The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-06-06
WARM SESSION
OF SUPERVISORS
CHAIRMAN HUSTACE TELLS THE
BOARD IT SHOULD STAND BY
BROTHER MEMBER.

cause Hustace was always backing Sam
Dwight, Kailimai lies" declared Frank
Harvey at the meeting of the Board
of Supervisors last evening, bringing
his fist down on the table, making the
ink-stand jump and the rest of the
Board sit uD.
"Auwe!" cried Palau, jumping from
bis seat near the doorway and making
hurried sneak for the hallway.
THAT is certainly what Kailimai
tod me-" said Charles Hustace and
called up Kailimai, head keeper at
Aala park.
Kailimai, aged and wearing a light
spring overcoat, scrambled to the
front and told Hustace that he had
never said any such thing.
The main business of the Supervisors
last evening was lovely row over the
head keeper of Aala park, Kailimai
II nutshell, Supervisor Sam Dwight
chairman ct the committee on roads,
bridges ard parks, had suspended Kali
limai, declaring that he had not at
tended to his duties and Supervisors
Fern, Harvey, Archer and Kealoha, to
whom Kailimai had told his story, had
advised him to continue working.
Dwight brought the report of sus.
pension before the Board and Super
visor Cox moved that Dwight's action
be supported and Kailimai fired. After
lively session in which the lie was
frequently and strenuously passed,
Chairman Hustace himself seconded
the motion of Cox, Dwight said he
would do so had he not been a party
to the affair. and the motion was lost
by four to three, Fern, Harvey, Archer
and Kealoha voting against firing and
Hustace, Dwight and Cox voting for
Kailimai's removal.
Supervisor Dwight stated that he had
suspended Kailimai last Sunday, for
allowing soda-water carts on the
grounds in spite of warnings Dwight
had heard many complaints against
Kailimai. He did not attend to his
duties and was not there when he
should be. Dwight and Kealoha had
been consulted in the matter and Kali
limai had been suspended by Dwight
subject to the action of the board.
Kailimai had denied that he had been
told not to allow soda-water stands in
the park or people in the band-stand.
Supervisor Harvey said Kailimai was
present and might speak for himself
Kailimai thereupon arose and de-
livered a speech. He had allowed a
Chinese peddle:, authorized by the pre-
vious board, to station himself just
outside the grounds. He would po-
sitively state that the Chinese spread
his effects on land owned by the Hon
orable Judge Frear, adjacent to the
| grounds of the park( and several
others had refreshment tables adjoin-
ing. One table was managed by some
of the baseball players. After he was
notified that refreshment booths were
not allowed on the grounds the last
mentioned stand disappeared. There
were no wagons, carts or tables on the
grounds last Sunday afternoon, said
Kailimai
Supervisor Archer was at the park
last Sunday afternoon He saw no
soda carts in the grounds.
Supervisor Dwight called Bernard
Kelokolio ''the boy orator" Bernard
testified without and formality of oath
and said he had seen soda water, pea
nuts, ETC., sold on the grounds.
Supervisor Fern said that the last
Board had permitted Kailimai to al
low people in the band stand, as he
saw fit. Kailimai owned some two
dozen chairs and had been allowed to
charge folks ten cents for seats.
Dwight's second witness for the pro-
secution was another and lesser keeper
of Aala park, one Palau, who testified
that Kailimai was not always there.
Yes, he was there during the working
hours, but he would read newspapers;
well, he read newspapers for a while.
In fact Palau had not very much to
say.
Supervisor Cox moved that the ac-
ton of Supervisor Dwight be approved.
Archer advised that the Board be not
hasty; the weather was hot, the Their
mometer high in the daytime; at night
it was cooler AMI it would be well to
think the matter over carefully in the
cool of the evening-give Kailimai a
chance. If Kailimai could not obey
orders let him be dealt with.
Supervisor Harvey believed the mat
ter small and favored Archer's sugges-
ton of another chance. Had the chair
man right to fire the park keeper,
anyway? Hustace thought he had.
Kailimai stated that he had received
no orders to keep people out of the
band stand at Aala park during base
ball games on Sunday. Hustace in
formed the head keeped that there was
one thing which would have to stop
Immediately and that was the renting
of chairs on the County property.
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