The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-01
MAUI VOTERS EXPRESS THEIR
VIEWS.
Paia and Hamakuapoko Favor it-Wai-
luku Adopts the Principle but Wants
nts-Spreckelsville Against.

PAIA, Maui March 30-Meetings have
been held this week in various parts of
Makawao District, to give the voters a
chance to express their views on the
pending Dispensary Act. On Thursday
evening a meeting was held at Hama
kuapoko, with rather a small atten-
dance, mostly white men. A full dis
cussion of the act was had, after which
a vote was taken, resulting 10 to 2 in
favor of the act.
Last night meetings were held at
Pauwela and Paia. At Paia the native
church was crowed with voters most
ly Hawaiians and the act fully discuss
ed. The vote taken resulted unani-
mously, every hand going up for it.
About so were present.
At Pauwela the meeting was held in
Rev. Kekipi's new church a large num-
Der of Hawaiians being present. The
act was explained to them and many
questions were asked by them, after
which a vote was taken, resulting IA
to in favor of the act. A meeting for
the same purpose was also held yester-
day afternoon at the MakaWaO Post
Office, and a good discussion had. Here
however the vote went against the act
l3 to /. The general opinion seems to
be in favor of the act, and that it will
benefit the country socially and finan-
Cially, If properly carried out. Some
features of the same are rather objec-
tionable, but it is hoped that it will be
amended to remove many OF these
Even if not amended now, with two
years of trial the Objectionable features
viii come prominently to the 'front.'
and it can then be changed according
ly.
WAILUKU, March S0.-A meeting
was held at the Wailuku Court house
last night at the request of Senators
Baldwin and Kaiue, to obtain the views
g .ft 1 e.,x# 90
district of Waikiki on the Dispensary
Act. The ball started rolling at 1880
when George Hons announced the OBJ
ject of the meeting. Mr.. Hons was
elected the chairman of the meeting.
1t was then moved and seconded that
the act be read, which was done by the
chair, and ii took just one hour to read
the forty-eight sections. Business then
commenced, and the views of most of
those present were obtained. DR.. Ray
mand stated that he thought that the
father of he bill DR.. Russell, had good
motives in view and. that many clauses
were very beneficial but he added that
such bill could not pass, any more
than a Hawaiian could do without poi.
w G. Scott said few words against it.
Judge Mckay spoke and said that al
though there was evidently some good
to be derived from this act still there
were some clauses that were very OBJ
JectlOnable. Mr.. Hons then spoke in
forcible terms against the bill. Attor-
ney Coke said that if he returned to
the Islands, he would not care to sit
at a luau without a glass of beer.
Messrs Cox, Robertson and Meyer also
spoke during the evening. There was
some discussion as to what report
should be sent to the Maui representa-
tives, whether the whole act should be
voted against or whether the amend
ments should be suggested. Hons, Coke
Scott and Waldeyer wanted the act
voted against, and Mckay, Robertson,
DIR. Raymond and Cox. that amend
ments be suggested, and after a long
discussion Mr.. Hons drafted a resolu-
ton in which it was stated that the
bill was a good one but that there were
very many Objectionable clauses, and
on that account the citizens of Wailuku
were not in favor of it's passage.
SPRECKELSVILLE March 3O.-A
meeting of the voters of Spreckelsville
District was held on Thursday evening
at Spreckelsville hall for the purpose
of discussing the Dispensary Act, and
the voters were in favor of letting the
liquor question remain as it is.