The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-04-18
Supervisors Act
To Secure Lands
Lahaina School
Strong Resolutions Are Pass
ed and Copies Will Be For
warded Governor and Sup
erintendent of instruction.

erlntendent OF instruction.
For months past the board of su-
perVisors has been endeavoring to
have site secured for new school
buildings for Kamehameha III school
which is next on the school building
program following the Puunene
school house. When additional room
was required at the opening of the
school the supervisors would have
only temporary structure erected
pending the putting into effect of the
extensive construction, work plans
that had been tentatively decided up
on. Within the past few months there
has been voluminous correspon-
dence between Supervisor d. 7. Flem-
ing and Governor Harrington.
Consider Price High
In the course of affairs and in con-
nection with the securing of land ad-
jacent to the present grounds there
was a board of appraisers named
which fixed the value of the property
desired at 20 cents a foot. That
| figure the board of supervisors has
considered too high and has been in
| formed by the Territorial Officials
that there is not enough funds to ac-
quire the whole tract desired at that
price per foot. The board has been
seeking a new appraisement by a
new board of appraisal. 1t holds that
the price at which beach lots were
sold by the territory and the price at
which a, part of the land sought was
purchased by Pioneer Mill Company
are far below the figures named by
the board Of appraisers. 1t has been
said at the supervisors meetings that
the mill company would sell its hold
ings at a much lower price than 20
cents foot, that a part of the land
is swampy and would have to be filled
in and the members believe that the
property should be acquired for fully
a third less than the appraised price
Resolution Passes
There was some discussion of the
Kamehameha III school complications
at the Wednesday session of the
board and Friday afternoon the fol
lowing resolution was adopted:
BE it resolved by the board of SUI
pervisors of the County of Maui, Ter
ritory of Hawaii, that
Whereas, the situation with refer
ence to the land and buildings at the
Kamehameha III School at Lahaina
is such that there is to be insufficient
land for the construction of new
school buildings and cottages without
unduly crowding the present struc'
lures, and
Whereas, it is evident that in the
very near future additional school
buildings and teachers cottages will
be required, and
where's, the present condition OF
school grounds at said Lahaina IS
such that there are at present wholly
inadequate toilet facilities, and be
+ cause of lack of room for additiona
e toilets the Board of Health of the
Territory of Hawaii has protested
! against the conditions prevailing, anC
/ Whereas, the Board of Supervisors
d of the County of Maui has. repeated!
recommended that additional grount
be acquired for school purposes a
said Lahaina adjacent to the presen
v school grounds, and
n whereas additional grounds deem
ed by the Board of Supervisors neces
/, sary to be acquired have been ap
h praised by a Board of Appraisers reg
6 ularly appointed, at a figure which t
c the Board of Supervisors is consider
n ed unreasonable and exhorbitant, an,
a which figure the Board of Supervisor
, is informed is far beyond the amour
i. available for acquiring such neN
e grounds, and
n Whereas the situation at presen
j. and as it will be in the very near II
e ture is intollerable,
ID Therefore, the attention OF tn
h. Governor of the Territory of Hawa
ID and the Superintendent of Public Ii
lie struction is directed to the existin
w conditions at said Lahaina, and tn
II said Governor of the Territory of Hi
waii and the Superintendent of Pull
n lie Instruction are urgently and earl
If estly requested to Immediately az
T. quire for school purposes at said l.;
n. haina, sufficient ground at least
~ provide room for such addition;
10 buildings and toilets as are and wi
be within the next year, absolutel
required.
And be it further resolved thu
certified copies of this resolution
by the Clerk forwarded to the Go
ernor of the Territory of Hawaii an
d the Superintendent of Public Instru
tiOn of the Territory of Hawaii"
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