The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-28
THE HISTORY Of
THE QUEENS HOSPITAL
Founded for INDECENT Patients--Growth of IN
come From Pay Patients---More Than
Half It's Funds From Public Treasury.

'oThe crowning act of this reign"
says Alexander in his Brief History
of the Hawaiian People" ''by which
Kamehameha ". and Queen Emma,
will ever be remembered with graft
tude, was the founding of the Queens
Hospital During the year 1859 the
King and Queen personally canvassed
the town of Honolulu for subscriptions,
and met with a generous response"
The newspapers of the period for two
or three years previous to the actual
beginnings of the hospital contain dis
cussions of the need for such an insti-
tuition. April 20. 1859, the King ap-
proved IAN act to provide hospitals for
the relief Of Hawaiians in the City of
Honolulu and other localities" This
act authorized the Minister Of the In
terror to grant perpetual charter to
any of the inhabitants of Honolulu ap-
plying for the same, being subjects or
denizens of the kingdom, for the es-
tablishment of a hospital for the reliet
of sick and destitute Hawaiians. The
usual powers to raise funds by sub
scription or otherwise is given, and 1t
is provided that whenever such cor
poration has acquired funds or prop
ertv to the extent of $4,000, the Minister
of the Interior, with the consent OF
the King may convey, to 1t Fort OF
other Government lands and lots or the
nroceeds of any such lands or lots
equivalent in value to $4,000, TO be useo
for the proper purposes of the corpor-
alton. In case the Government does
4bus become a contributor to the cor
nora+ion. the Board of Health shall
he entitled to a voice in its manage
roent in proportion to the property or
funds contributed. The corporation Is
given the usual powers of corporations
The supreme Court is authorized to
exercise a general supervision TO en-
.Force uses and trusts, and TO protect
RIGHTS The hospital is given the pow
ar IF II is done without interfering
Itch its urinary object, to CONTRACT
m receive and provide for sick ana
,7isab1ad seamen of other countries, or
,,o+iants of any description who are NJ
-,,biacts for hospital treatment. fro-
1,isio, Sc made for a similar hosPl1ai
oocb of the other islands of MAUI
Hawaii and Kauai.
QUEEN EMMA's PROJECT.
The establishment of similar hospi-
+aIs on each of the other ISLANDS seeiiIs
= have been a cherished proJeel
Oraen Emmas, for there Is rete, -
70 Il in the periodicals OF the lsi"s.ps tl1Is
suor, time to time for many years. one
seens TO have been impressed Win
o.,.oo+ snfferings imposed on her Peopie
~, +be lack of qualified medlcal liz
tt,rouehout the kingdom, anu 'no a.
.,or;+ions of the kahunas, anu S10
I,o,-o Thought the establishment oL ~
..oIs -i.. on each of the principal lsiaiiuS
~, hest way Of meeting the
Guilty. oe the King and
.o,,aan to raise funds as desciiOe -
%Iavander. a meeting was lielu --s5a1
+, $50 at which His Majesty 49,
A. tbis meeting it is stated I,o,ta5
--.tr,,+as that the life members ,s~;a1,
y castle. f. O. Hall, W. y. - ~ -,
Green. H. Hackfeld' b. =,
2a,- { G. Damon, J. T. WAFER iio..I oI-
- Iaishop and ]. w Austlii' a..
1t,o,,gb no charter had yet peen Vat
"a a. &c stated in the mllusT3 .-3.,tI+oy
49, trustees appointed bY IHS ne
- +,,o interior were Prince A-o'
7,a,,aba afterwards kameils,I I,o,,ar+-
Dayid L. Gregg. Judge u. NJ lTTl TTa,,clz
oD II I ]. Holdsworth' l. - p
w webster. J. Ladd, j. bl770''
rates and J. Montgomery.
CHARTER GRANTED
charter was granted June 20, under i
q -, of OF Tlamehameha, Minister
= +t,a interior. which recltes 'h"t
Oh N. m - residents of the kingdom hao
o.4,ad to establish a hospltal WIN .
, "'ii1o 80 trustees of twenty. hah 10 oe
L'1l 80 bv the Minister of the 1ht9
afP.a half to be elected by the suD
ITO. ,.,.-s ',,. the sovereign of the klhsoolLt
SCI .-1,.-,o+uaI president, ana thaI GIi
% = Nv resolution of the Nliis a.
- council. the creation OF Iile -
pFL'S -, authorized. The coIpOi
pot et,-en the usual powers
"''olI aud of adopting Dy-'9"
s.N...,- - &c nrovided that these So
strogated or AMENDED 49,
llo' Thirds vote of the truSee
- = Given 20 appoint meuiIa.
,o,+s ard all other requlslte ON
TEL iSlll-- lI.-.,,+S and to remove theHi %
anu Sc ,'ficieut cause SHOWN
- 80. nar,ova1 A vice president II
fact fegt' the executive officer of oIf 9nG eI the
nor poration. is provided for; 10 nav wears.
There There have been few slight gnbronrate ansnt
n.ents, Iss-nos l,osI in the form of government
of oF Hawaii gnT In 1860 an amendatory was vas
%as %. R'ra passed. July building tal IS" wa a
was ,,,o5 g''f from T. G. Thrum for Soo .
rehteu 80 Of King street, Whers