The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-04
WHO'S WHO IN
HOUSE AND SENATE


also CE4F Two OF the Maui SIX Will
be back, J. NakaIeka and VI. P. Wal
waioLe. The latter was seen Ht5le IN
MS seat during his last term. sickness
in his family and with himself keep
ing aim away. When he was present
he always had something Of more than
average good sense to talk about
The new members from Maui include
z. B. CarIey. manager Of the Maui teIe-
phone system, who Ough5 TO be able
20 talk; !. K Hihio, whose name and
occupation failed TO get into the ii
rectory; J ". kawaak0a is a reverend,
his pulpit being at Kaupo; f. J. K
. NawahIne IS of WaiIuku. but the Ii
rectory man also failed 20 locate him
when making up his lis
w. Nalimas Of Hawaii, enc Of the
brightest Of the younger members Of
| the last House, Is dead. He would I'm
d0Gbtedly have been returned this ses-
sion If pneumonia had net claimed him
for victim, because a more hkabIe
man never stepped within the old
throne room. He was liked by mem
| hers and workers alike, and on some
Of the trips of investigation made by
the Lands Committee. Of which he was
4 member, he was invariably the life
of the party.
G. Akau, ne whose name came first
on the roIIealI and who never had to
/ get the advice of anyone as to how to
/ vote and who never shifted into the
kanulu" column, made no try for
reelection. He Is with the Inter-Island
now, with headquarters IN Honolulu.
| kahana is another of the fallen, and
| IS working at another job than that of
Representative, while D. AIawa, of
| HoIualoay has resumed the practice of
| law.
| OF course. Hawaii sends back HoI-
| stein and Kaniho, the extremes IN poll
| tics. Without the former the House
| would have some difficulty in getting
| along, while without the House the
| latter would be hard pressed to get
| along himself Kawewehi, of Keau-
| hou, is q new member with a very IA
/ miliar face. Last session he preserved
| order as sergeant-at-arns. and Re
| publican. Now he will have seat in
| the forum and vote with the Demo-
Gratis. Since being an official of the
| House he has had several new lights.
| He drew his last pay envelope as a
| staUneh supporter Of the G. O.. P At
| home he found the atmosphere decid-
| eddy Home Rulish, so he renowned the
/ devil and all his works and threw his
| heart into spreading Home Rule doe
| trine, pure and undefIed As dele
| gate he attended the Home Rule con
| vention in Motley Hall Things turn
| ed Democratic after Link McCandIess
/ had toured the K0nas, however, and
with the change in public political
| sentiment came a change IN the views
i of the ex-sergeant alarms. No fur
| Their changes have been reported since
| the election.
VI. K. Makekau is a political genius
| who will represent a section of Hawaii
| although he has been working at the
Honolulu Iron Works for the past
| three years. While he puddled pig
in Honolulu, he kept his residence on
/ Hawaii and when he was put on the
| Board of Registration and the govern
| ment paid the freight for him all over
| the district he industriously cultivated
| old friendships, worked up old connec-
tions and landed himself in the House
| G. F. Alfonso, one of the three
/ Portuguese members, IS the editor of
4 Setta, the HiIo organ of the Hawaii
| Portuguese Alfonso dives a pointed
| quill and makes a speciality of the land
laws. He viii probably try to amend
the laws He is a bright young man,
| however. and ought to be of consider
able influence NJ T. Furtado, of
| Honokaa. is another Portuguese from
the Big Island. He was captain of
| police at the time of his election. NJ.
| K Kealawaa, is one of the Democratic
| members sent from HiIo. In private
| life he is a lawyer.
Kauai has shown good judgment in
returning Charley Rice, j. H Coney
and w. J. Sheldon, who were strong
trio last session. Coney and Sheldon
| are lawyers and Rice is fnancier
and the Speakers whip. George Her
man Hubby, of Lihue, who takes the
| place of j I. Silva, is well known IN
Honolulu, where he praetised as den
fist before going to the Garden Island
to pull teeth and votes. He IS a
graduate Of the University of Cali
fornia.
MoIokai is represented by J. Naka.
leka. who led the vote in the Maui
count. Although down as a Republi
can he was endorsed by the Democrats
in the contest, getting the support
| that would have gone to H. Farden
if the latter had not dropped out be
fore the voting
Oahu will be represented by foul
old members and eight new ones. Gas
: tro. Correa, Kaleiopu and Long vii
serve their second term; Cohen, Douth
lit. Kane, Kamanoulu, Kamahu, Kin
, new. Like and Single are making
their first bows in the fierce light tina
: beats upon the Legislature. Two o,
+ these new members are newspapermen
Like being editor of the Alona Anna
and Kamanoulu being foreman Il