Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-06
Will CLOSE Up
BAD ([MET|RYS
So Decided At Board
Of Health
Meeting


terday and interments in them were
prohibited after three months. At
the last meeting of the Board of
Health, DR.. Wayson and NJ. p. Rob
inson were named as committee to
| investigate the cemetery conditions
of the city. At that time each of
them stated that 1t was job that
had been passed up by the Boards
previous for number of years, and
| they did not feel that they would be
able to accomplish much. However,
they were both willing to jump into
the proposition, Investigate, and find
out what could be done. As a spleu-
did result. they handed in the follow
ing report yesterday afternoon, which
will do away with insanitary Gene
terry conditions
Nuuanu Valley Cemetery. 49, Is
sanitary: 1t has been enlarged in the
rear and is sufficient for many years.
Makiki Government Cemetery-ls
in most sanitary site But outside
of private lots, which are vested
rights. is overcrowded. We do not
recommend enlarging or adding a
new portion and would close It as to
interments, outside of the private
owners of lots and their families.
The King Street Catholic Gene
terry is sanitary, so far as quality Of
soil Is concerned on the highe,
ground portion, but on the furthest
inside portion sloping down towards
Cyclomere Park that was. 1t becomes
too shallow for graves, quickly
reaching water and therefore we rec
ommend prohibiting further inter-
ments to all that portion on the in
side lower end that will on eXcava-
ton meet with water at the regula-
ton depth required, say six feet, and
that said portion be declared insani-
tary and condemned and closed for
such purpose.
The Catholic Waikiki Cemetery
Is insanitary and should be closed
for reasons as above cited and exist
) ing in the lower portion of the King
Street Catholic Cemetery near Homo
) lulu (see Venhuizen's Nisort.
1 The Kawaiahao Cemetery-ls san
:. itary. Though evidences prove that
this cemetery has been thoroughly
. covered over by bodies buried in the
long past, leaving no visible evidence
= of the fact: still on account of tn,
lot etr 20 hinl
Is found there, even though they
=. have to come across skeletons In dig
ging graves, 1t remains sanitary ant
hardly warrants II being closed ,l'
intcrments altogether. More rigl,
! rules for the marking OF burial spot
should he enforced by the official
selling the burial site, requiring ma
terial more lasting than wood 70
s same.
S The proposed Waialac ccmeter,
= site owned by Gear, Lansing a Co
! situated on the east side of damon,
} Head, comprising forty to fifty acrcs
Is very suitable for the purpose jan
we would pronounce same as bein
sanitary in every respect and capabl
of being made into Il vcritable beau
ty spot under Il properly organize
burial association.
The proposed Kalihi cemetery sit
situated on the west side of the va
ley on the Kamchamcha " road, wi
, be above the proposed School stree
extension when extended out ,
town as far as Kahauilii. Thong
this site Is outside the two-milc linn
from the center of the city. II laCb
depth of soil for digging graves an
Is situated within a resident SEE
ton. which is against public opinion
The Kamoiliii site below III
church, represented by w. II. Castl
Is about two and a half to thr,
acres. 1t Is strictly intended to
used ms burial ground for the Bud'
hist sect, of Japanese. The excay;
lions down to seven feet show lay
N scoria intcrmingled with large
rock which may require blasting
70 some cases. There Is no sign of W;
ltl W III 'ht ~
= of sanitation nothing can be sa
against It. more than a lack of loa
or dirt soil for covering the grave
but same can be brought on to IL
necessary from nearby. Somethin
however, should be provided for tn
p numerous class of people, more esp
cially when Maiiki Is closed to theI
A receiving vault should be provide
for this site.
The Board passed resoluti,
adopting the recommendation of q
report, and diretting notice to
given that cemeteries and parts
cemeteries declared insanitary shou
y be closed after ninety days notice
>, given.
"a The cemetery site at Moiliili W
approved and those who are proje,
II, ing It, the Honpa Hongwanji of II
n 1t .r.t.t Ion,