Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-12
WANTING
ACTION, MAY GO
TO LEGISLATURE
Settlement of Land Water
Railroad Problem Long De-
Iayed, Say Garden Island
People; Talk of Protest
Through Delegation and In
quiry of Land Commissioner


Through Delegation and In
quiry of Land Commissioner
Kauafs land controversies are like
ly TO 60 before the legislature as
Kauai's protest against non-action.
With 1000 or $500 acres OF govern
ment lands on Kauai passing
from plantation leasehold into full
control by the territorial government
this fall, word comes from the Gar
den Island that unless the present ter
ritorial administration soon outlines
its plans for handling the various
problems arising, there will be some
thing doing" In the legislature.
The Lihue-Makee plantation fights
OF the past, which eliminated last
spring when the governor went to
Kauai, were q phase of the knotty
problems facing the administrator.
Most OF these problems come TO a
focus next October, with the expira-
tion OF land and water leases.
tits already roadly limited by Kauai
fnen that the government is so slow
in taking action that the Kauai dele
cation In the coming legislature will
demand some sort Of settlement
While many opinions are expressed
as to what the government should do,
the Star-Rulletin learns that policy
Of homesteading part OF the lease-ex-
pired lands now and homesteading the
rest later on would meet with general
favor.
One suggestion coming from
Kauai businessman who mas given tne
subject much thought is tnat about
15eO acres should De homesteadea
this fall or early next year; tnat two
years later a similar amount shouip
be opened 70 public entry, ano tne
remainder homesteadeo Two years
LATER
10 open ah the fanos Tor entry now,
II ~ declared, Nouiu Oe dtsastrVus.
There Is not e9gpen wafer TOT irIl-
eating all the acreage-tnat Is, oe-
veioped water: There Is plenty OF
water undeveioped. put reservoirs
pipe lines and ditcnes must oe con
structeo, ana ene seIlasoy s.. y mo
no prosI ess. .vwalu sl. uos ne LIS lnsa. rn,
opens pe.s =. "a ....,- vasrs
ana me rest IN IVY anu ss" toui ,e yea,
neanWnlIe snor.lsase ls.a .tn s,s ,.rd sar
ger 70 euS p.alsass, pss 1.. !. = haraa
freuual,y Ve ,,,H 80 -, ,,,.I,a
70 seuIuys ine.ssns s 49, "o 49, ',.sIi
AIne1ican ne'nes'eAu ""o
nlahe ~ Va ~
Information reaches the Star-bnhe-
tin from Kauai tnat eignt months aso
me lsnu sgon ~ " elioTM n..as.ss, uSA
lne pubic Was SuEfcgcu DiooobAoAcS
lion VIII. ~, Wis su. sey - ~ 80. -. -,
naue " ~ 49,
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Inetnou =. opeAlns VIII morA hoenins
Du. ulsss.er.
haual psupae ars asso anAlous -
knoW Wnat tne serr1torlal soseinLnen'
.s soins 20 20 ressruins ine ulslliou.
uvn VI MeusI. Mosl =, une.s, !.
saln. lasol sosernmeneai uls,savuslon, s
ieeilhs snat tren tnere cOulu pe NJ
tcnatss ~, ena. tne plansasIons nHsl, "eie no'
hshu'ihs .ns NeteI taAliy-
When the Kauai deiegation comes
TO Honolulu IN rev days Tor tne
opening or the legislature, II Is likely
to have several bills or resolutions
ready. for quick introduction, demand
ing acaion by the government The
land laws cannot De amended except
by Congress, but that VIII not pre-
vent legismtige INQUIRY, and II Is
legislative INQUIRY into the delay
which is new being talked OF among
kauafs lawmakers.
One particular item of complaint
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