Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXI, Number 18, 2 September 1936 — TO THE CITIZENS AND VOTERS OF THE FI RST SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII [ARTICLE]

TO THE CITIZENS AND VOTERS OF THE FI RST SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII

) Aftef ser'ous'y cohsidering • the s tuat <>n from al! atig fsl I wish to an.nounee my ca"d r dacy jfor e!ect'on as Senetor from the | First Senatorial Discr'ct of Ha- | waii j For twel£e ye a rs 1920 to 1932 Ht%fts-fny-honoi^sīfrt - pFvjiese to reprē?sjnt the ])eople of this <!l strict in the Terr Dorifjfir that t'me T made a s neeie and consc : ent'ous effort to reprPS9nt ali of the peop?e of this Te;rito?y witho"Jt fe&ror fnvor, ans to the very best of my ab'liiy. In the three terms that I was a member of the ial Seriate, the members of that body hbnor«d me by e!eding mu Vice-Presi-dent for overy s9ssion fiom 1923 to 1952 l H ornine ye«vv I was chosen chair«ian of the imp rtant Edacation f ■■>mmitfcee and, 1 bclieve, gave valuable ass"stanee t > the Bwd cf Educat'oh| a»d the Super nt€ndent <tf Pub ioj Instruction in \vork«iig out a liberal and con,structive oduca<ionnl policy fōr thc TorHtoi> ~fjf "Hawaii. . ■ ■■

The 1929 «'«sion of tho Logislature prbvidod for tho api>ointinont of a Joint HoM-ovOr Committoo of tho Legislature to stiuly !ill ]>li:is(*s of tiio pr<M>lom <>f o<l 11 -• cation in tho Torritor.v, aml to a ivport witli rooonunoiHlatiohs to thc 1031 Lcgislaturo. I was appointt>dasa nicmlK>r, aiul was latcr (losigiiatod ehainnan l>y tho moinbors of t|it> Committoo. * Tho ]>rosont l>roa<l o<luoational policy of tho Territory is one of tlio diroot rcsults of tho work of th:it eomniittoo. From 1925 to 1932, I ser\o«l as a memhei' of tho Ways auu Mi.';ius Committooof tho Senato v and had a part in tlK' dctorniination and eoiistruction of a sound finanoial aiul taxation ]>olicy for this T"rritory. Tho voters of tho First Sonatorial Distriot iigain olooto[l me as

Scnator ih tli«.» i'luction of 19-11-For st:itc(] rc : iisons, of whieh the votorsof l.lu'. First Sonafcorial I)istriut arc I'amiliai', thc meinbers of thoSenatoiit tho 193osc,ssion voted to «xpel .īiie.fi'oin that honorablo lrdy. T(lo in>t l'ool that ] havl a l'air ho t'io f?ouato, nor do I fool th:il tho ovidonco prosentod against iiK' \varrantod the aeiion takcn 1 >,v 11 io Sonato, and iny di.sniissal fn";i that bod,v. The so\orvjjgi) [ i.' w or of tho torritor,v is vostor! in ilie citizons of the torritory. Tlicroforo, I fool tlmt I owe "and votors"in fho First Scnatoiial Distric't an opportunit,y to s'rgnify by Mieir vote whetlior <>r not m.v sorvieos as a 'Sonator has lieon such as to eomman'l thoir coniniendatiou, or (ho.v feel that the aotioii of tho mcml>ors of tho Sonate in the \vas justifiablo and fair. . ..... I wish to sa.v to tho voters and citizens *of the" First Sonatorial District that Tonter this campaign with no cf nialiee or hatred. toward anyone. I d > enter it, with a dotermination to conduct my in an mtel!igent and constructivo mannei*. I plan to discuss \vith ,vou frankl,v and' oponl.v my ovor.v action and ilood while servingas a .Sonatjr, and 1 shall \viHingly and haji]iil.v submit to any fair question that any individtcol or fjroui> of voters iuay wish to jmt to mo. I was born in North Kohala, Hawaii, and havo spent my ontiro life aniongst you, andī havo jjivon unstinting-!y of iuy tinio and o(Tort in tho interest of tho in'ole of my distriot I sincerely fool that 1 am qnalified to intellio;(nitly and honestly represent tho peoplo of Hawaii in the next territovial lo£islaturo, and it is for that reason that T ask for your sni»port and vote iu tlio eouiing i>rimury eleetion. I i£. A. K. AKINA