Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-14
Acting Governor and Delegate Hold
Conference and Explanation Is
Made Of Frcar's Waics 4
Promise,

Following a conference held yes
terday afternoon between the Act
ing Governor, Z. A. Mott-Smith. and
Prince Kuhio. the Delegate to Con-
gress, a statement was issued by
Mott Smith to the general effect
that the statement made by Prince
Kuhio to the people of Waiohinu.
Hawaii, charging Governor Frear
with deliberate Misrepresentation In
making promise to open the Ka-
maoa lands for homesteads was
based upon misa apprehension OF the
facts In the case.
The statement issued from the
Acting Governors Office Is In full as
follows:
"A conference was held this aft
ernoon between the Delegate and
myself. as II appeared that some
misunderstanding had arisen in re-
gard TO the Kamaoa land matter.
The conference was held for the
purpose Of clearing up any misun-
Outstanding on this matter and was
entirely satisfactory.
1T appears that just prior to the
campaign preceding the last cleo
ton, the Governor had made a
statement to the people Of Waiohi-
nu that the Kamaoa lands would be
opened for homesteading purposes.
He was later followed up by the
Delegate. who. relying upon what
the Governor had said. made state
ments to the same effect.
Upon investigation Of the rec
ords OF the land Office It is now as
certained that the petitions OF the
residents OF Wiaohinu and neighbor-
hood for the opening Of the Kamaoa
lands for homestead purposes were
rot sent down to the land ONCE un-
I'll March, 1909. The Governor
scted upon these petitions and In
strducted the surveyor to proceed
with the survey OF the lands in
question for the purpose OF opening
them for homesteads. fhe survey
party left Honolulu in the early
part Of June. 1909. and was engag-
cd In the survey for about three and
one-half months, returning to Homo
lulu during the early part OF Octo-
Der, 1909. This lapse OF time was
required for the survey on account
Of the great detail involved not only
in the Kamaoa homesteads, compris;
Ing ninety-six lots, but also the Wa
iohinu homesteads. comprising
ninety-twO lots, the Kiolakea-Keaa
homesteads, comprising eight lots,
and other surveys of reservoirs and
county stable lots.
THE maps based on the surveys
SO made will not be completed and
hSnded In to the commissioner oil
public lands until the latter part OF
this week.
Neither the residents of Waio.
he made his speech there, appear t.
have been acquainted with the facts
above set forth, and the resident,
depending upon the former assur
ances Of the Governor as to the
opening of the hOmesteads natural,
inferred from the lapse Of time tina
the Governor was lot carrying ou
what he had originally led them Il
believe that he would carry out.
Hence. during his speech tn,
Delegate was confronted with thes'
supposed facts and called upon I,
state why the Governor had not car
rled out his promise.
1T now appears that the Delegat
did not go further than to state tina
II the Governor had 80 promised an
had not carried out his promise. tn
Governor had gone back on hi
promise.
81 have said. as stated above. tina
the conference was entirely salts
factory, because the Delegate afte
talking with me and ascertainin
the facts of the case has treate
the matter man fashion and wit
sQuareness. 1t does not seem nece,
sary to say anything more on tn
subject for that reason.
AS soon as possible the resident
of Waiohinu, who on account OF b,
Ing not informed, made the repr,
sensations which misied the Del,
gate, will be Informed of the CORE,
facts of the case and the incideI
will be closed.
THE delegate has Joined me
Issuing this statement"