The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-10
GREAT
SPEECH
IN HILO
THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS OPEN
THE NEW YEAR WITH A GAY
OLD MEETING.

HILO, January THE Tribune says:
There have been curious happenings
in the meetings of the Hawaii County |
Board of Supervisors since that bouy |
came into existence but one of the
most curious must be recorded as oc-
curing on Thursday last The bust
ness of the day had practically been
disposed of and the final call for Mis- |
celaneoug' matters was made.
ThereuDon arose the ex-Rev. w. NJ. |
Kalaiwaa of Kona. Speaking at great
length in Hawaiian he said it was a
New Year. II was the first meeting
of the Board in the New Year hence
everybody should have a Happy New
Year. Everybody should stand should
er to shoulder, heart to heart, breast to
breast to work for the benefit of the
County of Hawaii.
He did not explain how this contor-
ton was to be effected
Continuing the ex-reverend gentle
man said that during the past year the
Board had had its troubles This was
well known and the conduct of the
members of the Board was so We'll
known that people had said that there
were two separate bodies in the board.
This was too bad 1t was the ardent
wish of the eX-reyerend that everybody
should work together, soul to soul,
without any division. He thought
that during the new year all should
work like that great and learned man
! Solomon.
The eX-Rev. Kalaiwaa did not specify
exactly which of Solomon's traits he
particularly admired.
AS chairman of the Finance Com
mittee he thought matters of finance
should be considered in committee of
the whole so that the representatives
of every section of the county could
have say.
Il was a fact that every member of
the Board was believer in the Su-
preme Being Meetings were opened
with prayers but the eX-Rev. Kalai-
waa EXPRESSED sorrow when he reflect
ed on the additional fact that no sooner
were prayers over than here were dis
L. sentions! He believed nevertheless that
God heard the prayers of the Hawaii
!, County Board of Supervisors because
the dissentions had never been carried
place of the board. They never had
any fights, which wasa good thing.
1t was an ancient belief among Ha-
/ waiians that Leap Year was always q
year of progress. The ex-Rev. Kalai-
waa believed this was so and trusted
that the year of progress Tor Hawaii
would be the greatest ever known.
, After the atmosphere had been suf-
2 ficiently cooled, Supervisor Shipman
| rose and said that he was glad that
e the chairman of the Finance Commit
a tee had decided to be good
e "He hasn't been good for the last
: twelve months asserted Shipman
8 I'm an older man than he Is and I've
possible. He didn't know how to bt
e good, but I'm glad that he is now 60
S ing to try Regarding his observation
s about Leap Year | should like to poin
{ out that the word leap means II
Jump and 1t occurs to me that tn
. gentleman's concern comes from tn
fact that his constituents will as
. suredly jump him the first time the,
have the chance"
Following this display of airy per
. slflage the inevitable Purdy took tn
floor with a most interesting resolu
= ton. Thus it ran:
IL Whereas; The police officers an
station clerks. of the County of Ha
wall perform their duties by the mont
at a rate fixed by the Board of Super
visors.
Therefore. BE it resolved by tn
Board of Supervisors of the County O
Hawaii that the County Clerk be an
he is hereby directed to certify de
] mands of the County Auditor at tn
end of each month in favor of tn
d monthly salaries as have been fixe
u by the Board Of Supervisors when sue
II claims have been properly certified
Shipman objected at once to this as
. tonishing resolution. He pointed ou
in how it might attempt to override legis
Of lative enactments which fixed the sal
o. aries of certain officers.
TO Chairman Todd was plainly worrie
he and suggested that the County Attol
lie ney be consulted. AS that official
al in the hospital, mourning the loss {
n vermiform appendix, he did not al
I'd pear. His deputy, Noa Aluli, who's
Id appendix is very well, thank you, can
Mt in hot haste with an opinion drippir
IN from every pore. He said that IL
ok resolution showed every sign of havir
r. been hastily drawn. Chitty on Coz
tracts, Biles on Bills, the Magma Cart
err and the Thirteenth Amendment-to Sc
n nothing about few of the Comman
iments-would bear him out on this
Shipman agreed, being a lawyer hin