The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-05-05
PLANTATION WINS
R|GHT-OE-WAY FOR
RAILWAY TOkAPAA
Governor Pinkham Grants Re-
quests Made BY Management
- Of Lihue Company
Construction Work May Begin As
Soon As Documents Are
., 1 Signed

E. The Lihue matter has been settled.
The plantation company now has the
rights II has been fighting for, and can
begin the construction Of railroad TO
serve the Kappa homesteaders, with
the assurance that the right-of-way
will be granted by the Territorial gov.
eminent.
y This assurance was contained in a
letter to Hans Isenberg, president of
the Lihue Plantation company, from
Governor Pinkham yesterday morning.
The letter was the last of series
also addressed to Mr.. Isenberg, by the
Governor, in which practically all of
the requests Of the plantation, made
repeatedly during the past year and a
half have been granted by the Terri
tory.
Irrigation Rights
These requests included one for
rights Of way over Territorial land for
fumes and bitches originating on land
held or leased by the company back to
the company's land. The Governor
agrees TO grant n license for the rail
road for twenty-one years. He also
goes out of his way TO compliment the
plantation on the plan for conserving
the water in the Koloa district, assert
ing that, "your solution Of the Koloa
water problem was based on sound con
starvation, engineering and, to those
'oneerned, satisfactory financial terms
These facts have been sincerely recog
Fixed by the administration.
> The Governors letters in the order
Of their sending, follow:
Replying to your communication of
April a.,
f"I have not critised the use of wa
teri clearly within your right during
the terms of your leases, rising on gov.
eminent land.
Water Problem Solved
"Your solution of the Koloa water
problem was based on sound conserva.
lion, engineering and, to those concern
cd. satisfactory financial terms.
These facts have been sincerely re
coGnized by the administration
1.-THE government has reason to be,
lieve there is a sufficient water supply
room TO come within its control, which
IL intelligently conserved and admin.
lstered will provide irrigation for all
ilnsupplied puOlic arabic lands includ.
ing existing homesteads.
ut has been the effort of this ad,
ministration to interest unbiased CAPT.
tai in conserving and distributing these
waters on broad lines of association,
believing every equity can be fully
preserved and protected.
Cooperation Is Needed
"It has faith this may be accom-
Tlished should community capital show
q cooperative. spirit
1.-THE government has no present
means, nor legal access until October
j, to survey these Wailua lands should
y they be petitioned for homesteading
thence under Section 1884 of the Revised
Laws of Hawaii, 1915, you can be pro.
tected in removing your crops until
July I, 1918
~ r'The details, when ascertained, of
these understa ndings. will be carried
ont according to law by the depart
ments having charge, including the
mutual rights-of.wav, and twenty-one
year license for railroad right of way
to the Kappa Homesteads. "
Railroad Right-of-Way
.a "In conformity with my cOmmunica.
ton of April IS, reading:
Err" The territorial government will
grant a license for twenty-one YEAR,
for a right -of,way for railroad from
the point on the boundary between the
fee simple lands the Lihue Plantation
Company, Ltd, and the government
lands described in what is known as the
Lindemann lease at which the railroad
now exists, over government lands A.
described in your proposal to the South
boundary of Olohena with branch line
TO sueh/a point as may be mutually
determined on the boundary line of the
Kappa hOmesteads, Series No. 2.
-. Should there be any disagreement
as to transportation or rates between
the Kappa homesteaders and the Lihue
Plantation Company, Ltd, it shall be
submitted TO the public utilities com.
mission and their decision shall be
final
tftI have this day directed the terri.
torial surveyor to hold himself in readi.
ness TO check your surveys, marks and
descriptions that the above enterprise
and license may be promptly put into
effect, and proper documents executed.
81 believe the above is in accordance
with your wishes and purposes"
Right-of- Way For Plumes
q In conformity with my communica.
tion Of April Is, covering the proposed
licenses. reading:
= Where your company has fee sin
pie land on which it obtains a water
supply and is now DESTROYS to convey
II by ditch, trestle, pipe, fume or tun-
mel over government lands to other
company owned fee simple land, the
government will, on reasonable terms
and time, grant a license for the pur.
pose designated.
Where transportation facilities
are similarly involved, the government
viii by license grant necessary rights
of way over government lands.
e'fThe above is conditioned on the
granting by the Lihue Plantation Com.
pany. Ltd, to the Territory of Hawaii
Of similar rights Of way on the fee sim
RE land Of said company and under
siwfIpr conditions
~ have directed the territorial sur
yaypr to- hold himself in readiness TO
rhee1 Your SURVEYS. marks and dcserip-
tions that documents eifectuating these
lladerstandingsmay be duly executed. "