Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-04-22
ONCE MANAGED HAMA

Manager c. J. Hedemann Of the Ho
nolulu Iron Works by the Ventures
mail received news of the death in Den.
mark of Oscar Unma, who for many
years resided in these Islands and had
large number of friends here. Mr..
Unma died at Birkeroed, a small town
some few miles from Copenhagen,
Denmark, on March 6. The immediate
cause of his death was Bright's dis
ease from which he had been a suffer.
er for several years, although Mr..
Hedemann states that Unma seemed as
well and happy as ever when he saw
him on his trip to Denmark in the sum.
mer Of 1902.
Oscar Unma came to the Islands in
1872 from Chicago. where he had then
been living for several years, engaged
In Scandinavian immigration business.
I He came here to assist his brother,
the late August Unma in the manage.
ment Of Hama plantation on Maui, Of
which August Unma was then the
owner. August Unma was a finely ed.
ucated and cultured Danish gentleman
who at the time of Oscar Unmas ar.
rival here had already been In Hawaii
about score of years. He was at
Oscar Unma assisted his brother in
&. the management of Hama and soon be-
came the executive head Of that plan.
tation. He left Haha in 1888 TO become
receiver for the Heeia plantation. I'm.
ma held this position for a couple of
years. when he was appointed mana.
ger of Kipahulu plantation. While he
still retained his interest in the Hama
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pahulu was most excellent and he was
practically responsible for the building
up OF that property.
In the latter part of the nineties I'M
ma resigned from the management of
Kipahulu and retired from business.
He then returned to Denmark. where
he remained during the remainder of
his life, living with relatives in the
small town Birkeroed
Unma during his long stay In tho
Islands gained large number Of
friends. He was eccentric but gen.
timely kind.hearted and was well liked.
The Unmas are prominent family in
Denmark. For large number of
years they were prominently associat
ed with the shipping interests OF Elsi
more. The only relative Unma leaves
rock of Hama district.
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Japan were not legal here. Kahaule.
los own son had written the Japanese
Consul here to the effect that his faith
er had said as much after he, the son.
lad told the District Magistrate that
Naka was already married under Jap.
aEese law. This bigamy law, anyway,
had been originally designed for Utah's
sake; was 1t ever thought that II
would some day reach out TO the Sand.
witch Islands to cover a condition OF
affairs illustrated by the present case.
4. $. District Attorney Breckons did
not think the gossip in Lahaina OF Ka-
: haulelio's ruling influenced Naka in
: her illegal marriage.
Judge Dole asked Naka to explain.
She did. She said her husband was
bad: he took all her earnings and spent
them on himself and he threatened TO
sell her. She knew nothing OF Kahau-
: lelio's ruling. She just wanted the new
husband and so went to him. Naka
considered all this very regular. She
did not think about whether II was
right or wrong, she said. She wanted
the other man and he wanted her and
SO they married.
Breckons said that Kahaulelio de.
/. MED knowing of the marriage in Japan
! The court thought the minimum pen.
atty sufficient and ordered that Naka
SO to jail for ten days and pay 81 fine
Ten or twenty days make no differ.
ence." sid haka. bowling and smiling
to the court. But Judge Dole did not
hear what she said,
Remember" said His Honor. when
you come out of prison you cannot live
; with this man unless you get a divorce
from your legal husband. Marriages
made In Japan are valid and binding In
the United States"