The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-22
THE KUOKOA PARTY
FRAMED FOR
INDEPENDENCE
VIII Support the best Men-Worlt reg
ularly Started Along Conventional
Lines-Cupid President.

The organizations of the Hui Kua-
koa as an Independent and non-parti-
san par,r was firmly established last
EiELi at a meeting in Fos,er's hall
WHOM sCN cnty five boilers from the
Home Rule party met to lirt-1 to the
report o. the committee on bylaws
and cCnSt tuition. The Latter was based
on the general lines of the enc pre-
scented at the convention by the boilers
and provides for a cOmmitte Of thirty
to be chosen from the varioIs districts
viii provision for general party or
gan'zatlon, territorial and distci3t con-
ventions. The preamble was received
with objections, Long thinking it re-
tected too much on the Hawaiian race
and Prince Cupid considering it ir-
relevant. 1t was ordered back for
revision. The constitution was adopt
ed. Prince Cupid was chairman of the
meeting and appointed the following as
temporary executive committee until
convention. Prince Jonah Kalaniana-
ole, president; d. Kanuha, J. X. Clark,
j. *. Nakookoo, NJ. l.. Kaaikauia, S.
KileiOpu, j. w. Bipikane, w. f.
Erving, A. st. c. Piinaia, NJ. KeohoKa-
laole, F. W. Beckley and Ben Jones,
c. a. Long was chosen treasurer The
preamble to be revised reads as fol-
lows:
Whereas, More than two years have
elapsed since the Congress of the Uni
ted States passed the Organic Act Gre
ating out of these islands the Territory
of Hawaii; and,
Whereas, The first legislature of the
Territory failed to make effective the
provisions of said act permitting the
erection of the traditional American
system of government in these islands
and,
Whereas, Owing to such failure and
the fact that the majority Of both
houses was composed of Hawaiians,
the capacity of the native Hawaiians
for self-government has been seriously
questioned, and,
Whereas, The agreements reached
among the dominant element in the
Home Rule party, by which the prAsi-
dent thereof is to pass on all candi-
dates before nomination; and,
Whereas, Such a course is subversive
of those rights of the person vouChsaf-
ed us under the constitution of the
United States; now, therefore, be it
Resolved By the delegates of the
KuokOa party in convention assembled
that we deplore the conditions which
prevent our further utilization with the
Home Rule party
That we hereby pledge our faith IN
the ultimate triumph of those princi-
pies which lie at the foundotion of pop
ular government
That we plege our earnest effort to
create in this Territory clean, respon-
sible, honest government through wise
legislation by competent men, regard
less of previous political utilization.
Resolved That we heartily invite the
cooperation of all voters in this Ter
ritory who believe in county and NUM-
cipal government as the means for
elVating this community's standard,
morally, socially and politically.
Treasurer Long called for a finance
committee without result The tenn
porary executive committee is to meet
this evening and consider plans for
the mass meeting to be held Thurs
day night. The effect of the meeting
in general was to make the new party
absolutely free with independent
thought and action to support any no.
mination for the Legislature that they
deemed proper, regardless of party.
The name of the party from hence
forth is the Kuoloa party, not the Hui
Kuokoa. Article III of the constitu-
ton declares for the formulating of
legislation upon the lines laid down
by oder state ana territories thus
to effect the changes Of government de-
sired Ly the majority of the voters
and to so alter the present educational
syc't m that the youth may grow TO
mans estate fitted for taking part in
the future development of the terri
tory"