The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-04
HAWA||ANS
TO SAVE A
DYING RACE
Polynesian ISLANDERS
On Lovely Molokai
Are Fast Disappear
ing.

Hy ROBERT a. DONALDSON
United Press staff Corrcspondent)
SAN FRANCISCO. June g.
Omitted Pre-sl-A migration to
save the dying Poiyncsipn race will
get under way In Hawaii early In
June.
Tweniy-fou Hawaiian families
will leave Honolulu for the lower
lands Of Molokai. once called the
lonely isle where farms are be-.
ing opened up under the direction
of the Hawlian Homes Commission.
created and financed by an act OF
United States congress-.
The twenty -four are hut the van
guard OF native Hnwilnn people
who will leave the casy-going ways
of the cities. where their race. yer
susceptible to the dangerous ways
of modern civilization. Is dying out
and attempt the almost dead Poly
acsian art ~ individual tiliing OF
tho soil. In centuries gone by.
before tho Vices OF the white men
almost wiped the Poiynesian race
out Of the south seas. the natives
were highly skilled In agriculture.
Gince the advent 81 civilization In
the islands. however. most of the
natives driftcd TO the cities, md
yenr by year the native population
In the islands has dwindied until
~ n II estimated that there are
only $4,000 left. whereas 80 years
ago the native population was es-
timated at 100000.
over rs families have Applied for
lands to the Hawaiian Homes Com
mission All will be taken care Of
in time. but only "a can be sent to
the kalnmaula tract. as II II known.
on Molokai. The district. while on
ths same island. II totally isolated
from the rock bound Moiokni iepcr
settlement.
The kalamRula tract is but one
OF many which before long will
be available. The lands which
now beiong 60 the United States
gov <rnment were formerly the
property Of the Hawaiian crown.
passing 10 the United States with
the death Of the last Hawaiian
ruler. Queen Lliiuokalani.
Much OF the land has recently
been reclaimed through the scien-
tific tapping OF an almost forgotten
spring. This spring IA now yield
ing almost 1000. 600 gallons OF
water a day, which IL sufficient
to irrignte the entire Kaiamauia
tract. The water will hc pipcd
onto homestead lots.
Cannnt SELL Land.
Under the Hawaiian Homes act.
n native may lease M to 40 acres
Of irrigated land. and up to i.OU0
acres Of pasture land. To pro-
tecs lthe mwaiians against un-
scrupulous a~dventurers or com
pnnies, and also against their own
casy-golng ways, rhe government
will not permit n nntive TO sell
his land evcn after he has titie
TO u.
None OF the HnwaiiAns who have
thus far applied for lands are poor
All are In medium circumstance,
and range from native teachers
and agriculture school students "a
native ranch foremen and small
land renters. Under the act, a
native n defined a. one having
az least one half native blood. Many
half breeds, who present a mixturs
LOT P~olyneslan and Oriental, I'm.
pino. American. English or portu.
gucse. will be eligible.
The Hawaiian Homes Commits.
sion Will lcare or aeli the land 10
the natives preferably select. and
viii loan not more than $4,000 Cor
the purchase Of stock and equip.
ment and the building Of homes
This viii bc demo undor the al
rertion ~ the commission, which
has $1,000. 900 az It's disposal
schools and community ccnters will
be established. and several govern.
ment specialists will give the ma
tives agricultural advice.
Great pains are being taken Il
make the first migration 10 this
Moiokai lands a success. for on Il,
the Homes Commission believes.
depends the life or death ~ ths
P~olynesian raee-a race % white
men which, isolated In past geo.
logic ages In the South Seas. Il
believed by hloioeists 90 give 4
MIXTURE today OF the aborieines OF
The white race AZ II existed cen.
turtles. perhapH hundreds 81 con.
turtles. before ancient Greece OF
Rome.