The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-11-26
TERMS FAVORED
BY H0MESTEADERS
HakaIau Settlers Will Make Good
on Observation-Disclosures
Are Not 0nerOus.
tMail Special to The Advertiser. J

(Mail Special to The Advertiser.)
HILO, November 22.-The old trou.
BILE which arose between the homestead.
ers at Hakalau and the administration,
which eliminated in the supreme
court S decision upholding the policy Of
the administration in its "fake home
steader' fight, is now in process of set
! Element, and it seems as if the end Of
the row is going to be far more salts.
factory all around than had been gen.
orally believed possible.
For some time past the administers
ton has been framing up an offer to
submit to the settlers While the gen
eral terms of this were decided on sew
eral weeks ago, it was only last week
that the proposition was placed in
concrete form before the homesteaders.
This was done through Harry Irwin,
the attorney for the homesteaders, who
had been asked by the territorial au-
thorities to perform this Office. So
much confidence did the Territory show
in Irwin IS sense of fairness in the mat
ter that, although he was the settlers
attorney, it wanted him to use his own
discretion in acting as the arbiter as to
lust what terms should be offered to
each individual settler, the circum-
stances in each case, such as the length
of time each settler had lived on his
lot, what he had done with it and so
forth. being the factors which were to
= determine Just what should be requir-
ed that he should do in order to obtain
title.
Definite Terms offered.
It became plain, however, that such
task would involve entirely too
much detail and would give to great a
, chance for dissatisfaction where some
| settlers might think Others were being
given better deal than was offered to
themselves, and at Twins suggestion
more definite plan was adopted.
It was generally agreed to divide
D the homesteaders involved, namely
: those of Kaiwiki and those of Opea
! Peleau, into two classes for the pur
, pose of extending to each of these new
conditions according to their previou:
: performances.
r Thus the A class will consist of those
. settlers who lived on their lands
throughout the two years required by
= the statute, who continued living there
l after these two years expired and wht
Y still live there. The B class will con
sist of the other settlers, namely those
= who lived on their lots during the sta
tutory two wears, but who moved away
from them short time after the ex
d piration OF that period and who do no
X live there now.
The settlers under the A class will
be required to live on their lots fou
months longer, during which time the.
c must cultivate the land; while the
i class settlers, will he asked to live OIL
|. their lands for eight months more an'
d, to cultivate them for the same periot
of time.
Must Be Cultivators.
The lands in question are now unde
q cane. which has been cultivated by tn
J. Hakalau plantation. Under the agree
l, ment with the Territory the settlers vii
q have to take possession of the crops an
J, will have to attend to the cultivation
u themselves in such manner that tn
crop will belong to the homesteadel
r Furthermore, the settlers must make
T. genuine and bona fide effort to estaf
70 fish permanent homes on their nome
steads, and with its purpose IN vle'
III they will be requested to sign aildi
n Wits, wherein they state that 1T Is thel
t. present intention to make the lots thel
mr. permanent homes
There are, however, some of the orli
~ inal settlers who will not be able
he avail themselves of the administr
or ton s offer, owing to the fact that the
he have moved to other parts and will
A unable to perform the conditions
- CURED To such people the governmel
H. gives the right to dispose of the
ty,l rights in their lots in such mann
mr. that those who purchase from them WI
-, get all the benefit of the work pertorl
ed by the past settler and Will be su
iect to exactly the same conditions
all the original settler would be subject'
he to should he take up the offer in pc
son, In other words, the purchaser w
Nv step into the shoes of the original Sc
er tier and will be treated as If he HI
m been in that position from the We
first.
!. Settlers in Earnest.
-, Irwin went to Hakalau last Wedn'
~ day, and on the evening of that day
MI held a meeting with the settlers,
his which he outlined and explained
FOR them Just what the government pl
posed to do in the matter. The 81
VI" tiers all expressed their satisfacti
ng with the terms offered by the Territol
icy and all will take advantage there
lis with the exception of those who Ia
moved away from the district. All thC
49,. at the meeting said that the addition
SUI period of residence required of tn
OF did not cause them any worry, as
to was, and had always been their int
,re ton to make their homes on their ia
81 am going TO get that lot for
home" said one, "if have 10 live
ma years ON II TO get it,"