The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-07-15
HAWAH'S ORGANIC ACT
CONSIDERABLY AMENDED
In Addition Hawaiian Homes Provisions Pier Tolls Are
Provided, Salary Changes Made Thousand-Acre Hold
ing Provision Changed and Borrowing Power of the
Territory Increased.


the Organic Act under which the Ter
ritory of Hawaii operates are contain
ed in the measure passed by congress
this session and given the approval
of President Harding last Saturday.
In addition to the Rehabilitation or
Hawaiian Homes Act are provisions
giving the governor and public lands
commission authority to determine
whether public cane lands shall be
leased or held in reserve for the ter
ritory, prohibition of employment of
aliens on government works, increas-
es of salaries of territorial and federal
officers in the territory, repeal of re
strictions as to holding of lands in
excess of 1000 acres, etc.
The full text of the measure is
lengthy and it is impracticable to
print all of the measure in any one
issue of this paper but it will be pub
lished in full in instalments, the first
of which appears in this issue and is
devoted the Hawaiian Homes Law
The text follows:
To amend an Act entitled "An Act to
provide a government for the Terri
tory of Hawaii" approved April go,
1900, as amended to establish a Ha-
waiian Homes Commission, grant
ing certain powers to the board of
harbor commissioners of the Terri
tory of Hawaii, and for other pur-
poses.
Be Il enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con-
gress assembled:
Title 1-Definitions
Section l. Taht this Act may be
cited as the Hawaiian Homes Com
mission Act, 1920"
Sec. 2. That when used in this
Act the term Hawaiian Organic Act"
means the Act entitled "An Act to
provide government for the Terri
tory of Hawaii" approved April 80,
1900, as amended.
Title 2-Hawaiian Homes Commission
Sec. POI. (a) That when used in
this title
Cd The term commission" means
the Hawaiian Homes Commission;
(2) The term public land" has the
same meaning as defined in paragraph
(3) of subdivision (a) of section IS
of the Hawaiian Organic Act;
(3) The term fund" means the Ha-
waiian home loan fund;
ca The term Territory" means the
Territory of Hawaii
(5) The term Hawaiian home
lands" means all lands given the
status of Hawaiian home lands under
the provisions of section 204 of this
title;
co The term tract" means any
tract of Hawaiian home lands leased
as authorized by section 207 of this
title, or any portion of such tract;
and Hawaiian" Defined
co The term native Hawaiian"
means any descendant of not less
than one-half part of the blood of the
races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands
previous to 177S.
(b) Any term defined or described
in section BAT or 351 of the Revised
Laws of Hawaii of 1915, except a
term defined in subdivision (a) of
this section, SHALL whenever used in
this title, have the same meaning as
given by such definition or descrip-
tion.
Sec. 202 (a) There is hereby es-
tabished a commission to be known
as the Hawaiian Homes Commis-
sion" and to be composed of five mem
bers as follows:
Cd The governor of the Territory,
and
(2) Four citizens of the Territory to
be appointed by the governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the
senate of the legislature of the Terri
tory. At least three of the appointed
members of the commission shall be
native Hawaiians.
(b) Any vacancy in the office of
an appointed members shall be filled
in the same manner and under the
same limitations as the original ap-
pointment
Governor is Chairman
! (c) The governor of the Territory
shall be the chairman of the commits
sion. The commission shall designate
one of its members to serve as the
executive officer and secretary of the
! commission. The executive officer
and secretary shall receive such an
nual salary, not to exceed $4,000, as
! the commission may determine. The
members of the commission, except
| the executive officer and secretary
| shall receive an annual salary of $500
| OF the original appointed members o
! the commission, one shall be appoint
ed for a term of one year. one for two
wears, one for three years, and one
four years. Their successors shal
hold office for terms of four years, eX
cept that any member appointed t
fill a vacancy shall be appointed onl!
for the uneXpired term of the mem
Der whom he succeeds. A membe
may after due notice and public hear