Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-11-18
Napoopoo, Hawaii,

Editor Evening Bulletin: will he
very grateful to you If you will Kindly
allow me a little space In your val
liable paper.
After fifteen years of faithful service
In our public schools. | have been ma.
liciously blacklisted and yesterday
discharged. MIR. w. NJ. Gibson tmay
his soul rest in peace) appointed me
principal OF the Kaupo School in 1886,
in which position | taught school sue.
cessfully for eight years. On my own
request | was then transferred to an.
other school. About this time my
missionary stories begin. At my
new home on Molokai hot water" was
boiled by certain Rev. Manase. He
mad a sore head because | would not
attend his church. He got the natives
to sign a petition against me. An in.
yestigation CD followed in which
was exonerated of all charges. But
for the sake of peace I had to be re.
moved. Hot water was the open
charge in this instance; no considera.
ton for my large family and the great
expense entailed by this transfer. My
family numbers nine, all told. was
too poor to get out and fight the vii.
famous slanderers In the courts. had
to suffer In silence. The hot-water
reputation was made; 1t stuck to me,
as further developments will show. l
was transferred TO Hauula. Il see you
smile: you think you know all about
It; no, you don't.) You know the Ad-
vertiser's and the Stars side of the
story. and as your paper takes up sides
for the poor oppressed. am confident
that will pivn a fair Qhnu
No complaints reached the Board for
four years--at least, not about the hot
water man. About this time the "oko-
lehao and che.fa' habits took deep
roots in my school; as many as six.
teen pupils frequently absented them.
selves to sell che-fa tickets. I was
obliged in conscience to put a stop
to II, cost what II may. knew 1t
would entail lot OF hot water, for
nearly every man. woman and child
In the place owned che.fa tickets and
demijohn of "moonshine." | wrote
to member Of the Board, man
whom will always revere tor his love
of justice. He always stands by an
honest, Woodworking teacher. wrote
to Hon. Harry V. Holt. He imme.
diately showed my letter to Mr..
Brown. who sent Mr.. Chillingworth on
the spot to Hauula and Punaluu. He
came to see mel think you remem-
Der with what result. He captured
1000 che-fa tickets, broke up the dis
tilleries, opium joints, and restored APP
parent order. But, alas, for poor An.
drews. A certain Rev. CD Nuuhiwa.
who could not scare up single native
to go to his church, thought he would
curry favor with the natives by let.
ting the cat out of the bag and telling
the people that l was the responsible
man. Sure enough, an incipient petit.
ton against me was started, the first
one in string of fifty. The three
main factors of these petitions were
Rev. Nuuhiwa, a pardoned murderer.
Kama by name. and the notorious ex.
king of Koolau. who some time ago
was relieved of all missionary pap. for
he was Judge, road supervisor and tax
collector. Mr.. Editor, look up the rec
ord of my accusers. Mr.. T. II. Gibson
hung on that pardcned murderer for
Information like leech. He was sent
over to Koolau twice and Mr.. Town
send once; all in the space of two
weeks.
Mr.. Editor, don't you remember the
Star coming out year ago in great
headlines, christian Holds the Fort!"
and THE Board viii Sustain Him."
etc? Well, my reverend friend broke
up my school, forcing thirty.five pu.
pills to attend his school Tin his bed.
room on the church premises).
Politics got very hot about this time.
The people were told by the reverend
one and some interruptions bunco-
steerers from Honolulu that they will
all have to vote the straight Republi.
can ticket. The moonshiners told
them that the people want Andrews
out Of the place before they'd leave
the Home Rule ranks. Wonderful to
relate, was out of Hauula after cleo
tion-day. or course was In hot wa.
ter again. A story about me fencing
in my land with wire belonging to the
Board and my using the Boards tools
for my private work Is all base fab.
rication. | was told to shut up and
go to Napoopoo, and that right away,
too; otherwise another man would be
found to fill the place. was not once
asked the vindicate myself. and the
man that had the cheek" to defend
me was told to sit down and hold his
tongue.
| ! had to take steerage passage for
Hawaii, for 1t was the middle of the
month, and ! had to leave forthwith,
not even time for packing being given
me, nor had the powers that be" any
consideration for my wife. who was
near her confinement. That notorious
murderer CZolgosz, even, was given
all the chance In the world to defend
himself. The Star at the time said
that 1t was Vox Populi that 60 hence |;
yes, it was that with the "Vox Mission.
arii" behind It.
My reputation for hot water pre-
idson Of the Board that much before
] left town. But having family to
look after. Thought I'D try my luck
My friends told me to look out for the
local school agent, who was Sunday
school teacher of Napoopoo. They
told me that she hated Catholics worse
than the devil hated holy water.
Well, Mr.. Editor, the Angel Gabriel
could not have toed the mark better
than ! did. ! considered myself fortu
nate that there was no reverend in the
field who was after a Catholic scalp
About this time certain Mr.. Baldwin
normal instructor) got within twenty
miles OF my school at Napoopoo. My
assistant, Miss KamauOha, went ali
that way to attend meeting of teach
ers. Now this is the way Mr.. B. &C
costed her: well. how do you get on
with Mr.. Andrews?" "Oh, quite well
Why shouldn't II" Il am surprised
that yol can pet IN with him fo,. n