The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-27

lin the Territory Hawaii given over to settlement and home for
the lcpcr miortu,atcs Of the Hawaiian Islands.
Mr. Speaker the facts that only a peninsula
island Is used for this purpose The area used forms less than per
cent OF the entire island OF Mooka.
1t wholly separated from by impass
able mountain pail cliff and the only special
ers calling there under the charge Of the Territorial Board Of Health
The island OF Moohai proper inhabited just the islands Of
the Hawaiian and includes farmers stock growers, fisher
ana one sugar Pannon me inhabitants OF the main part OF
the island OF Mooa for all practical purposes just
the cpcr settlement the jewellers the
the Pyc formation OF the island would not be practicable
tend the present settlement.
Now that this question has state that the citizens
e eoy OF a"an are unateraby opposed to having
epers in the mainland the Mookai AT heavy
expense OF nearly quarter OF million dollars the people Of
Pode T all e needs OF their eper unortunaes and they
bear this heavy financial burden ceey rather have sup
Commission Hawaii recently thereby make it possible TO
have lepers sent there from the mainland
he conditions OF the cpers segregated Mooka comfortable
@ can reasonably be made he inmates organized local
community with strong negborood and community feeling per-
adng the settlement To bring outside pers there from the various
@ % o' o DC an enforced e%Patrauon OF those unlortunates
beyond the sea but would at and forever destroy the present
local community and neghborhood life Of the settlement
Both the transportation OF pers running Hawai-
would be OF dccng thousands OF tourists using
transportation the mainland but the cost Of ever providing special
ship Tor the CARRYING Of ccrs to Hawaii would be for the
The disease eposy contagious consumption there
could be possible danger conagon surrounding people
ap properly located po'" j" some State Or Territory Of the mar"
Hawaii objects to having single eper sent to her from the United
cause the bringing OF outsiders would be unwarraned intrusion
the band uortunaes already there and most of all because
would be the height OF injustice for the Government United
States to force additional pers upon the small Territory
has heavy burden OF this kind and should have that burden
creased in a and complicated form.
We do ask that the lepers should by
Federal Government We ask only that be our
own difficult problem without the addition of endless complications and
trouble that would surely from sending outside epers Mooa
Federal station be established Mook the
hc study OF the disease Of eposy with view discovering remedy
for it. The result Of those Investigations will be available
OF all OF the States and OF the world This will be in Hawas
contribution the national epe problem and with the nation
should be
TO break up present cpc Mooka by forcing upon
us pes IRON all the States would be an act OF injustice unworthy of
this great nation and am glad to believe that piece of unwise
legislation and in effect tyranny the the strong
TO which this House will never cloud appause)
Mr.. Robinson Of Indiana the gentemans position
be that will be very destructive
waan Islands and the trade OF the have per asylum there
Mr.. Kalananaolc. Yes
Mr. Robinson Indiana gentleman the amount
trade that passes through Honolulu harbor?
Mr. kaananaoc You the that passes through
that harlor?
Mr. Robinson Of Indiana Can make comparatively accurate
statement to that pohow large the trade Of that port Of Hawaii
where does go to- where does it from?