The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-09-06
TO HOMESTEAD A
LOT OF SAND LANDS

There happened to be a meeting of
the board of land commissioners on
Thursday evening, at which Commits.
sioner Trent moved that there be a re-
consideration of the matter of letting |
the Kawaioalele lands, on the wind |
ward side of the Island, as residence
property.
The meeting was somewhat unexpect-
ed, inasmuch as there had been meet
ing on the Monday preceding, and it
was thought by some that there would
not be another meeting until Monday
next.
1t is planned that hereafter there
will be meeting every Thursday even
ing, to take up whatever matters may
come before the board.
At Thursday night IS meeting Com
missioner Trent, seconded by Commits
sioner Andrade, moved that the matter
of the Kawailoalele lands be reconsid-
cred.
Originally there had been the appli-
cation of some seventeen young men,
who wished to secure the lots in ques-
tion for residence lots-that is, they de-
sired to obtain the lots for the purpose
of establishing thereon residences-but
the motion of Trent, seconded by An
drade, to the effect that the matter of
this application be reconsidered, entire
, ly cut out the opportunity of the seven
, teen being considered, and what was
: to be done with the Kawailoalele lands
! was for the time being quite a mys'
: terry, until Land Commissioner Campbell
= stated to the board of land commission,
ers that he would have to put up the
lots on the proposition of allotment fol
homesteads. There was nothing else tC
do. All along it had been supposed
that the lots over at Kawaialoalele, OF
the windward side of this Island, woulC
q be put up for sale at the upset price o.
n $l5 an acre, so that anybody who 81
u desired could procure said lands for th'
purpose of residence, but now it ha
become homestead proposition.
One phase of the new situation
that where lands are put up as home
ID stead propositions, the settlers are T,
quired to improve the lands; that il
n. they are supposed to grow things o
d. the land whereas there is not suppose
IL to be anything that will grow on tn
lands involved.
The Kawaialoalelc lands are nc
classed as agricultural lands, nor O
pastoral lands, but are in reality elias
&c ed as waste lands or sand lands, an
those who manage TO grow anythin
thereon viii prove themselves ava
ke ahead of anything the board expect
NJ. Still the board has 80 voted, TO II
!. effect thaV the lands be not sold
a. residences and, therefore, II is entire
up 10 the board 10 take the blame
these lands are disposed OF as HON
stend lands and should turn out TO
unfit as homestead lands.
1I just what the idea OF Trent W
when hc moved that the matter
as. turned away from the residence PROF
no sition, rs not known, but II win pro
MI ably all work ont as matter Of q
M perlence,
ND There was nothing else of imporian
tfapspriHR at the meeting Of the boa
Of land commissioners, uuless the fea
~, ing of the minutes could be consider
~ Ab matter uf Importance,
w Needles t1 say there arc al lel
~ seventeen applicants i0r residence u
20" who are very much disappointed "a
Who, Incidentally are wondering hi
he people Who mas happen i0 iakr
as do same lands ou iAe h0mesiead pIol
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