Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-05
SERIOUS CHARGES
AGAINST KEPO|KA|
Dan Case Says Maui
Judge Is Not Fit To Be
On The Bench

The charges against Judge Kepoi-
kai OF the Second judicial Circuit,
which were strongly limited at at the
meeting of the Bar Association last
week, were formally preferred at IA
meeting of the Association held yes
terday afternoon. County Attorney
Dan Case of Maui laid four serious
charges against the Judge. support
ing them by afiidavits which he
claimed could be greatly multiplied.
The most serious of the four charg-
es preferred by Case is that Judge
Kepoikai's connections with certain
corporate interests are of such a ma
ture as to make 1t improper for him
to be Judge of the Second Circuit.
Case claims that the Judge holds as
a tenant at will from the Kahului
Railroad property from which he
derives an income of $1,000 to $500
e year, although he pays only $500
annual rental.
There was large attendance OF
the members of the Association,
among those present being Chairman
w. A. Kinney, w. w. Thayer, Lyle
Dickey. l.. G. Kellogg, j. A. Magoon,
l.. NJ. Lightfoot, c. +. Peterson
Judge Andrade, II. Z. Cooper, A. G.
NJ. Robertson. w. o. Smith, Judge
Perry, f. T. Thompson, Judge Stan
ley, C.. +. Clemens, A. l.. G. Atkin-
son, w. A. Greenwell, II. ID. Mead,
Judge Kingsbury, A. G. Correa, A.
Lewis, Jr., A. f. Judd, ID. II. Case
l.. ]. Warren, d. l.. Wilmington, L.
NJ. Watson, p. l.. Weaver. II. G. Mid
dleditch, Charles Achi, w. T. Raw
Inns, G. II. Olson, NJ. +. Prosser and
Frank l.. Hatch.
When the meeting was called to
order the secretary read report OF
the committee appointed to consider
the complaint of Attorney Vivas
against District Magistrate Mckay
of Wailuku. The committee reported
that It did not consider that COM
plants against Magistrates not mem
bers of the Bar Association should
be brought before the Association
Consequently the committee recon.
mended that no action be taken.
The matter of the Judgeship of the
Second Circuit was then taken up
Judge Cooper said his motion endors,
ing Kepoikai was still before the As.
ISOLATION.
j. A. Magoon moved an amendment
that the recommendation of the ap.
| pointment of Kepoikai be referred &c
committee of three.
Judge Stanley stated that in ref
erence to the accusations of the use
of violent and indecent language on
the part of Judge Kepoikai, he had
never noticed this when the Judge
was off the bench, so he had nothing
more to say about that. As to the
| charge that the Judge was under the
| influence of certain corporations,
what he had said was that an indie
pendent man ought to be on the
bench.
He said he had seen Judge Kepoi-
kai since the latter came to town.
Dan Case was also in town and was
present, and he thought they both
should be heard from before any ac-
| ton was taken.
| The chairman invited Mr.. Case to
make any statement he might wish
to make. Magoon moved that com
mittee of one be appointed to find
| kepoikai. Judge Cooper said there
were as yet no charges against Ke-
poikai and nothing for him to an
swer. Jack Atkinson objected that
II any charges were to be made the
accused should be present to hear
them.
Case said there We're charges to be
made, and he would prefer that
Judge Kepoikai be present to hear
| them.
J. A. Magoon was sent out to find
the Judge and returned with him al
most Immediately. Kinney outlined
the situation and Case was then call.
ed upon to make his statement.
Mr.. Case began by stating that
'"This is one of the most unpleasant
duties that has ever fallen to my lot
1t Is not personal. I am here repre-
senting many of the citizens of Maui
] am sorry to be here for this pur'
pose, but believe duty compels mt
to make this statement.
First we claim that Judge Ke
poikai has an ungovernable temper
and has had for years. He always
has been very nice to me, and thai
makes II all the harder. But has ar