The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-03-31


anything but sanitary condition. The
crowded rendition is probably tho
worst feature Of the poi shops. II was
found that in most cases the shops
have been used as the living room for
the owners family where the cooking
was done, where the meals were eaten,
whore they played their games and IN
some cases where the washing was done
and where the poi makers slept.
"Anothcr common objection to many
OF the shops and one which cannot be
remedied without moving to some other
locality is the fact that the shops arS
located in crowded low class tenements
or sach houses adjoining. Where the
poi shop is not in the tenement It is
usually connected with IL out in the
rear. In the rear are also usually
water closets, baths and wash houses
which are used by the tenants and
which are in the nature of public
places. These are in close proximity
TO many of the poi shops.
A Logical Conclusion.
"I consider that such an environ
ment is most dangerous to the public
health. Such shops ought not to be
allowed to open under any clrcum-
stances. In a few cases locations have
been condemned because il improper
drainage and the impossibility of
proper drainage.
HIn this work ! have been accom-
panied by a Chinese interpreter and
have explained carefully the reasons
for not allowing a shop to open and
what changes wolld be necessary be-
| fore a permit to continue the manufac-
ture and sale of poi could be given.
'fThe act which is now before the
legislature concerning the manufacture
of poi has been translated and printed
in Chinese and copies of this law have
been left with the proprietors.''
Forty-nine poi shops in all are re-
ported on in the pages subsequent to
this introduction, the greater part of
which are condemned as untitled to be
permitted to continue to do business.
In each case the reasons why and
wherefore are given, and it may be
noted that not once of the shops men
toned as being located so as to make
its opening safe can do so under the
present conditions, all changes neces
sary being also noted.
A Sample.
Reporting on a poi shop on School
street, Blanchard says:
"This shop was visited on March 10
and conditions found existing there
which make it impossible to allow this
shop to open and continue in the man
ufacture of poi. The reasons for this
decision are as follows:
"Q) The building is very old and
rotten.
(2) The shop is so situated as to
permit drainage from a laundry and a
stable to contaminate.
"(3) The presence of laundry and
stable in the immediate vicinity make
st unwise, from sanitary point OF
view, to permit this shop to continue
poi business"
There are others great deal worse
but the most optimistic person wolld
hardly care to eat poi the water in
which was subject to the contamina
tion from the drainage from stable
1t may be noted that stables are moi
always as sanitary as stables can b'
kept.
. ''The Best Kind.''
!, A report on one of the "better'' po
, shops and the changes necessary il
, them before poi that is fit for human
consumption can be manufactured is al
: follows:
"Cheong Lin, 224o N. King Street.
, "The location of this shop is suit
j able for a poi shop, but considerable
remodeling and rearranging will bt
necessary before permission can bt
given to open. The following changes
I will be necessary:
"N) Provision must be made tina
J the cesspool, which is now used by thu
: poi shop and connected with two othe
: 4 houses, shall be used only for the pur
:. pose of the poi shop or else q new cess
: pool be constructed.
seq Cooking must be stopped in th
g poi shop, sleeping quarters in the i'm
= mediate vicinity must be removed an,
! the occupants must cease using the po
= shop for any other purpose except 70
;. the manufacture of poi.
:; "(3) The floor of the shop must b
q completely cemented and the walls to
= height of six feet must be constructe
g of concrete or cement.
e 40 Provision must be made for tn
4 proper sterilization of all utensils an
containers used in connection with tn
/. manufacture and the sale of poi
!. "(5) The building must be so screen
= ed as to exclude flies and other insects
a 900 Employees must obtain from
reputable physician certificate to tn
effect that they are free from all cor
tagious diseases.
n, Practically all those shops to whic
ID permission might be extended to opei
N can do so only under these same col
III ditions.
If The Honor List"
Those who are named in the repol
OF as conducting shops which might |
ie opened are:
II. Chew Hung, Kamehameba ~. Roa(
ad Oheong Lin, 2249 N. King street; Sa
st Hop Lee, N. King street; Loo Hi
'r- Mendonca Lane; Sam Man, 1852 Lilil
I'M street; Sam Hop Lung, 1928 Lilil
er street; Sun Quong Lee, 1888 Nuuar
es avenue; Hang Lee Yit, 2629 NuuaI
is avenue; Sun Sam Hop, Miller and Vim
ISL yard streets; Chan Vim, Moiliili; HC
at Wo, Moiliili; Quong Hung Fung, NJ
ir- iliili; Quong Sing Lee, Kukui sire
rs near Nuuanu; Hung Fong, Fort al
ar Gahnp1 gfraa9e. Goo W. Tfl,n,, 1Onn I =