The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-31
HEALTH PRESIDENT
ON CHILDREN'S HOMES



"Mueb of present education H-1.s I'r
tha Inevitable conditions OBJ FOO. Hal
must Ue The bot u. great numbers u.
school children 81 greater. blessing
could come t0 hos. H.a mus. earn .h.t.
livelihood by pbya... .dlu cham some
rational adaptation the old uu.n-
uee SYSTEM which Hsures practical
skin and experience. ana leads directly
Co am adequate livelihood
81 have visited n Che past three
years nearly am the arabic lama .n the
six larger islands of the group and. in
order TO advise with great care. nave.
within ten months. again visited a1
localities that could concern the sub-
ject in hand. have also inspected
every institution ON the islands eiy.ug
manual or agricultural training
81 place before YOU five remarkable
mans loaned by Nfr. wall and am pre-
pared TO reply TO such Inquiries as Won
NAV choose to make.
Agriculture Is the mamstay of the
Hawaiian Islands, and so far as Ht-
waiian boys can be induced to accent
agriculture I believe they should be
Vi.
Certain classes Of aericuIture false
~ represented as profitable occupa-
tions for independent individual farm
ers. are rapidlv heinz absorbed Inv
great organizations of capital and la
Dor reduced TO Oriental standards
Such a tendency ie danraseins ,nd dis
couraping IN indi,idual afror+ o,7 I'M
denendence
"Dailv farming with allied nro5uc+s
is one Of the greatest noseiblv the
greatest. support Of the American
farmer. This occupation reouires the
care OF animals of which the Hawaiian
is fond. hence with nronar training If
r,igb+ he a., ao.a,atI ,,,,,,,,,9ttl,,, co.,
them. Dairy products are I'm demand
in this Territory, but nowhere is the
business properlv organized IN moot
the demand. The only ranainipg aroa
OF government lands capabIa NJ sun-
porting a community of dairy farmers
are tho lands of Puul<anu T5obalo xo-
moku and Nienie Hamaiua ana nossf-
bly, other lands axterd,ng tovyard the
southeast. A milk prolucinp commun-
ity is necessary TO emr.ov 6rs+ class
creamery, ice and cold storage plant.
without which a market standard for
butt er and cheese cannot he secured
Here is an area of suitabIa land
that could support quite uopuIa.io
and 2. denoan1 rigbt ,,ittir, ON. ror,t
tory not supplied 1t would seem the
government could inexpensiveIv ser an
example that would cause the utiliza-
ton of these lands for our own peopIe
1t is not necessary to discuss the sub
ject at length in this memorandum
Subject to your advice and correction
I would suggest the following plan for
the establishment of the Home for
Non-Leprous Male Children Of Leprous
Parents:
"That a branch of the Home for The
boys under nine wears Of ace he as-
tablished in Kalibi Valley oabn an
, grounds owned or to be acnuired near
, the proposed orpbanaea in tbat vaI1av
where thew are TO renal, urdsr tba
= charge of the above mentioned sisters
p until the stimulated ape ana m. 70 no
transferred.
! "That a large area of land 10 set
5 aside near Wainea. Hawaii within the
lands called Puukapu and thereon be
established a Home wherein a eood
l plain common school education shan be
= taught and such manual trainino a.
, would make a handy man for bo,-e re-
.. ouirements.
Ina n"C 'siicuItural IaDor ana occu-
= Increasing degree as he hove r,otnre
= a, etranotb ana ,,aors