The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-10
WALLACE
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Leprous Male Children of Leprous
Parents is before you.
Il desire to call your attention to
the fact that at the suggestion con-
tanned in the report of the Board of
Health of December 31st, 1906, the
Legislature kindly adopted the title in
it's appropriation for the Girls Home
to the designation of the Kapiolani
Girls Home The Home for boys
should similarly receive name that
has no reference to leprosy
Respectfully submitted.
81. e. PINKHAM,
President, Board of Health"
A special address to the Board and
members of the legislature, regarding
the Boys Home was in the following
language:
H"I believe it proper to inquire of the
members of the Legislature, convenient
ly resident, as to the scope of the
Boys Home. Was it the intent such
an institution should receive only chill
dren born of leprous parents. should
such parents so desire? In other words,
parents often develop leprosy after the
birth of their children, and when Sc
gregated leave behind their offspring
poorly provided for. Did the Legisla-
ture intend to offer a home to the lat
ter class of children, should the well
fare of the children and the wishes
of the parents require such an oppor-
tunity?
THE appropriation by the Legiscla-
ture of 1900 was insufficient to es-
tablish and maintain such a home.
"The appropriation of 1907 is ample
to build such a home but the main
tenance appropriation would cover only
part of the two years period
"The Board has depended on the
Sisters of the order of St. Francis for
work of this character, but their num-
bers are too small to undertake new
work Bishop Libert has endeavored
| to secure sisters from Europe and on
his visit expected he had positive as
surance of aid, yet, although the invita-
ton has been extended none have ar
| rived.
Evidently our plans must be chang
ed as to those to be in charge of the
young children.
The location of the Home has been
problem. 1t seems to me boys
should be brought up under circum-
stances that would give them not only
wholesome moral and educational
training but fix in them the habit Of
practical industry so that when thrown
on their own resources they shall, in
skill and amount of daily work, have
already earned a reliable living.
For this reason l have sought some
location where agricultural pursuits
lare possible. On the Island of Oahu l
can find no available land belonging to
the Territory. On Hawaii, while Kona
has the desirable climate, | can find
no suitable or available land belonging
to the Territory. The plains of Wal
mea always impressed me as an invi.
gorating climate, where much lane
must ultimately come into the hands
of individual farmers. Z After a more
extended visit | am convinced that
while it has many advantages, it is &
; place of imperative wind breaks, ant
a battle with pOkOs (cut worms,
though the pokos are fairly subjugat
ed in some crops. After riding ovel
much of the land estimate that on al
American basis there is public lane
available for about fifty farms.
: I'VE should be pleased to hear thu
views of all the gentlemen present fol
? we are anxious to get to work prompt
ly and remove the repTOach of leaving
boys at the Settlement, many of whom
fear have already contracted the dis
r ease"