The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
UNITED HAWAIIAN
ASSOCIATlON.|S
NOWANACTUAuTY
Organization Effected At Meet
ing Last Night When Charter.
and Bylaws Were Adopted
OBJECT IS TO IMPROVE ~
CONDITIONS OF RACE
First Effort Will Be To Supply
Natives With Staple Foods
At Prices They Can Afford


With three ffths of its capital stock
subscribed, the stock holders Of the
United Hawaiian Association held their
first meeting last night and adopted
charter and hv laws of an organization
that is designed to return the Hawaiian
race on its old time economic footing
and stimulate organization and team
''ork that can make the Hawaiian in
of the other races that have
come to his shores.
Speakers at last night q meeting, held
in the city hall, were enthusiastic in
haiing the return of the old proud
spirit of the Hawaiians and Of some
thing like the sense OF independence
that the race possessed long before the
first Spaniards came over the seas.
Committee reports enabled the o.
ganization to set forth ON its mission
as an Incorporated body with the
knowledge that the first object Of the
body-the effort to supply the Ha.
waiians with their staple food at prices
within their mPans-is attainable. The
assoc iation received the information
that six thousand bags of tarS can now
be bought, enough to run the new
poi factory Of the organization fol-
six months; that plenty OF tato land
is to be had and that HaWaiians al
over the islands are eager to bend their
efforts to supplying the new organiza
ton with the staple Of food.
Directors To Run Business
The board Of directors appointed ai
last night s meeting are authorized To
conduct the business of the organize
ton, which is not to be designed as
charitable institution, it was empha
sized at the meeting, but one to pro
mote the spirit and welfare Of the ma
tives of the islands.
Much reference was made In the in
augural speeches of the officers to the
traditional pride of the Hawaiian Race
which would disdain the present pre-
dicament of being wholly dependent
for its sustenance upon men who camt
here not so many years ago as contract
laborers.
CAN that is needed for the success OF
this cause is the unity which thinl
this organization will furnish" sale
James l.. Holt, newly elected vieespresi
dent Of the organization. ''t,Withoui
unity the Hawaiian Race will fall n
many another race has fallen. We mus
stand together or else suffer the In
flexible condemnation of nature ani
confess ourselves unfit and rightly
| doomed to extinction
Not Charitable Institution
The speech which was made by Presi
dent Samuel C. Dwight impressed tn,
point that the organization must not b,
considered one of charitable nature II
its efforts to bring relief to the desti
tute of the natives, because that would
not accomplish the main purpose Of tn
organization, that of inspiring conf
dence and Independence. $
This is q business enterprise Rni
must be for the benefit of all the stool
holders," he said. 1--WE have, In tn,
formation Of this body, entered tn,
great economic struggle. to take ouI
part in the keen competition that \
forcing us more and more by the way
side, and one Of our first duties ID Il
make it pay. l want this association
to progress and have little in ouI
poke besides"
A committee of three was appointed
to take the preparatory steps to thu
obtaining of a charter under which thI
organization can operate as an 'incor
poration in the purchase of raw mate
rails and the prosecution of various
plans for securing lands and placing
labOrers on them. Part of the expec
tation of the organization in cOnnec
ton with its poi activities is tina
patent rights on poi manufacturing ma
chinerv may be purchased in order Il
give the Hawaiians that much advaR
tage over other organizations.
To Acquire Pol Factory
The report OF the committee whicl
made an examination Of the Kalihi Pc
| Factory presented m estimate Of $l2,
600 for the acquiring of the ground
buildings, machinery, water supply, AM
engines against $2l 900 which wa
stipulated by w. c. Achi, the owner
The debate which ensued on this sub
jcct caused Mr.. Achi to suggest tina
the place might be rented for a tim
in order that the main object of demon
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done In the production Of foodstdff
might not be delayed.
The officers and directors who wer
seated last night are as follows: Sam
url G. Dwight, president; James L
Holt, president; William AHA
treasurer; William G. Achi Jr., secre
tary. All of these are directors in add
tion to Mayor Joseph J. Fern, JonaI
Kumalae, Jesse Uluihi, David KARuO
knlani Jr., and Thomas Treadway.
Encourage Taro Raisers
Plans announced last night for tn
expenditure of funds include, beside tn
proposition to build a poi factory, tn
advancing Of expenses of Hawaiia
tarO raisers as an encouragement I
them to enter the work. The fnanc
committee was instructed to proceed q
once with the selling of the remainih
shares of stock, which will be don
through publicity and through persona
solicitation. The shares ar" being sol
in small lots in order that the maximuI
number of llawaiians may have a finau
crnl interest in the enterprise.
The scope of the new organization
wide and embraces plans for invadin
every field in which the Hawaiian
now at disadvantage because O
mOuuuOlipS of Ot her rnrpS