The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-09-30
Preference Rights Of Hawaiians
Secure Patents TO Their
Homesteads.
CONCERNS PUNcHBoWL LOTS
Under Law MCCandless Would
Kill to Detriment Of Every
Portuguese Citizen.

Land Commissioner Campbell, with
the approval of Governor Frear, has
Just issued these patents to thirteen of
the residents of Waiohinu, Kau, Ha-
waii, in accordance with one of the
recent amendments of the Organic Act
relating to public lands. These patents
are the first issued under the provision
comforting preference rights to obtain
titles to homes and their issuance is
of the greatest Importance, especially
to the Portuguese residents on Punch
bowl.
These are the first patents issued
under that provision of the Organic
Act amendments which is designed to
give preference rights to obtain title
to their homes to persons who or whose
predecessors in interest have since the
passage of the Organic Act lived upon
public land without title to the same
and have improved it.
This granting of the thirteen land
patents mentioned above is of interest
to those Portuguese living on the slopes
of Punchbowl who hope in the near flu
ture to be able to obtain title to their
homes. 1t is an evidence of the good
faith of the administration, assuring
them that, by complying with the sim,
pie requirements of the law, they may
soon own their homes in fee, provided
the Trainer of the Democratic platform
be beaten at the polls.
If Link McCandless, Democratic can
didate for congress, is elected and sue
ceeds in getting congress to pass the
bill which he some time since asked
the territorial legislature to endorse
and which is endorsed emphatically by
the McCandless platform, no such pa
tents will be issued in many cases il
the country districts where residents
are now entitled to them, while all thu
Punchbowl Portuguese, as well a
many Hawaiians and others Throughout
the Territory, would forever lose al
hope of acquiring title to their homes
The Punchbowl lands are now unde
lease to the Kapiolani Estate, but tn
lease expires within eomparativel,
short time and it is the intention o
the administration to give the occu
pants of the lands who have improves
the property the preference right t
purchase the homes they have made
This Mr.. McCandless wants to pre-
vent. He has announced his intention
of trying to get congress to pass tn
bill which he asked the legislature t.
endorse and which would deprive ever.
one of the present occupants of tn
~ L.. Il g ill -
owning it. McCandless' bill gives onl
those who have continuously resides
on the land in the country since tn
passage of the Organic Act the prefer
entail right of purchase, whereas tn
Republican bill, which was enacted int
law by the last congress, gives tn
preferential right of purchase not onl
to those who have continuously reside
on the land and improved it since Apr
10, 1900, but also to their heirs an
successors in interest, while the NJ
Candless Land Bill specifically except
city property from any preference
rights whatever.
Soon after the present amendment
were passed the Governor and the Ian
comm sSloner took steps to prepare til
necessary form for carrying -out thi
provision. and for some time past hav
been collecting the necessary data fC
issuing patents in cases covered by til
law. There are many such case
throughout the Territory.
Among them are a number of tow
lots occupied by Hawaiians in the vi
lage of Waiohinu, district of Kau, HI
wall. These were surveyed before til
passage of the amendments but the
sale was postponed until afterward s
as to enable their occupants to Obtai
titles to their homes without havin
10 compete with others for them at au
ton. Proof has already been made j
a number of these carses, and. as pr
viously stated. patents have now bee
issnoh In thirtaan of the nnsaa