Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-01
Governor
FOR SITUATION
At EXPOSITION
Members of House Committee
After investigation Exon
crate Commissioners

lieve that Hawaii was surely to have
the best and most elaborate exhibit
LOT all the states and territories, hut
after the appointment of Mr. Pink
ham as governor of Hawaii, he, the
OF the commission that unless the
lplans and site of the building were
changed, he would not allow the APP
preparation, although under the act
the governor had no control of the
appropriation. ~ F..
4 Thus does the accounts and public
expenditures committee of the house
OF. representatives comment upon the
fair commission situation. The re-
port of the committee was called
forth by instructions for an inyesti-
cation OF the commissions finances
and financing. The report was sub
n,:tted to the house shortly before
the session ended but has not before
been given publicity. 1t is as fol-
lows:
FYour committee on public ac-.
counts and expenditures to whom was
referred House Resolution No. 81, Of
Tered by the Hon. Henry L. Kayewe-s
hi, begs leave to report as follows:
BY Acc 154 of the Session Laws Of
1919, $4,000. was appropriated TO-.
the Hawaii exhibit at the Panama
! Pacific exposition, for the construc-.
ton OF a building or the leasing Of.
suitable space in another building or
buildings to house such exhibit and
for the expenses of its installation
and maintenance.
Said act provided for the appoint
ment Of commission of five mem
bers by the governor in accordance
with the provisions of section 80 or
the Organic Act, and required said
}. commission:
4. To collect a suitable agricul.
tural. Industrial educational and es-
thetic exhibit on behalf Of Hawaii for.
the Panama. Pacific exposition, to be
lheld IN the year 1915 at San Fran,
cisco. California;
I =. To cause the erection of suit.
able building or the leasing of suit.
/ able space in another building or
buildings to house such exhibit.
=. To install the same therein.
a. To maintain and care for the
same during the zaxnosftion. and
IS. TO make suitable 9disnosition
thereof at4.ifs conclusion.
From ths records ~ tbe eocratary
- saull -. - - ,tsrri nd Eom
tie evidence educed before your com
nittee, We find kthe following:
I'll. There has been expended from
the said appropriation Of 800, 600 up
Ito and including the month of March.
1915, the sum of s60;1S0.6S.
! 2. There is no agricultural exhibit
lin the Hawaii building at the exposi.
ton.
%. There Is no educational exhibit
from Hawaii at the exposition.
-. There is mot an industrial ex-
hibit at said exposition.
IS. Esthetic exhibit There are
several paintings, enlarged photo
graphs and dioramas showing scenes
| in Hawai-. such as the volcano Of
kilauea, the Pail, Diamond Head,
Waikiki beach and Hanalei, Kauai.
s, The aquarium Is the only ex-
hibit from Hawaii in the Hawaiian
building Even the plants decorating
the building were purchased IN San
francisco as II was thought best to
have acclimatized plants rather than
real haWaiian ferns, palms and
pants.
2 There are fiFe Hawaiian must
cians IN the Hawaii building singing
ana playing Hawaiian airs only. at
salary q $lz5 per week paid BY the
commission.
Jonah kumalae has conces-
sion m the building for which he paid
or sis 20 pay N2b0 and sells Hawaiian
curlos ana other things, such as ukuz
ieies mats. caiaDashes, leis. post
cales lans baskets trays and Ha-i
Waiial manufactures.
Inc personnel Of the fair com
, !. = p. Wood. chairman; J.
y. ?. Wliilams vice chairman; J. Ef
Ienseh p q Riyenburgh and j.. H.
WISE. secretary
nj, a. T. Wood Is also the present
resident commissioner and the COM
mission pays ms expenses, which ay-
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