The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-23
WAY is OPEN FOR
GARDENISLANDTO
GET FINE HARDOR
khukini Landing Can Be Secured
BY Government For Slipping
Purposes, Word Brought From
Kauai
RAILROADS OF LIHUE
AND Make MAY JOIN
Plantation Directors Ready To
Receive Proposition From the
Territory Says Kapaa Home
steader

Ahukini landing in Hanamalu Bay
Kauai, can he secured by the territor
ial government for shipping purposes
together with ample land area for ware
houses and wagon rOsd right of way
according to statements made yesterday
10 the harbor board by Elmer Cheat
ham, a Kappa homesteader, who quotcd
one Of the directors Of Lihue planta
ton TO that effect.
The prospect Of securing these valua
bic rights, hitherto a seeming impos
sibility, Is expected to change the en-,
tire plan of the harbor commissioners
with regard to the upbuilding Of Kapaa
as a steamer landing site. Superinten'
dent of Public Works L. II. Bigelow
was Immediately authorized to visit
Kauai and learn first hand whether the
proposal of the Lihue directorate, as
voiced by one of it's members, can be
put through.
The board, at its meeting yesterday
was prepared to enter into a long dis
cussion over the Kappa proposition, in
asmuch as Mr.. Cheatham was known Ia
have come from Kauai to discuss il
with the board and to urge that a
board meeting be held at Kapaa sc
that the majority Of homesteader'
could give their views on the subject
Mr.. Cheatham, following the reading
of his letter on the subject, which had
preceded him to Honolulu, said that q
conversation which he had held the
night before aboard the Kauai steamer
with director Of Lihue plantation
would, in all probability, pave the way
10 the government 8 acquisition of the
control of the Ahukini landing and
necessary rights Of way,
Mr.. Cheatham wished to be under
stood, however, that the director had
not used the word "sell" in his CONVEX
Bation with regard to whatever agree
ment might be made, whereby the gov
eminent secured control Of the landing
but said the director put the matter
up squarely to him as something which
. could be secured, provided the impres
sion was not given that the plantation
itself was seeking such an arrangement
Ready for Proportion
"This derector told me that II g
proposition came from the director
some people might-get the impression
there was a 'nigger in the wOodpile','
said Mr.. Cheatham. "If a proposal tc
acquire the rights to the landing II
presented or suggested, undoubtedly il
would be received by the plantation
people in a way that would open the
subject to a series Of conferences.
al also believe from this that the
way is now open to link up the rail
roads of Lihue and Makee plantations
and that in years time Kappa viii
have direct rail communication with
Ahukini landing"
At a meeting of the Kappa home
steaders held on August II, they de
eided to ask the harbor board to hob
the Kappa meeting on Kauai instead
Of in Honolulu, on the ground that
better attendance could be had and tn
matter threshed out more intelligentl'
with the localities close at hand Thi
letter was read at the meeting. in whicl
the matter of inadequate harbor facili
ties for that section If Kauai va
referred to. Mr. Cheatham = letter o
the subject was also read, in which h
proposed that the Inter Island cOul'
handle freight at Kappa by the use o
lighters at least ten months out o
twelve. He also said he did not favo
the expenditure Of 100000 for whar
at Kappa, or even half that sum. Il
this letter he suggested that the boar
might find a way to open negotiation
to connect up the two plantation rail
roads to Ahukini.
"CannOt the government condem
this land in case the plantations d
mt tho nubIio n uan it0b'h
wrote.
81 "Since writing that letter" said MI
Cheatham addressing the board, I"
have heard that the directors of I.ihu
are ready to turn over Ahukinl land
ing TO the board of harbor commission
ers, and give the government right OF
way TO the landing over their lands.
SpaIding Might Object
; "This information came t" M
through q conversation had with on
4 of the directors aboard the steamer o
the envy from Kauai last night. H
also went on to state that he did nc
believe there was any objection to thi
plans being pursued, unless possibly
might be Colonel Spalding of Make
plantation. " Mr.. Cheatham explaine
, that Colonel 6palding would be out Q
control of Makee next August.
Pc 81 believe now is the time to tax
this up and put it through" contir
ued Mr.. Cheatham. "If the railroad
cannot be brought together, at least tn
lands for right of way could be secure
for a wagon road to the landing.
"If this goes through it will plac
KapaR ut leastIitwO and a half mile
nearer the landing. On e..
"This director says he and the othC
directors prefer not to make pr
position on this subject, for it wOuI
seem like a 'nigger'in the wOOdpil'
offer. I believe he was speaking f
the rest Of the directors.
Norman Watkins, of the board, asks
Mr.. Cheatham II the director had use
! the word "selI". "No, his statemPI
was TO open NJ Ahukini to the publ
reserving to the plantation their sug'
warehouse and cOBveyOr apparatus,
replied Mr.. Cheatham, "but would q,
the board ample right area, in f.
simple, for the government warehouse
PinkhAm Too PrOniscuous
"In the past this director said TIL