the trus-
tees of the Planters Association in
Honolulu, stating what had been done.
Mr. Moir stated that the secretary OF
the Planters Association had written
to C.. Brewer & Co., requesting that
their managers on this island be urged
to form such an association for the
Island of Hawaii for the purpose of
controlling the labor and regulating
the prices. and that delegates should
be sent to Honolulu for a general meet
ing to be held there on June 4th. At
ter some discussion Mr.. J. A. Scott
moved that the planters assembled
form an association to be called the
Planters Association of the Island Of
Hawaii, which was voted.
The Bylaws and Constitution of the
Maui Association was then read article
by article, as basis for the rules gov
erning the body here. The greatest
change was that not only the planta
tions should become members, but that
outside individuals or organizations
would have the benefit of the Associa-
ton. Parties having contracts for the
railroads, discharging of vessels, cof-
fee planters and small farmers who en-
ploy to a large extent the laboring
classes are thus entitled to become
members and in this manner help reg
ulate the labor conditions. The main
office will be in Hilo for the present,
but in the future it may be necessary
to establish branches in the four dis
tricts of the Islands to facilitate mat
ters. After the bylaws had been adop-
ted, opportunity was given those pres
ent to sign the following:
We, the undersigned planters on the
Island of Hawaii. deeming it wise and
expedient to form an association for
the protection, aid and support of the
sugar industry and all branches of ag-
ricultural and other industries on the
Island of Hawaii do hereby form an as
ISOLATION for this purpose to be called
the Planters Association of Hawaii
Thirty-four names were signed to
the list. including representatives from
the districts of Puma, Hilo. Hamakua
and Kohala
In the afternoon the following off,
GERS were elected to serve until the an
nual meeting in November: c. C. Ken
nedy of Hilo president; John A.
Heath, vice-president: Henry Deacon,
secretary; F. B. McStocker, treasurer;
Geo. Ross. auditor.
The following were chosen as dele
gates to the Convention to be held in
Honolulu on June 4, to consider the
general needs and effect the general OBJ
ject of the Hawaiian planters: For
Hilo MOir; for Hamakua, Moore: for