The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-26
GOVERNOR PLEASED
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ON GARDEN ISLAND
Returns From Tour Of Inspection
Confident That Small Farming
Has Great Future In Hawaii
HANDLING or, KAPAA ..,
LANDS MODEL, He SAYS
n Same Class Of Men Can Be
Placed On Other Tracts, Sue
cess Is Assured, Is Believed

Hawaii today over demonstrating in the
Islands is Governor Mccarthy, who re.
turned yesterday from a tour of inspec
tion of the government lands of Kauai
1t was the Governor 8 visit to the
Kapaa homesteads that made him en-.
tirely confident of the ultimate success
Of homesteading, or which he has al.
ways been an advocate.
81 was never so delighted with any.
thing in my life rs I was with what I
saw at Kappa, F" said the Governor yes,
terday afternoon. "Why, was utter,
" astonished at what those homestead.
ers have accomplished. What I saw
there has thoroughly convinced me that
ell that is needed to make homestead
ing successful in Hawaii is to get n
class Of homesteaders like those who
have settled on the lands at Kappa.
7stI was ut Kappa two years ago, aud
there was virtually nothing there. To,
day there IL a beautiful little settle
mont. with fine cane lands exeellentlv
cultivated aud assuring the homestead
efs not only Of fine homes for them,
selves but of good financial returns.
t'"There are no camps such as one
finds on the plantations elsewhere
throughout the islands Instead the
homesteaders have built themselves
beautiful bungalows that are real
homes. And they have done wonders
with the land. Many Of them have
little tractors with which they do all
the heavy work Of cultivation.
Depends on the Man
9e0.z - l.. L. 4
vanees Of $65 an acre from the planta.
tionj others get advances Of 1900. And
In many cases the eos men have been
more successful than those who get
$500 an acre advance. II all depends
upon the man, you see.
atI have promised to do all I can
for the homesteaders of Hawaii; it is
IN TO the homesteaders to back me up
BY doing all they can for themselves
IL can get men on the other public
lands Of the Territory like those on
the Kapaa lands, shall be satisfied
and there win be no question in my
mind as TO the success of homestead.
ing in Hawaii az
The Governor visited all parts of the
Garden island during his trip, going
over virtually an Of the government
lands, aud what he saw taught him
more, he says, than be ever knew be
fore about lands and about farming. It
also greatly raised his hopes and gave
him the germ Of big ideas for the
future.
Among other lands which he visited
were those of Kokee, high up above
the lowlands. The KOkee lands belong
A.. h I.,,t
them does not expire until 1920. The
Governor, however, wanted to see them
20 that when any question concerning
them comes up in the future, he will
have picture in his mind of the lands
and know better how to act.
Waamea Homesteads
Governor Mccarthy stopped at Wal
meR and interviewed some of the home
steaderS there and made arrangements
for the sale at public auction of the
homestead lands along the beach there
on August 2. Some of the lands are
0eeupied by Hawaiians who have lived
there so long, he said, that they have
preferential rights and their home
steads will not he put up at auction.
There are other eases where the occu.
pantselaimed titles but were unable to
find their deeds. These lands will he
withheld TO give the occupants Opor.
tunity to prove title. In one case. the
Governor said, a Hawaiian after three
months succeeded in finding his deed
which dated hack to the time of Ka
mehameha III.
The Waimea Canyon, which the Gov,
ernOr visited for the first time. excited
his enthusiasm. 81 have seen the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado, " he said while
IL Is bigger and grandeT. il Is not by
any means as beautiful or colorful as
Waimea Canyon. went there with
the idea that the Waimea Canvon was
Just a gulch, particularly big gulch
perhaps and nothing more. / was as
tonished when ] saw what 1t is like
the most beautiful place in the would
81 rode seven miles up it in a big
automobile. something that never i'm.
Rgined could be done. I found up more
than 5000 feet a beautifulsummer re
sort where the people of this Territory
can go and camp when they need
change Of climate.
To Extend EmbAnkment
Rewriting TO the subject Of the Wal
fheuI uOuebtouubI Vne VON0THOT bdlu Jnh'
the money realized from their sale is Il
70 toward the extension Of the Wal
mea embankment A great deal Of
money has alreday been spent on that
but II Is wasted without
further expenditure. for as it is now
In times Of high water the water cut
in behind the embankment and flood
4 the low land j. - proposed to e1
\ tend the embankment up to the higI
bluff beyond thereby preventing sucl
overfloWE Then II will be possible
to dredge out and reclaim the low
lands.
~ Governor Mccarthy considers it a
extremely unfortunate that the las
regular session of the Legislature Gu
down materially the appropriation 70
water gauging, as it is necessary t
find ont what supply Of water is avail
Z able in order to decide what can b
done with the land. He proposes t
ask the next legislature to make ade
quate provision for this work.
-, There 10 an immense amount of wntr
running TO waste on Kauai, says TIA
governor, which should be put to wort