The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-04-04
KIEAU OFFICERS
WERE SOBER
TESTIMONY GIVEN LAST EVEN
ING BEFORE SENATOR ACHTs
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

cent trip Of the legislature 10 Molokai |
met again last evening in the Senate I
Chamber. The meeting was import /
ant ia that St cleared up thoroughly the |
imputation that the executive officers |
Of the Kinau were drunk on duty on /
the occasion Of the trim.
The Wilder Company was represent |
ed by II. J.. Cooper who examined Sem
ator Lane. Secretary Atkinson. G.. A. l
Brown, senator Dowsett and Mrs. Ma |
kuina on the point Of the alleged
OF different officers. All
agreed that the officers were perfectly
sober Captain Clarke. with officers
Self and Saunders were present in the
room and all three were exonerated.
Captain Na0pala was not present but
ia view Of the direct charge made a.
gaiust him by Representative Broad az
"A former meeting there was much ques-
tiOning as 10 bis conduct Everyone Of
the witnesses stated emphaucaly that
Captain NaOgala had not the slightest
trace Of liquor on him and was in
perfectly sober condition.
President Piukham Of the Board Of
Health read the following affidavit Of
Captain NaOuala:
MY name is Moses NaOpala.
Il am captain Of the S. r.. Likellkc.
which steamer Is on the regular week
ly run TO Kaluapapa. Molokai. Captain
Clarke requested me to go on the trip
to supervise the handling Of passengers
IN boats at the LeDer Settlement.
II am familiar with the landing at
Kalaupapa. know it to be a very
dangerous landing at times, and at
some sessions Of the year and certain
directions Of the wind TO become impos-
sible TO land.
THE month Of March is within the
dangerous season and the wind on the
18th Of March was in the right quarter
TO cause sudden and dangerous in
crease Of the ocean swell and conse-
queHt impossible breakers on the shore
and landing. The Kinau arrived and
anchored Of Kalaupapa, Molokai, at
about four O'Clock the morning OF
March 18th. IN the dim light / saw
the sea breaking heavily on the shore
and az the day dawned the heavy
breakers could be clearly seen.
About fix o'clock # was decided
best TO ascertain the exact state Of the
landing. / ordered a boat and crew
started ashore, and landed through
very heavy breakers. / remained about
an hour comforting with superintendent
McYeigh, when q second boat put out
from the steamer to ascertain what
had become Of the first boat
- order my boat TO pull out from the
landing. We met the second boat,
which turned about. and both boats
were rowed to the Kinau and quickly
hung on their davits.
superintendent McVeigh stated #
WAS too dangerous to land single pas
senger and directed that no one be
allowed TO attempt 10 come ashore, and
so reported to Captain Clarke.
II was most firmly Of the opinion no
one should be allowed ashore and that
II would be fOolhardy for any person
TO make the attempt. ! told the peO-
pie on the Kinau II was impossible
to land them thrOlgh the breakers
The Kinau lay at anchor awaiting
q change IN the sea. At eight O'Clock
there was no abatement. but the Pre-
sideut Of the Board Of Health insisted
upon making alone personal attempt
to land. / warned him not TO take the
chances, but on Captain Clarke's orders
call boat No. crew, which taking the
mail succeeded I'm landing the President
Of the Board safely.
Later the Kinau steamed as far as
WaikOlu, ana there landed five persons.
We returned to Kalaupapa and in the
AZ he Il
somewhat few boat loads Of people
were landed. one Of the boats was
thrown upon the rocks, whereupon two
boats I'm the Ofiing, having passengers
on board, turned back to the Kinau.
"rhe landing Of passengers ceased
until the boats put out to bring pas
seuGers back 90 the Kinau A few
took advantage Of this to go ashore for
a short time.
as 10 who were responsible for the
safe landing or return Of passengers,
btyOnd each for himself ! do not know.
"Thc committees were giving orders,
but where their responsibility began or
ended. 7 do not know.
"rhe officers Of the Klnau refused to
be responsible. ! considered conditions
such at any moment the sea might run
still higher and the breakers might be-
come 80 high none Of the people on.l
shore could be brought back to the
Kinau on the 18Th day Of March"
A. NJ Burns, Star reporter, was
called by Pinkham. He testified to
having got in a boat which was sup
posed 10 be only for members of the
Legislature. A lieutenant Of police and
another officer acting under instruc-
tions, had ordered him back aboard the
Kinau but he refused to go, saying that
force would have TO be used 10 put him
back. After some further parley some
person from the Kinau had called out
in Hawaiian and the officers
thereupon ceased IN their attempt to
put Burns back on the Kinau.
Piukham was anxious to find who
had given the instructions to police
lieutenant Luahiwa and officer Sea but
Luahiwa, who was next called, said
that ne did not know. lie had mere
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