The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-18
military ASKED FOR
LAHAiNA PEOPLE FEEL UNSAFE
WITHOUT SOLDIERS.
Protection Declared Necessary Against
Laborers of Questionable Character
and an Appropriation is Asked For.

Senator White this morning introduce
ed In the Senate the following petition
with Al signatures from Lahaina, which
tary affairs:
ITO the Legislature OF the Territory
OF Hawaii in congress assembled. Gen
tlemen We, the undersigned citizens
and taxpayers Of the Island of Maui,
| Territory of Hawaii most respectfully
petition your Honorable bodies, that:
Il. The existence of the First Regi-
ment, National Guard of Hawaii, is EN-
minently necessary for the preservation
of our homes and the protection of our
interests.
''2. The country is now flooded with
plantation laborers of very questionable
characters, who may be invaluable for
the promotion of our chief industries,
yet their presence in such large num-
! bers in our midst make us feel that our
| homes, our families, are almost entire
ly helpless without the presence of ade-
quate military forces stationed in con-
venient quarters throughout the isla-
nds.
I'VE therefore do earnestly pray that
your Honorable bodies pass sufficient
appropriations at the present session
of the Territorial Legislature for the
proper maintenance of the First Regi-
ment, National Guard of Hawaii, and
| your petitioners will ever pray"
The same petition is before the House.
Notice that the House had refused to
concur in amendments to House Bill "A
reached the Senate this morning. The
Health committee was appointed a
| committee to confer with a House COM
mittee on the subject.
House bill Y, an act to amend the
Civil Laws compiled in 1897, passed
| first reading; second reading set for
Monday.
House "a, relating to auditing and
public moneys, passed first reading and
| Will be read a second time on Monday.
House SO, fire claims, also passed first
reading; second reading Monday.
The Education committee, by Mr..
Baldwin, reported unfavorably on the
petition for new school at North Ko-
hala and Honoipu. tbs action was
taken on account of a report from DR..
| Bond, school agent, giving several rea-
sons why the request should be denied.
DIR. Bond concluded by Saying that a
majority of the Sc sgners of the petit
ton did not reside in the district at all.
Mr.. Kaohi defended the petition.
The report was as follows:
Your Committee on Education and
Health, to whom was referred a petit
ton from 81 citizens of the District of
North Kohala, Hawaii, have to report
that we have had the same under con-
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list. That a school be established
in North Kohala for the children from
Kaipuhaa, Puuhue, Kehena, Kahuwa
and Keanahalulu.
end. That school be established
in North Honoipu and Haena.
Your committee interviewed the
Superintendent of Public instruction in
regard to the matter, who wrote DIR.
b. ID. Bond, school agent, at Kohala,
for his opinion. For reasons ~iven in
DR.. Bonds report on the subject,
which we herewith append, we recon-
mend that the petition be laid on the
table"
DR.. Bonds letter on the subject was
as follows:
In reply to yours of April 8, ask
ing information on an inclosed Peti-
ton from 81 voters of North Kohala
asking that two new schools be estab-
lished; one for Kaipuhaa and neigh
| boring lands and one for Honoipu and
Haena, 1 would say that the Depart
ment already has a school at Kaipu-
| haa. The two or three children at
Haena are provided for at Mahukona,
| where they attend regularly. The
population at Honoipu and vicinity is
too small, and too uncertain to war
| rant the maintenance of a school at
that point at present. For the accom-
mediation of all the population named
| the Department has had under Consd-
GRAFTON a central school which would
involve for Kaipuhaa children a two
mile walk; for Mahukona ditto; for
Honoipu, mile walk. This plan has
been vigorously protested against by
the Mahukona parents.
I'm conclusion, 1 want to say that of
the whole list of 81 names, not one
signer lives in the regions petitioned
for, or has any immediate interest in
either of the schools asked for"
A very learned discussion of the prin-
ciples and theory of taxation took place
over the bill to provide for a license of
$25 for dressmakers and tailors. Rus
sci objected to the law and he quoted
Adam Smith and other political econo-
mists in the course of a lengthy expo
sition of his views of taxation. Carter
responded with some strings of figures
and heavy thoughts that made the in
terpreter dizzy, and the discussion
kept up until Baldwin moved for a
recess. Russell and Carter accused one
another back and forth of knowing
very little about taxation and the re-
cess found the fate of the bill in doubt
II was favoraby reported by a ma
jority of the committee on ways and
means.
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