Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-08

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affectioIate regard. With this def.
milton of kamaaina in mind, 1t would
seem not to be too strong a statement
that the kamaainas Of Honolulu-the
home makers-haye no common meet.
ing ground and are separated into
too many circles, factions and cliques
for the best interests of the munich.
patty.
AS has been often said, Honolulu
is a municipality of magnificent dis.
tances. Our government is spread
over the whole island of Oahu and
some distant islets. The city part
of it spreads from Fort Shafter to
Waialae and up into the valleys, and
is inadequately provided with the ne
cessaries OF modern city life, clean
and abundant water, sewerage, gar.
bage service and proper streets, side
walks, parks and Fairgrounds.
The "vlllase Idea Disadvantage.
The Honolulu of today is really q
collection of little villages separated
by areas under water or under cult
walton or both, and connected by, In
adequate highways and an automatic
telephone service, but demanding for
each little village all the facilities OF
city.
The best developed villages of ffo.
nolulu are those wherein reside men
and women who know what the civic
needs of their villages are and who
have known In the, past where and
when and how often 10 make those
wants known. / venture to assert
that these villagers compose minor
ity of Honolulu's population; while
the wage Garner, the poola and the
Asiatic haye.to get along as best they
can without cement cutters, sidewalks
or oiled streets and are content with
the crooked lane without lights, often,
times muddy and sometimes fanked.
by an open drain.
Kaimuki has its champions; College
Hills and Manoa talk Of a separate
municipality The yiew-loying resi-.
dents of Prospect street delight in
their recent improvements. The i'm
proyement club idea has fostered a
feeling of competition between the
villages Of Honolilu The existence
OF each club emphasizes. the fact that
the unit Of community feeling is still
the neighborhood district. Just as
Tar as the clubs are successful do the
members thereof feel that they have
performed their civic duties. Appeals
for the less favored parts OF the city
fall on ears satisfied that they have
already done their part.
Invertebrates PoIitics.
In politics the scompetition between
the 4th and 5th districts has been
bad thing, for the city idea. The
fourth district people feel no respon-
sibllity for the welfare of the city
precincts Of the 9Th district and the
country districts of the fifth have
shared the same feeling. In these
neglected precincts rural conditions
are being made over into urban ones
by the pressure of population, hap
hazard and without plan. Every inyi.
tatlon offers for another big fire or
epidemic. 1t would pay you, gentle
men, TO go on the ground and have
a look for yourselves.
The making of Oahu into a mill
tary stronghold has had distinct in,
fluence on Honohllu's problems in
more ways than one. There is today
on the part of a large portion of Ho-
nolulu's business community too little
recognition of the fact that Honolulu
mas become and will continue to he
an army town. The monthly army
payroll of S250,00 should tempt the
sordid business sense to bring the i
army and civilian closer together.
even If no higher motive demanded |
that this be done. Army man and ci.
villain alike are Americans working
for the common good of our common
country in this outpost of the Pacific.
promotion work is fine work If the
broad view Is taken The army is ap-
parently not within the Jurisdiction
Di promotion work, and the main eff /
Tort is concentrated on the tourist.
the underlying idea being to discon. /
meet the tourist from his gold as pain
lessly as possible. To one who has
summed through Honolulu and who
rom observation is heartily ashamed
Oh Honolulu's many back sections.
This lavish attempt to turn the tourist
does seem premature.
While we have much to show, we also
have much to hide. !
FashioR and the Citizens Work.
The rapid increase of wealth i'm the
hands OF a few, due to our recent |
years, has set a standard
of living in certain quarters which is
to those of the older com |
munities on the mainland and Europe.
Those Of us who are not yet forts |
recall the yesterdays when few roads a.,
we're maeadamized, none curbed and
to drive span of horses was the ,
height of opulence. Now the auto /
mobile has become a necessity and
has created class of society which |
nas ceased to think in the terms OF |
he man who walks or uses the street |
ar. This high standard of living has !
,aused those who are socially ambi |
ious to yearn and scheme for suffi- |
sient wealth that they too may indulge !
ind make necessaries out of Injuries. |
The scramble for wealth bringing as
t does disregard for the feelings and /
lights of others less favored, makes !
inc of the greatest hindrances to good |
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