The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-03-19
Extending Hospital
Grounds Now Aim
Women Confer With Supervisors
Are Told County Cannot Help
Fleming Says Men and Newspa-
perS of Town Lack Public Spirit.

"The men of Wailuku will do
nothing and the newspapers will DO
less. Perhaps the women may be
able to do something towards arous-
ing public sentiment in the commun-
ity."
Supervisor d. T. Fleming made this
statement last Friday afternoon in the
course of the conference which the
supervisors had with a committee of
the Maui Woman's Club in connection
with the matter of the unsightly group
of cottages being constructed adjac-
ent TO the Malulani hospital property.
Mr. File ing stated that he had de-
clared that if the people of Wailuku
are so lacking in civic pride that they
will permit such structures to be
built, he was through with Wailuku;
and furthermore that he would op-
pose on general principles anything
that Wailuku should ask for in the
future
This statement caused a slight
flutter on the part of the ladies of
the committee and Mr.. Fleming am
ended to the extent of making an eX-
ception in favor of the Wailuku Ia
dies.
In the committee which waited upon
the board were-Mrs. David Fleming,
Mrs. E. r. Bevins, Mrs. F. F. Baldwin,
Mrs. H. d. Sloggett, and Mrs. Muir
ply. Mrs. Fleming was the chief
spokesman and much of the confer
ence was in the nature of interroga-
tions of the board on points which
the women wish to have cleared up.
In reply to a direct question Chair
man Kalama stated that he had per-
sonally understood II. b. Penhallow,
manager of the Wailuku Sugar Co,
to have promised that the land in
question would be given to the county
for hospital purposes at a nominal
rental.
Mrs. Fleming stated that the COM
mittee had interviewed Mr.. Pen
hallow, who had explained the lease
extension to the Bank of Maui, "satis-
factorily to himself" 1t had also had
a conference with c. d. Lufkin, rep
resenting the bank, and had been told
that the property had been sub-leased
to Japanese named Sato, who was
building the cottages objected to, and
that the bank could not revoke the
lease.
NJ HE'LL fhOM COUNl1
The committee wanted to know why
the county could not condemn the land
as a part of the hospital site or as a
park, and Mr.. Fleming answered that
the county is not in shape to buy the
property at present, though this was
a part of the plan for future extern
sion. He stated that Mr.. Lufkin had
offered to turn over the banks lease
to the county at the same figure he
had negotiated with Sato, but that he
considered the offer in nature of an
ultimatum-"a demand for the pound
of flesh, and he, for one hadn't pro
posed to be held up. II is a favorite
practice, he added, to try to hold up
the county but he didn't propose TO
be a party to it when he could help
it.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT ONLY HOPE
Fleming declared that public senti-
ment could remove the eyesore, and
nothing else since there was no legal
way of getting at the matter. 1t was
in this connection that he, made the
statement previously quoted concern
ing the lack of public spirit among the
men and newspapers of Waikiki. He
stated that he had personally inter-
viewed numbers of different Wailuku
men and the newspapers on the sub
ject without being able to arouse any
interest.
WOULD BUY PROPERTY
Aside from arguing in favor of the
countys condemning the property,
nothing further came of the confer
ence which closed shortly after, 1t
is rpDOrtpd that the WOmaD'S Club iS
considering the practicability Of rails
ing funds by public subscription suf-
ficent to buy the leasehold of the Jap
anese. Some action may be decided
upon at the next meeting Of the or
ganization.