The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1919-04-15

ORGANIZE At KAPAA

Better business and a square
deal for everybody is the slogan
of the twenty-five charter men,
bers of the Kapaa Homesteaders'
and Cooperative Association that
met at Kapaa Court House last
Sunday afternoon to consider and
adopt the bylaws of the newly
formed association.
Every night last week the COM
mittee recently assigned to draw
up constitution and bylaws for
the association labOred until near
midnight for the welfare of the
association, and when the docu-
ments were read to the members
Sunday afternoon, they were a
dOpted with very few changes.
With the adoption of the con-
fstitutiOn and bylaws the mem
-bers proceeded to elect officers for
the running of the business of the
association. The following Of
ficers were elected: Joseph f.
BettencOurt, Jr., president, Karl
Jensen, vice-president; NJ. S. Hen
riques, secretary; Manuel COrrea,
treasurer; Thomas Cunningham,
auditor; Joe. c. Reis, director for
the 1st series; John VictOrinO,
director for the 2nd series; John
Ornellas, director for the 3rd SER
les, and Samuel w. Meheula, di-
rector for the 4th series.
The main purpose of the assO-
citation is for the conservation and
distribution of all water pertain
ing to the Government in the
District of Hawaiian, County of
Kauai, which shall be used by the
hOmesteaders and other parties,
and also for the welfare, prOtec-
ton and benefit of the hOmested-
ers of the District of Hawaiian,
County of Kauai. With the object
of looking after irrigation water
in view the main business of the
meeting after the adoption of the
bylaws of the organization was
to elect a water tender from
among the hOmesteaders to look
after the distribution of the water,
and who should be recommended
by the board of directors to be
authorized to look after the gov
ernment water by the land com
missioner and the Governor.
After very little deliberatiOn
on the matter the members elected
DOnet Statiunas, of the 4th series
for the position. Statiunas will
receive salary for the perform
ance of this duty, the amount tC
be determined later on by the
board of directors. The money fol
his salary will come from funds
of the association, collected from
the water users in proportion tC
the acreage under irrigation
Joseph f. Bettencourt, ST., who
had faithfully performed the duty
of water tender for the Kapaa
Homesteads in the past, declined
to accept the nomination for the
position: feeling that he had done
the work in the past merely tC
help out the situation and stating
that now that the hOmesteaderl
/ were working together his sery
ices would would not be required
any longer. Mr.. BetteneOurt''
services will be missed by many
but there is little doubt but wha
! Mr.. Statiunas will proceed t.
= make good at once.
The association has been found
eel primarily on ii cooperative
basis. Any hOmesteader of thu
District of Hawaiian, County o
Kauai, either by application o
upon request to the secretary o
= the association shall be admitted a
+ member. provided, however, that h
; signs the membership roll and pay
D his dues. No person who is not
Y homesteader shall be admitted as
3 member, but in case the wife is
!. hOmesteader, either husband or wifi