The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-04-23
Lahaina Committee
On Taxation Reports

Tax Assessor j. II. Kunewa to con-
slider property values in Lahaina.
Mr.. j. H. Kunewa, Assessor,
Waikiki, Maui, T. H.
Sir:
The committee appointed by you to
consider property values in Lahalna
met for organization on February 9th.
There were present Messrs. Philip
Pail, r. p. Hose, c.. K. Farden and F.
N. Lufkin. Nh. Geo. Jul was absent.
Mr.. Hose was made chairman n F.
N. Lufkin, secretary of the committee.
Following the suggestion discussed
at the public meeting on January 25th
the district of Lahaina was subdivided
as noted below and meetings arranged
for in which property owners were re-
oucstpd to be p1 esent and make known
their views on the subject OF Yalua-
tons. 1t was decided to hold meetings
in the court room and Mr.. Ambrose
your deputy in Lahaina was asked to
he present at these proposed meetings.
The district was subdivided as fol
lows:
No. 1. Makai side of Main Road
from School to Makila Camp, City
Limits.
No. 2. Mauka side of Main Road
from Prison Road to Makila Camp.
No. 8. Central Section-From Pris-
on Road, One Block deep on mauk
side of Main Street to Mill Street and
all property on makai side to Mill
Street.
No. 4. From Prison Road, all prop
erty on mauka side of Chapel Street
through to Mill Street.
No. 5. All property on Kaanapali
side of Mill Street on both sides OF
Main Street, to City Limits.
The first public meeting was set for
Thursday, February 18th at 4 p. M,
on call of chairman, and arrangements
were made to have the meetings ad-
vertised on the screen in the Pioneer
Theater.
The first meeting of the committee
for the public hearings was held on
February 14th in the court house with
r. p. Hose in the chair, and present
Philip Pail, C. X. Farden and F. N.
Ldfkin. Mr.. Dunn being absent. j.
NJ. Ambrose, deputy assessor was
present with necessary records.
The chairman explained in Ha-
waiian to property owners present the
object of the meeting, namely TO get
the views of owners Ald to arrive II
possible at a fair basis of valuations
for the section of the town undo con-
sideration. Subdivisions No. l and p
Property owners who were interrogat-
ed were Philip Pail, Mrs. Waiaholo,
Mrs. l.. Kauwenaole, Miss Beke 1hihi,
VIM. Hinau, Mrs. Lydia Espinda,
David Espinda, G.. G. Seong, Albert
Shaw, Chas. X. Farden n j. M.
Ambrose. 1t developed in this meet
ing that the property in this section
was assessed on a fairly uniforms
Avaluation and so far as the committee
u could ascertain there was no dlssatls-
faction over the valuations. Inc
basis which to the committee appear
ed to be fair, and in most cases was
the actual basis used was for he ma
kai side of the Main Road from Sc
to 100 per square foot, M on the
mauka side from &c to Sc.
In his meeting which was the best
attended and in which more interest
was manifested than in n sub
seuuent one, it was the endeavor OF
the committee to learn If there was
any dissatisfaction over assessments
and the direct question was asked IN
each case, but it seemed to be the
opinion of all the property owners
present from the section under in
y%estigation that there was no cause
for complaint.
The second meeting of the commit
tee was held in the court house on
Saturday. February 21st at two thirty
D. m, with r. p. Hose in the chalr,
present Philip Pail, George Dunn, f.
N. Luikin. absent G. X. Farden. This
meeting had for consideration sections
No, 4 and 5, comprising residence
property mauka of Chapel Street and
Kaanapali of Mill Street.
The following property owners were
present and were Intercepted ana
asked for the views as values and
assessments-Mrs. Katie S. Hayselden
Moke Kauhaahaa, Gee" G Koihie, Mrs.
SaTie Chan Man '~inomakani,
Mrs. David Pao use anu
George Dunn rel 'ielil'
The property OF MIN
~Kauhaahaa and .>oIhie is all
Iocotod in the ce1 art of the dis
trict and assessed at five n six
cents per foot, Mrs. Glenn's property
also centrally located but further out
,nnears TO be assessed at about six
cents while the property of R. P. Hose
consisting of two acres and located
further from the center and not SO
desirable was assessed at about three
cents. So far as the committee could
learn from the owners the rate OF
assessment was fairly uniform and
there were no complaints registered
The other property represented by
owners at this meeting was located
beyond Mill Street and shows more
variation in value and apparently the
taxable basis is not uniform. Inc
owners however, do not make speclhc
complaints nor have they any recon-
mendations to offer the committee
Mr., Ambrose was present with his
records.
The meeting to consider values in
the Central and business district
(Section No. 81 was advertised on
the screen for Saturday the 2Sth OF
February. The chairman of the com
mittee being i'll was not present. Geo
H. Dunn and F. N. Lufkin were the