Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-14
ARBOR DAY At
KALHI. WAENA
MADE NOTABLE
Many Speakers Address Large
Gathering-NeW Spirit Is
Lauded by Pacheco

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Elaborate exercises in commemora-
ton of Arbor Day were held this
morning at Kalihi-waena school, be.
ginning at 9 o'clock, this school hold
/ ing one of the notable programs OF
the day. Among the speakers were
superintendent T. H. Gibson, Princi.
pay /. NJ. Cox, Mrs. F. J. Lowrey of
the Outdoor Circle, Forester Ralph
Hcsner, President Ferdinand
Schnaek of the Kalihi Improvement
Club and Supervisor NJ. c. Pacheco.
A Large Crowd Was Present
Golden Shower is being planted to.
, day in front Of the school. and it is
planned to make a long avenue oil
this handsome tree at the school.
i Supervisor Pacheco's speech dwelt
not only on Arbor Day but on munich.
pal politics as well and he attacked
the policy OF the administration In
spending most of its improvement
funds in the Fourth district. He also
spoke on the growing civic spirit In
Honolulu and particularly in the Ka.
lihi section. 81 =. .s.@
Supervisor Pacheco said. ls
Ladies' and Gentleman: The simple
act of planting the shade and orna.
mental trees on Quick avenue today
marks an epoch In the civic life OF
the fifth district, city and county OF
honolulu. This is the first time that
"a group Of citizens of this district,
organized for the 1audable purpose
Of lettering the civic condition OF the
district in which they live, have un-
|dertaken public improvement that
sets a new standard in community In
terest In the fifth district 1t is true
that q handful of public-sprfted enthu-
siasts, known as the Ladies' Outdoor
Circle, took the first step In the work
or beautifying our district. The result
OF this unselfish labor and devotion to
the ty-beautifuI idea is already APP
parent to any one passing Aala Park.
The Bougainvilea vines planted along
the west bank of the Nuuanu stream,
the the cutter edge Of Aala Park, are
now In bloom and the purple blossoms
are pleasing oasis for the eye to-
rest upon. The monkeypod trees
planted at the margins of Aala Park
are now developing very fast and In
a short time the bright pink blossoms,
will act as an encouragement to the
humble laborer on his way to his daily
toll, and a sign of peace and refresh:
ing sweetness when he returns home
in the evening.
Heretofore the residents of this
district have been lax and Indifferent
to their civic duty TO the community.
This has been due ina large measure,
I'm the past to the Indifference and
neglect of our local government to the.
needssof our district While the crea-
ticn of local self government has been
a great improvement over our former
centralized form of government, many
OF the men who have been elected to
public Office in the past have forgot
ten the existence of this district as.
soon as they assumed public office.
One thing they never forgot, however
was to come around regularly to col
lect the taxes and water rates and to
make the usual promises about cleo
ton time.
In his excellent talk to the Mems
Club last Friday night Senator Judd
said that in politics the competition
between the fourth and fifth districts
has been a bad thing for the city idea.
The fourth district people feel no re-
sponsibility for the welfare of the city
precincts Of the fifth ditfiet and the.
country districts of the fifth district
have shared the same feeling. i con-
tend, however, that there has been
no competition Of any consequence
between the two districts. The fifth
district never had schance to com.
pete against the fourth district, be-
cause the latter district has monopo-
lied, all the public improvements in
the past. Community selfishness,
aided and abetted by partisan public
officials, has done more to retard the
proper expansion of Honolulu and to
strange civic interest In its people,
than any other element in our com.
plicated social and economic system.
Political standards go hand in hand
with civic standards. Political stand
ards are like moral end religious
standards-it all depends on the con-
science of the individual. 80 -
Unfortunately for Honolulu in the
past there has. always been with us
certain .mercenary political elemen..
Of easy and elastic conscience whose
main efforts were directed to their
perpetuation in Office rather than to
the common welfare of our city. |
believe that we should have law re-
quiring our politicians to give suf-
fcient bond as a guaranty to the peo-
pie, that they will carry out their pre-
election promises. 1t would be a
good thing if men who are entrusted
with public office should always keep