THE NEWS OF KALAWAO
The sun is shining; this wind is howling in the Koolau of Kalawao; their path lies to the west.
These days, it is the first time the brows of the cliffs of the mountains have been sighted, which are constantly blocked by floating clouds; the fields are constantly covered by gray mist; and the voice of the ocean constantly roars in the sea cliffs both night and day.
Our superintendent, C. Strawn, is secretly selling the house lumber that the Board of Health sent for the patients, at 3½ cents per yard, and hundreds of yards were sold on the 16th of this month. We just found out about this, we didn’t know from earlier.
The new church of the protestant brethren of Kalawao stands proudly, her walls are beautiful, and her bell tower is stands unobstructed; this was done skillfully under T. Solomoa [T. Solomona], but it is not completed.
Some major problems here in Kalawao were remedied by the agent of the Board of Health, R. W. Meyer, earlier this month; the claim for damages by W. H. Kala and J. K. Awihi against the Board of Health, for the seizing of their property by the Board of Health on the 18th of this past June, totaling $357.25; here is the deceitful thing: this important claim was hidden away by R. W. Meyer, and this was his decision. “The Board of Health was justified in the seizing of this property.” They two of them filed suit once again before a judge.”
Letters seen addressed outside to the Kuokoa or the Pae Aina¹ are torn apart; that is what I hear. This letter is being sent at Kalaupapa. William Puheemiki.
[Does anyone know which Protestant church in Kalawao this would be being built in 1883?]
¹Ko Hawaii Pae Aina
(Kuokoa, 8/25/1883, p. 3)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXII, Helu 34, Aoao 3. Augate 25, 1883.
Filed under: Building, Court Case, Crime, Government, Kalawao, Leprosy, Social Commentary Tagged: Board of Health, Clayton Strawn, J. K. Awihi, Papa Ola, R. W. Meyer, T. Solomoa, T. Solomona, W. H. Kala, William Puheemiki
