The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-15
EWALlKO FORMS COMBINE:
GETS CONTROL OF BOARD
kealoha Throws Vote to Erstwhile Minority
and Lively Session Of Supervisors Follows at
Flilo Reallignment Of Appropriations
One Of the Results.

tMail Special to The Adycrtiser.)
HlbO, July ll.7.-rhe meeting of the
board Of supervisors last week was the
most exciting one which the present
board has ever had. Not only was the
meeting far the longest which has ever
occurred in this county. lasting well
over n week, but the feeling was tense
and strained all throughout. IL be.
gan with the passage of the resolution
commanding Supervisor Kealoha to
make an accounting, and reached its
| climax when the S.eaioha arrest was
made.
The most important present result of
the event was that the lineup of the
supervisors was shifted so completely
that control was gained by Chairman
| EwaliEo, who has heretofore held only
minority, consisting of Supervisors
| kanehailua and Purdy, while the
/ finance committee, or at least the ma
iority thereof, namely Lyman and Kau.
| hane, assisted by Yates and Kealoha,
has held the majority. The explain.
alton is probably that in the past Kea.
loha has been actuated by his enmity
towards Ewaliko to vote with the
finance COMMITTEES, but that now that
the commission was getting on his trail,
he elected to throw his lot with Eva.
| like as the lesser evil.
In speaking of the finance commit.
tee as above, only Kauhane and Ly.
man are referred to. The third mem.
her, Kanehailua, has so far found moth
ing inconsistent in signing the commit.
tee reports and then voting against
| them.
Kealoha Starts Merry War.
One of the incidents which started
the merry war was a resolution from
John Kdaloha, calling for the appoint.
ment of David NATION as road super.
visor for North Hilo at salary of SIS
month, the appointment to take eff.
feet from May 49, The audaeity Of
| this performance took the breath away
of even the most hardened supervisor.
This David Nation is the man whose
name appeared on the May payroll, as
having worked for the county since
May IS, whereas the Investigators al.
lege that lie did not work for the cOun
| ty single day in May, the Laupahoe.
hoe Sugar Company stating that he
worked regularly in the plantation Of
fee during the time during which he
is supposed to have worked for the
county. As matter of fact, the Mat
toon ease, that is his claim for pay
ment for May, was the basis for the
warrant which was issued for the arrest
of Kcaloha. But while the supervisors
would not stand for the dating of the
appointment from May IS, they did, as
a matter of fact, appoint NATION, but
made the appointment effective from
the date of its approval
Another appointment was that of
| George Dcsha, which had been settled
upon in caucus the week before. Desha
was appointed county auditor, the ap.
pointment being effective August l..
| His bond will be $4,000. The vote for
Desha was unanimous, with the eXcep.
ton of EwalikO, who wanted to 90 on
record as being opposed thereto.
The first real evidence of the split
in the formation of the board came
when the report of the finance com.
mittee was considered. The committee
had reported against various salary
grabs and other extravagances, but re-
port was utterly disregarded, and by
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