The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-02
.LEPERS SEND PETITIONS
MANY REQUESTS FOR BETTER
TREATMENT.
The Legislature Addressed by a Meet
ing Of the Unfortunates at Kalau-
papa-Twenty-Si Petitions.

Twenty-six requests from lepers at
Ikalaupapa and kalawao were present
ed to the House and Senate yesterday.
The requests deal with all sorts of mat
ters connected with the management
Of the Settlement. Some it will be
impossible to grant, others meet with
universal favor.
The petitions of the lepers were
adopted at a meeting they held in
Beretania hall at Kalaupapa on the
20th of last month. In addition to the
26 petitions set forth the committee
of fifteen appointed to communicate
with the House asked that "a larger
water supply be secured for the settle
ment and that a steamer be purchased
by the Board of Health to run between
the settlement and other islands
Following is a copy of the petitions:
I'VE lepers residing at Kalaupapa
and kalawao, Island OF Moloka, InWd
Representative Election District, Pre-
cinCt one, through our committee, re-
spectfully pray as follows:
THAT the Board of Health be pros
hibited from claiming any share in the
taro produced by the farmers at Wal
kolu.
"2-That the Board of Health be
made to pay for the carriage of freight
for the lepers sent from all the islands
of the group
"3-That the Board of Health paint
and whitewash all the buildings occu-
pied by the lepers.
"4-That the children born of lepruus
women be given fun food and fish all
lOWance, as well as wearing supplies
not to exceed the value of ten dollars
a year
"5-That the cloth allowance Of the
value of $40 be made i'm coin.
"6-That the Minister of the Interior,
with the approval of the Board of
Health, permit the erection of stores
other than that of the Board of Health.
THAT the letters of the lepers be
mailed free of postaging.
'S-That each leper be given once a
month one-fourth of a cord of wood
for fuel
"9-That the importation of ava in
to the Settlement be permitted but not
be exceed 2 stumps at each sending.
"10-That the Board of Health be
made to pay the expenses of digging
the graves of deceased lepers.
"1.-That an appropriation be made
for erection of a Home for the sons of
lepers.
"12-That the taro planters of Wal
kolu be made to cook and make into
'paiai' and deliver their product at the
food depot at Kalaupapa
'1S-That judge and sheriff station
cd permanently at Kalaupapa.
'14-That law be eXacted providing
for examination of clean lepers bien-
nially.
"15-That an expert on leprosy be
procured for the cure of the dread dis
ease.
"l6-That the weight of the paiai be
increased from p pounds to % pounds.
"l7-That the Board of Health permit
helpers (persons not diseased) to visit
the Settlement twice year under their
own expenses, without hindrances.
'1S-That the appropriation for the
Settlement be increased.
'19-That secion 1902 of the Penal
Code, dealing with duties of kokuas. be
repealed.
"20-That the lepers be provided with
number 1 flour, rice number 1, good
salmon and fat beef.
"21-That iepers be allowed to appeal
from decisions and a circuit judge
hear their cases at Kalaupapa.
"22-That the Settlement receive
some live sheep delivered every six
months.
"24-That the lepers be given each 1
pound of sugar and good tea every
week.
"25-That lepers who have no horses
may be allowed to import horses.
"26-That helpers be allowed to ac-
company and reside with lepers."
The petition was referred to the health
committee and on motion of Robertson
the printing committee was ordered to
have copies printed in time to give
each member a copy before the start
for the Settlement last night