The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-06-09

classical bon mot. is it? if you re-
cognize that sinister means left hand
and also malisn. malevolent. tending to
disaster. But returning to the tree.
it was not being cut down on the
grounds of a native Hawaiian either;
but perhaps the people thought What's
the use of taking chances?"
So now when any one proposes some
particular tree or plant for decorative
purposes which hasn't been used for
that purpose before, I begin trying to
find out if there are any superstitions
connected with its use, before l COM
init myself TO the project
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That famed reliever of dull times i'm
the legislature, the Hon. Representa-
tive Kupihea, otherwise known as cor
ganic Act Kupihea,' has | am told, a
high reputation among his Home Rule
associates for craftsmanship and
knowledge of the law. Kupihea got
his nickname by constantly springng
to his feet i'm the House and waving
the Organic Act at the speaker He
found more propositions that were i'm
conflict with that all-powered mstru-
ment than all the rest of the House put
together. There were suspicious that
before the session ended he would find
that motions to adjourn We're i'm con-
nict with the Organic act The House
did not take his discoveries very Sc
riously,-it didn't know what a genius
it had in it's midst. Kupihea's other
claim to distinction is that he was
the only member of the House who
voted against the county bill,-the first
one He'voted mo" and announced as
his reason that the proposed law was
contrary to the Organic Act. The Su-
preme court knocked out the county bill
six months later, on the ground that it
was in conflict with the Organic Act
and there you are. Kupihea's reputa-
ton went up with a bound and it will
always last. There is only one thing
to mar it and that is that he explained
too much. Instead of taking the whole
field of technicalities against the Coun-
ty Act he played one section, saying
that the proposed bill was illegal be-
cause it was only a county bill and the
Organic Act authorized nothing of the
sort,-it authorized only a county and
municipal bill, both or neither. Still,
he was right-it was unconstitutional.
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In the Items of Interest" column Of
a little paper i'm the interior l find this
gem:
LAS the Sandwich Islander believes
that the strength and valor of the
enemy he kills passes into himself, so
we gain the strength of the temptations
we resist.-Emerson.'
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Speaking of the legislature directs
attention to the fact that the time is
| getting very near for electing another
, one. 1t is strange how few aspirants
; for membership there appear to be
compared to the number of persons who
are getting into the scramble for
, county officers. OF course the latter
command regular salaries, but think OF
} the fun and experience the Legislature
supplies, not to speak of the $500 anC
| the lifelong title of Honorable.
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Honolulu is getting to be a very
tough town, in some parts and quite
n wide open town, even on Sundays
| Where once were only few compare
$ lively high priced saloons, now there
o are scores of cheap ones. San Fran.
$ cisco used to boast,-or apologize for
as the case might be,-a saloon tina
sold two beers for nickle and China
e town resorts that for five cents sold
II whisky or gin that literally filed thu
y throat,-1two or three drinks for fiv,
e cents. Honolulu could probably
- compete with them now. AS for Sun
y day, we are far behind what San Fran
y CISCO was, as yet, but our Raines Law
t system has opened the doors of many
Il resort for the sale of drinks on the Sab
r. bath