The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-07
GOV. CARTER AND
PARTY ENTERTAINED
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I N(Oi4lAIsuC0 page IL
The great walls rise to a height of
about sixteen hundred feet, and the
water drops with tremendous force.
Spray forms about the cascades, look
ing like hot vapor in the distance. The
only apparent outlet, once You are in
the valley, appears to be the sea, for
the trails up each side of the valley
seem impossible and foolhardy once
you have made the descent in safety.
The Waipio people are picturesque as
well. Rev. s. L. Desha with Mr. May
bic of Hilo met the Governor in the
valley. a Chinese leases nearly all of
the land in the valley and he subjects
it to the natives.
One native who was introduced to
the Governor wore a coat and not much
else. a few tumble-down houses fur
nish shelter for the several hundred
inha bitants. A rice mill gives employ
ment to many while taro fields provide
subsistence and labor for the remain
der. AS many Chinese, almost, as ma
tives live in the valley. Mat making is
one of the favorite pastimes for the
women, and in the next valley are still
to be found native women who are
adopts in making the old and valuable
Hawaiian kapas.
Mr.. Desha, public meeting was held
in the native church, to which the
people We're summoned by the ringing
of the church bell. Here We're assem-
bled some two hundred people includ-
ing thirty or forty school children.
There are about one hundred voters in
Waipio, eight of them are Republicans
and the remainder stanch Home Rul-
ers. They We're all there, politics made
no difference. Nailelehua, president of
the Home Rule Club, had charge of
the meeting.
THE WAIPIO MEETING.
The meeting in Waipio was opened
in a patriotic manner, by the singing
of America by the school children, the
visitors also joining in. Governor Car
ter was then introduced by Mr.. Desha.
1T gives me great pleasure to come
down this pail and into your homes
and to get acquainted with you. L am
pleased to see so many children here.
I was born in Hawaii and 1 expect to
live in Hawaii I have two little girls
at home who We're born here and who
expect to live here, and I want to make
Hawaii a nice place for US all to live
in. But one man alone can do very
need your assistance, the aid of the
Hawaiian people. L have come to |
Hawaii to find out the needs of the /
island and the desires of the people. !
The administrations of the past have !
done what they thought was right for |
the Hawaiian people, but l want to do /
not only what is right but what the |
people want me to do as well. Before |
tell you what | want / deem it more |
to hear what you wish, |
and so I want you to tell me what you I
want first" (Applause.)
PRESENT A PETITION.
At this stage Nailelehua, chairman
Of the Home Rule club and also of the
committee in charge, presented a petit
ton from the Hawaiian people. The
petition, which was signed by Naile-
ehua (and w. D. Alapai and E. w.
was addressed to the
Governor and Secretary of the Terri
Dry 1t asked first that a new road
De built down the pail into Waipio and
requested the Governor to
grant the people of Waipio the gov
eminent lands lying between Waipio
IND Waimanu for homesteads. Mr..
acting as spokesman, said
hat there had been an appropriation
# $1,000 for building the road, over
which the party had Travelled in enter
ng the valley, and there was great
necessity for it. The people in the
alley he said raised a thousand bags
f rice and fourteen hundred paiai ev
ry month, and now there was no road
o get it out He stated also that the
itizens of Waipio We're poor and had |
o homes Of their own but were at the
mercy of the Chinese in the valley He
rged that the Government give them
ands in order that they might estab
sh homes for themselves.
GOVERNOR REPLIES.
THE petition which has been pre-
ented will be.given due consideration
aid Governor Carter in reply. 1.-THE
aason probably that the government
as not complied with your request :
reviously is because of the great ex-
ense. The question is whether It .
rould be proper to expend so much
honey from other districts in this dis |
-ict. The theory of the county has
cen that taxes collected in Hawaii h
hould be spent on Hawaii, and taxes
objected in Waipio should be spent in :
yaipio. :
"a great many people believe that it !
es in the power of the Governor to do
5 he pleases, to grant any petitions
nd decline any petition for new roads
: public improvements as he may de-
re. That is a false idea-often the :
aople think the Governor can do ev- :
'ything.. When water is running on
road people never think to put a +
one there and stop the water from
amaging work which has probably
,st thousands of dollars to build, but
ant the Government to pay them be-
re they will lift a hand. But that =
not the way it should be- The
overnment is nothing but the people
nd all of you are far more free to