The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01
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PAMPHLET

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subject matter for most of the Board
of Healths deliberations yesterday. 1t
is entitled, 1.-THE Kapiolani Girls
Home, Honolulu. T. H.. and Proposed
Boys Home, waimea. Hawaii"
with the president Fred. C. Smith,
Mark p. Robinson. d. Kalauokalani,
DR.. ]. T. Wayson and DR.. J. r. Judd
constituted the meeting. An executive
session was held to consider the
Health Departments estimates as re-
vised by the Governor.
Mr.. Pinkham, in his pamphlet,
strongly advocates the discarding for
ever of the phrase "non-leprous chill
dren of leper parents" doubling IL 1t
is fair to place such a stigma on the
children. In twenty-one years and
three months los girls were received
at the Kapiolani Home and but six of
these have been returned to the Settle
ment. Probably, the president thinks,
had the six been promptly taken from
their parents piouSht ~ 80 -
nursery until Jold enough to be trans,
ferred to the home, most Of them would
not have taken the disease. Materials
have been purchased and complete
nursery is about to be erected at Ka-
laupapa, wherein all babies born In
the Settlement will be Immediately
cared for.
1.-THE girls now at the Kapiolani
Girls Home appear very healthy and
happy" Mr.. Pinkham writes, 'as
much, If not more so, than average
children"
First established November 5, 1885, at
Kakaako, the home was later removed
to grounds adjacent to Kalihi receiv-
ing station and, more recently, to the
beach mile form Kalihi pumping sta
ton. At present it shelters three Sis
tiers in charge, forty-five girls and six
employees. An appropriation for new
chapel for the home is advocated.
Last Legislature appropriated $4,000
to establish a home for the boys and
$4,000 year for its support. Neither
sum was sufficient to establish the
home or maintain the fifty-six boys,
of whom thirty-two are under six
years Of age. Consultation with the
Mother Superior Of the Order OF st.
Francis and Bishop Libert elected the
fact that the Sisters were too few to
undertake new work. After more than
years search in America and Eu-
rope, Sisters have been found who will
take charge of the boys until they
| reach the age of between eight and
nine.
Mr.. Pinkham recommends that a
branch of the home, for the boys
under nine, be established in Kalihi
Valley near the projected Catholic or
phanage, and that an industrial farm
be established to which they will be
sent, on reaching that age, on the
Puukapu lands near Waimea, Hawaii.
The pamphlet discusses classes of ag-
riculture suited to individual farmers
In these islands. 1t specifies dairying
as one of the greatest openings to the
American farmer.
The gist of Mr.. Pinkham's idea re-
garding the boys in question appears
in the following paragraphs:
THAT a large area of land be set
aside near Waimea, Hawaii, within the
lands called Puukapu, and thereon be
established home wherein a good.
plain, common school education shall
be taught and such manual training
as would make handy man for home
requirements.
THAT agricultural labor and occu-
patton be taught and performed In an
increasing degree as the boys mature
in strength ard years.
THAT the care of domestic animals
be taught and their profitable utiliza-
ton be demonstrated.
THAT on reaching mature strength
each youth be required to take q GER
tain practical area of ground. culti-
vate 1t, care for the live stock upon
1t and conduct it as II it were his own
and his sole means of livelihood and
profit, until the habit of work is firmly
fixed and successful results regularly
assured,
THE government having assumed
parental authority will then have dis
charged its full duty. at possibly small
cost to ITSELF"
At the meeting Mr.. Pinkham told Of
his search all over the islands for a
site for the farm advocated, and ask
ed members for their views.
Mr.. Robinson thought it very good
proposition IL they could interest the
powers that be to give them the neces-
sary means.
DR.. Judd considered Waimea, from
sanitary point Of view, first-class but
the problem of water might be diff
cult.
Mr.. Pinkham said that Mr.. Vreden-
burg in that locality had water to run
a small power plant. He thought the
Government could get water.
Mr.. Robinson said cattle raising did
not require great deal of water.
Mr.. Pinkham, answering questions
about other possible locations. dismiss
ed Kona from the problem. There
were 1000 acres in coffee there and per-
haps room for $500 acres more OF cor
fee. but the industry was In the hands |
OF the Japanese. The Kona Orphanage |
had stopped picking coffee. At present
there would be only ~ to Is boys old
enough to send to the proposed farm. |
Mr.. Smith and DIR. Wayson favored, |
II 1t could be brought about. combin-