The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-20
GOVERNOR FREAR'S VISIT TO HILO

HILO, September 1S.-The recent
visit of Governor Frear to this city
has been one of the most interesting
since he has been in the executive
position, and apparently will bring
results which should be of great ben
eft to this section. The luncheon
given last Friday, under the auspices
of the Hilo Board of Trade, was
great success and a number of mat
tiers were brought up for action on
the part of the Territory. Governor
Frear expressed himself as being very
much pleased at the frank way in
which the various subjects were
brought to his notice.
The Governor left this city by the
seven o'clock train on Monday morn
ing, planning to spend considerable
time visiting the homesteads in the
vicinity of Hakalau, concerning
which there has been a good deal of
trouble, and then continue through 10
Kohala, taking the Mauna Kea from
Mahukona on Friday and returning
direct to Honolulu
The Governor, accompanied by At
torney General Lindsay and Land
Commissioner Charles Judd, arrived
Thursday evening and early Friday
morning started to look into the
question of the Armory removal. The
present site and the two proposed
sites were all visited, Governor Frear
expressing an opinion to the effect
that of the two last mentioned that
opposite Mooheau Park was the one
to be preferred. He did not, however,
give an indication in regard to the
position which he would take as re-
CARDS the move to keep the Armory n
it's present place.
Water Power License.
Friday afternoon was taken up
mainly with the Board of Trade lunch
and talks with various Hilo citizens.
On Saturday morning Governor Frear,
accompanied by Attorney General
Lindsay and Land Commissioner
Judd, Federal Expert Pierce and y.
S. CONFESS, visited the upper falls on
he Waikiki river, taking up the mat
ter of a license for water power TO
be used by the proposed Hilo electric
railway On the way back the party
stopped to look at number of lots
asked for by Hawaiians under the
preference right clause of the land
laws.
Saturday afternoon was taken up
with work on the Waiakea land prop
osition, Governor Frear going thor
oughly over the situation with Sena-
tor John Brown and also with Mana
ger Kennedy of the plantation. N
addition to this, a number Of prefer
ence rights asked for in the vicinity
of Reeds Bay We're taken up. Among
these were the claims of r. T. Guard
John Bohenenberg, Otto Rose, Miss
IVY Richardson, John Scott, Otto
Rheinhardt and Luther Severance, the
last named claim being beyond the
breakwater.
Another matter which was taken up
early in the visit of Governor Frear
was the matter of the acquisition OF
the Scott and Mason lots for the site
of the new Hilo Unnion School
Chairman Horner of the Loan Com
mission accompanied the Governor on
this visit, and it was definitely de-
cided that the lots must be obtained
before the building is erected Wheth'
err this will be by purchase, condem'
nation or exchange is a matter which
has not been decided.
Luncheon to Frear.
The luncheon given under the al
spices of the Hilo Board of Trade was
very successful, the following being
the guests of the organization: Gov
ernor Frear, Attorney General Lind
say, Land Commissioner Judd, Chair
man Lewis of the Board of Supervis
ors, Auditor Mcguire, County Clerk
Kai, County Attorney Beers, Sheriff