Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-05
SUPERVISORS WORK
NIGHT AND DAY
Maui Board Demands A
Full knowledge Of
Everything
KEANU INCIDENT RESULTS
IN Cops APPOINTMENT |
kAHULUI RAILROAD GETS EN-
TRANCE INTO WAllUkU.
CASTING THE COUNTY
WARRANT.
(Speciai 10 The Buiietin)

WAILUKU, Maui, Aug. 4.-Tho
Board OF Supervisors for Maui Coun-
~, viz. Messrs. VIM. Henning. chair
man: T. NJ. Church, W. II. Cornwell.
| I. +. MJyers and John Halualani, met
OF their headquarters in the Kepoikai
building last Tuesday, August /, and
lave been holding daily and nightly
sessions ever since. The Individual
members of the Board desire to look
into details of every matter, no matter
how unimportant, that comes up be
lore them. They enquire fully into
the duties of every police officer In
Maui County, so as to ascertain wheth.
er not he receives an adequate salary
commensurate with the duties expect.
ed of him to perform. Two policemen
at Keanae and Nahiku respectively
were in consequence raised from Sl5
to $25 each per month, while the Jap.
enese special policeman for Waikiki
was reduced from $50 to $25 per month
the same as the Hama, Makawao and
Lahaina specials.
The Executive Committee of the
County Committee of Maui County Of
the Republican party having met last
Monday, July 81, and decided to give
Officer VIM. Keanu, dismissed from
the force by the Board of Supervisors
last month, another trial, the said Re-
publican Executive County Committee
instructed Sam Keliinoi, secretary, to
write to that effect to the Board of Su.
pervisors. and the following letter was
read before the said Board late last
Wednesday afternoon:
Mr.. VIM. Henning, Chairman Board
nf Sunaryigprs Wnilnl{u
Dear Sir:--At a meeting of the Re.
publican County Executive Commit
tee held in Waikiki. July. 81, 49,, it
was passed that the said committee
request the Board of Supervisors TO
reconsider their vote in regard to the
Keanu matter, and the said commit.
tee wishes to endorse him strongly as
! its first choice for captain OF police
Wailuku; 1t also endorses Henry Copp,
whose application is herewith enclosed
as its second choice. Hoping this will
tafetye your earnest consideration, re
uiAir8 very respectfully yours,
SAM KELllNOI,
SECRETARY Republican County Execu
Rive Committee for Maui County
Both the Executive Committees Of
the Lahaina and Waikiki Republicaf
. |
/, Keapu for the position of Waikiki cap
tain of police. Also the Executive OF
the Waikiki Improvement Association
who, Row feel that Keanu lost his po
stitch for carrying out their wishes
through the Sheriff, to wipe out houses
OF ill,iame in Wailuku. and which un
pleasant duty no other man In Wail'I
: ku would have the courage of his con
, yictions to carry out, but Keanu; 81
: such men in this community as Mes
Sis. r. A. Wadsworth, G. ID. Lufkin
. II. NJ. Coke, l.. NJ. Baldwin, Rev. VIM
! Ault, and host of other prominen
men, have been doing their utmost u
! see that justice was done to keanu
: However, the Board Of Supervisors, Of
motion of w. II. Cornwell, voted Il
favor of Harry Copp, formerly police
man for the II. C. 4 S. Co, and tn
request OF the Maui County Commit
D tee that the Keanu matter be iully II
q yestigated and reconsidered, was sin
o. ply ignored. Harry Copp has recei'
r ed his commission as Waikiki 'captai
1 of police and his numerous friends ar
g wishing to see him one day at the to
of the ladder, for Harry" has had 0,
perience as "cop" on the Honolulu pr
n lice force some years ago, where b
still has number of friends.
VIM. Keanu has been onered the p'
sitlon of policeman at Camp for tn
II. C. & S. Co, the position just vaca
cd by his successor on the Waikiki pr
lice force, and he has accepted the
fer and will therefore move up ther
with his family. Sheriff Saffery wit
4 the approval OF the Board of Superv
, sors will issue commission to kean'
and the "Keanu episode" will end In
happy termination, although many
his friends believe that he should hay