The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-02-24
PROVIDING FOR ARCHIVES
OF HAWAII TERRITORY

Editor Advertiser. the Legislature an
appropriation of $4,000 made for Hall of Records In March,
1854 the foundation for Hall of Records Kapuwa Hale laid
being felt at that time that it essential to have isolated
building for the records 1t afterwards devoted other
The intention of the Legislature that it should be
lated building the floor be used for the records
and the second floor depository for the archives of the old a
waan Government 1t popular measure the preservation Of
those ancient archives appealed to the love the people had for the
monarchy.
put Loan Bill and the money obtained
on bonds and lies in the treasury Apparently nothing
matter said build
ing unnecessary and there difficulty in selecting SITE 1t is
seen however report $200 the fund has
beer paid for plans and estimates of There difficulty
in selecting site eligible site to be had which the
unselty and malodorous stables and occupied
The necessity Of for the archives brought home
who familiar with Them their condition. and much scattered
places of deposit
time the u S. Legation presented the Hawaiian Govern
nt set of Congressional Reports reaching back to the 1s4S
many other valuable books of reference giving with them
copous index With hits nucleus might be that the general
would be willing to supply those reports prior to 1913
well missing numbers complete the set to date might
be willing do if it known that what have
precad cared for The insects work the old arch
playing havoc with the books and papers Those little
fellows dislike be disturbed but periodical ovehaung of papers
is the only antidote against their
At the tim" of the revolution in 1898 there found in the
Palace and Judiciary Building immense number of books of all
descriptions Some of these given the Bishop Museum
department The reports agriculture handed
the Board of Agriculture and Forestry The Patent Office
Reports carted down to the office of Mr. Ripley never knew
why and there are hundreds of others scattered through the rooms
in the basement and tower of the Executive Building.
The all the
the envelopes which they arrived the letters for
wemade chests each having label of its
tents During the occupation of the Judiciary building by the voun
these chests opened their Uttered all
the soldiers robbg the envelopes of the
found them.
Now settled down its
and all those archives of the beloved of the
preserve all for reference nothing which
appeals natives old showing
respect for the old flag and the mnmens of the old Hawaiian
Government which represented the Court of ST. James well
other foreign capitals for upwards of century and which had
its consuls in every civilized country
In to the suggestions by the those
chves the small the cellar of the Executive Building it
would be treating them and their lovers with dsrespec
On the contrary would not be better with the erection of
the isolated reproof building contemplated by the last Legislature
and $4,000 is insufficient complete requisite building make
further appropriation for the purpose No lost putting
up good structures for of the government.
lie suggests that appropriation of 100000 another for
$4,000 be the building the second
for If had of the building which belongs
and which driven out of by the Federal officials and had
this Hall Records completed there would be ample for
and the departments When
requires barracks suitable and
convenient locality stands ready for the of the local militia
and BE- purchased 70" small refer the building erected
for the automobile and which the vicinity OF the other
buildings would respectfully the purchasing
that building and the by exchange of the balance of
Judiciary building and the removal of the unsghty shac
which the frontage adjacent Kawaiahao church