Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-08

Of need and was sort OF a father to the
lot OF them.
The witness said he could take up
% homestead, II the Government lands
were cut M as SUCH II he had sufli
cient money. but this he had not.
what would you grow on IT," ask.
cd silva.
Nothing would grow on It, answer.
ed the witness "Thc drouths dry up
the crops"
We'll. but you have to cultivate a
certain portion Of homestead lands"
said Nakalcka.
Then Lanai is not suitable for
humcstcads," said the old man dccls
lively.
IRRIGATION IMPOSSIBLE
Kenui. another Lanai son. ~ years
old, took the stand. He said that the
water Of Maunalei would not be SUN.
cient to irrigate the Palawai basin. lie
had witnessed the start of the Maupa.
lei plantation. Wells had been bored
there. but the water from this source
was very salty. The cane was also
salty. As far as Gay was concerned.
Kenui said he was very good to the
people. who looked upon him as "a.
Their
81 do not think the Government
lands are suitable fer homestead pur.
poses" the witness said in conclusion.
because It is impossible to comply
with the conditions. The only thing
which can be raised Is watormolons. IS
K9uila, young Hawaiian. was well
acquainted with Maunalci. Gays
pump did not take all the water, but
that which was left did not reach the
shore, but only flowed a short distance.
Even after heavy rains no surface wa.
ter collected, but disappeared in the
ground. Kauila added that the old
taro patches Of Maunalei had been
filled with stones which fell down In
them from the mountain sides, whore
the goats had loOsencd them or be
cause the dying out of the vegetation
had ceased to give them holding
ground Nearly all the food used OF
Lanai was imported from Lahaina
Sweet potatoes was the only crop tina
could be raised on Lanai. The cattle
on the entire eastern half of the islant
got water from the pipe line construct
ed by Gay. The water Of Maunaloi wa
/ far from sufficient To irrigate III,
: BASIN Of Palawai. II would be impos
/ giblp Ia bpmagfnnd ~
/ Solomon, KcOni, Peter and sevora
other Hawaiians all testified to Gay,
excellent treatment Of the natives o
the Island and the meeting finished.
The next day the Oldest inhabItant
/ n Hawaiian oversee years of age. wa,
visited. He confirmed all the state
mcntS given above. Both he and hil
wife, who was even older than he, ant
was blind, showed touching love ant
confidence in Gay, to whom they clunl
as their protector
The next morning the party visited
the wells made by the Palawai Doyel
Cpmcnt Co. and assembled to an ele
walton of 300 feet on the top OF tn,
| IluSe, WHICH ulNlucS tne lSIanu IN TN
middle, whence a birds.eyc view o
the Kahalepalawa section was had
They then returned to Manele and EN-
barkcd In the steamer Likelikc a
about 1880 p. m, and started home.
ACTUALLY BLOWING AWAY.
The facts which the committee gath
cred from actual observation wer
briefly as follows: The land of Lana
shows almost all over excellent sol
although AZ many places It is yer
rocky. Forest is found only on tn
top of the ridge, the rest of the islam
heing either covered with yer
stunted growth of Celucas and grasse
OF various kinds or being absoutel
barren. Wind raises great havoc wit
large portions Of the island, shiftin
and piling up the soil In the way san