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LANDMARK OF THE 50th— The rugged height of Diamondhead, with
a surf-riding outrigger at Waikiki Beach in the foreground, symbolizes
; Hawaii, about to become the Nation’s newest State.
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Hawaii Is Friendly and Lures Many
Bift Fears Losing Its Aloha Spirit
B t CARL ZIMMERMAN
Associated Press staff Writer
HONOLULU, Mar. 13.
Whpt's Hawaii like?
It is. of course, a place lots
of ! Americans (and others)
dream of visiting- When they
do. some stay on.
Military people, particularly,
have settled here after retiring i
from service or ending a tourj
of duty. And lately many people;
have come here to go into busi
ness.
They come for the climate
(balmy all year round), the
scenery (a flower-filled, tropi
cal paradise with indoor plumb
ing) and the people (as friendly
and .varied as you’ll find any
where).
Some look for opportunity in
a fast-growing place—now
closer to other places by fast
flying jet planes.
Hawaii's atmosphere Is re
laxed. by mainland standards.
Men wear bright aloha shirts
.•for almost any occasion. Kids
grumble when told to wear
shoes to school
On the fteffhboring lslar.de
you’ll find Weepy villages (but
don't look for grass huts*.
Honolulu, the capital and
principal city, ia a bustling
community. It has its traffic
jams, big stores, used car tots
—and no parking space.
In a few words, the legendary
languor of the South Seas
doesn't exist here any rase.
Want Way t Ufa
want to boost economic develop- I
ment. And they want to pre- i
serte the Polynesian easy way 1
of life.
They say if Hawaii goes com- !i
pletely modern, it will lose its I
aloho spirit the Hawaiian
atmosphere which made these
islands such a lure.
What is left of the eld
Hawaii is monopolized by the
tourist industry at -Waikiki
Beach on the main Island of
Oahu and at three other major
islands.
Par more real today is a
spirit of friendliness which
makes Hawaii close to unique
in a troubled world.
An estimated 585.000 persons
live here, and some 450.000 of'
them are on Oahtt. They are of i
many races, most-of their roots
in Asia.
They are white, brown and j
yellow, "ftoey are Chinese, j
Japanese. Filipino. Caucasian.
Portuguese. Korean and. of
course, Hawaiian.
They live and work with re
markably little friction.
Race relations are not per
fect. Classified advertisements
still appear with notices of
“Hfcoles (whites) only.”
Some social circles and resi
dential areas exclude Orien
tals.
The largest business firms
are controlled by Caucasians.
No Racial Trouble
But Hawaii has had no race!
riots, no segregated schools, no!
Little Rockfc.
0. Vincent Esposito, a local
Democratic Party leader who
• was brought up in Connecticut,
says:
“In Hawaii, we are 50 years;
ahead of the Southern States
and 30 years ahead of the
North in understanding racial
problems and the Orients. We
are the real leaders in this.
Statehood for Hawaii is—for
Asians—America's answer to
Little Rock."
In numbers, whites are in the
minority. .
There are 220.000 Japanese.
99.000 Hawaiians and part-
Hawallans, 74.000 Caucasians
(exclusive of 60,000 service per
sonnel), 65,000 Filipinos, and
smaller groups of Koreans, :
Puerto Ricans and mixed races.
Role In Far East Seen
White it is as American as a ]
hot dog. Hawaii has n flavor of
the Orient that can’t be found
elsewhere on American soil. ji
More than once, leaders In
Hawaii have suggested that the :
State Department make the i
islands the hub of operations
toward Asia. 1 They maintain i
that Hawaiians of Oriental an- <
cestry would make ideal sopkes- i
men for America in the Far I
East. ,
The racial set-up here will i
be reflected in the men Hawaii! 1
sends to Congress as Senators <
and Representatives. ! l
Whether Democrat or Repub- <
lican. white. Oriental or Hawa}- i
lan, they unquestionably will be i
outapoken opponents of dis
crimination. I
In foreign policy, they most i
lik*ly will be internationalist. ‘
As the crossroads of the !
Pacific, Hawaii has had a taster
and a view of war. 1 ]
It Is one place where the i
Pearl Harbor attack will not
be forgotten.
As Communist China looms
larger. Hawaii knows it could
i be hit again.
ii; a
,1 ILWU Controls Labor
Labor racketeering has, by
. and large, by-paaaed the Islands.
:'But communism In unions has
1 Been an issue forTnore than a
! decade
The International Longshore
men’s and Warehousemen's
• Union, led by controversial Har- j
: ry Bridges, holds control of la
bor In the vital sugar and pine
apple industries as well as on
r the docks.
The ILWU is active in island
politics, but its influence is dls
, puted. Some claim that state
. hood will put ILWU puppets in
Congress.
The union has never succeed
ed in getting its pet hate—the
' dock seizure law—wiped off
Hawaii's books. The law author
i izes the government to seise
1 and operate the docks in event
‘,of a dock strike. It has never
been used.
Many candidates whom the
■ ILWU has indorsed are by no
means its tools. And some have
1 lost elections.
’
Rise of Tourism Seen
Sugar and pineapple, long
the mainstays 'of Hawaiian
economy, will give some ground
in Hawaii as • State.
Many people predict the fast
growing tourist industry win i
become the leading buatnem <
hern \ ■ w r. T i
within the last year, the (
Sheraton hotel chain acquired;]
four major hotels at Waikiki.
Hilton hotels is building one.
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser,
a leading booster of Hawaii, has
built a hotel‘at Waikiki which
is a village alf its own. He also
has put up a hospital and an
aluminum dome where movies
and other entertainment are
staged.
The next step could be an
artificial island offshore, near
crowded, land-hungry Waikiki.!
Legislation which would per-i
mit Hawaii to go ahead with:
its ‘‘magic island” already has
been submitted to Congress.
The economic future for
Hawaii's people could be clouded
by a depression which would
cut the tourist trade or an
abrupt withdrawal of military
personnel. Military spending is
■ the largest single factor in the
! island economy.
Cite High Tax Payment
Hawalians were quick to
point out. when they demanded
statehood, that they paid more
taxes to the Federal Treasury
than nine States.
And people here are equally
quick to say that the cost of
living in Hawaii Is 20 to 25 per
cent higher than on the main
land. G&soiline. for example,
costs 44 cents a gallon. Fed
eral employes sent here to work i
400-MILE ISLAND CHAIN
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Ocean Runs Through Hawaii State
HONOLULU. Mar. 13 <AP).—
Hawaii will be the only state
with the high seas running
through it. The Pacific Ocean
streams through the chain of
eight volcanic Islands, strung
out over 400 miles.
The islands lie 2.400 miles
west of San Francisco and 3.850
miles east of Tokyo. Their com
bined area of 6.400 square
miles is less than that of New
Jersey.
Only seven per cent of the
land can be used for agricul
ture. Almost all of this is
planted with sugar (yielding
1.1 million tons per year) and
pineapple (29 million crates of
fruit and juice a year),
Hawaii’s four major islands
are:
Oahu—This ia the most im
portant and moat populous, al
though only the third largest.
It is the financial, political,
cultural and Industrial heart
of Hawaii and site of the cap
ital, Honolulu. It also is the
hub of the whole United States
defense system in the Pacific,
with navat headquarters at
Pearl Harbor, Air Force head
quarters at Hickam Air Force
Base and the Army of the Pa
cific centered at Fort Shatter
and Schofield Barracks. Oahu’s
area Is 589 square miles.
Hawaii Called the “big
island," Hawaii is the largest
in the chain with an areh of
4,021 square miles. It is the
site of the cattle-raising Park
er ranch, on< of the world’s
largest individually owned
ranches. It is also the site of
receive a 20 per scent cost of
! living allowance.
Among Hawaii's mo6t press
ing problems are Its land and
Its youth.
On Oahu, land values are
high and rising. One reason
is that there are 700 persons
per square mile here, a greater
density than Puerto Rico.
Another is that large chunks
of. valuable land are held by
the military services and by
large estates. A “land reform”
movement is under way which
would, in effect, force the big
estates to give up land for eco
nomic and residential develop
ment.
As for its youth, the islands
are losing some because of
limited opportunities, although
this trend may be reversed as
the islands expand.
In particular, young people
embarking on teaching careers
are lured to California and
elsewhere by higher pay.
Hawaii has other problems,
too.
But no one here believes they
will halt expansion and prog
ress.
The jet age is shrinking the
.vast Pacific, bringing Hawaii
closer and closer to the United
Btates West Coast and to Asia.
Nature Lashes Village
JUCHITAN, Mexico. Mar. 13
Sr
day —trwxtng weather, winds ot
near hurricane toree. and an
aatthqMftt. There was no ma
jor damage.
Each Hawaiian to Pay
More in Tax !
HONOLULU. Mar. 13 (AP).
—Fiscal experts say Hawaii's
; change from a territory to a
i State will cost each taxpayer
there 68 cents more.
But. in their day-to-day life,
people in Hawaii will scarcely
notice the difference.
Hawaii’s territorial govern
ment has been operating along
the lines of a State for years.
As a State, it will simply take
over the territory’s constitu
tion. laws, government struc
ture.
Now about that extra 68
cents.
The Tax Foundation of j
Hawaii, a research organiza
tion. estimates that it will cost
the people about $400,000 more
per year to run their govern
ment as a State. But, says the
foundation, in the end Hawaii
may be better off financially.
With voting representatives
In Congress for the first time.
Federal benefits will Increase
eventually. Hawaii's two Senx
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. the only two active volcanoes
in the Hawaiian chain. These
: are Mauna Loa, 13.680 feet
above sea level and the
world’s largest active volcano,
i and Kilauea. known as the “pit
of eternal fire.” The island
: produces much sugar.
Maul—Second largest of the
islands (728 square miles),
Maui produces sugar, pineapple
and cattle.
Kauai—Called the “garden
isle” because of Its heavy rain
.fall and tropical lushness, Kauai,
HEADLINE PERSONALITY
Hawaii's Gov. Quinn
Wants to Be Elected
HONOLULU. Mar. 13 <AP>.
To BUI Quinn, statehood for
Hawaii means "equality with
fellow Americans.”
"It means.” he says. *'we wIU
have an opportunity to share
fully In the national political
life.
“Particularly significant. Is
the added prestige for HawaU
m carrying out our mission as
the hub ot the Pacific In pro
moting greater east-west un
derstanding.”
Popular William P. Quinn. 30.
Is Hawaii's 12th and last ap
pointed governor. He wants to
be its first elected one.
Early In February. Qov.
Quinn announoed he would seek
the office when Hawaii gained
statehood. He startled local
politicians, not by his intention,
but by the early announcement.
Although a Republican In a
place where the majority have
lately voted heavily Democratic,
he is rated at least an even
chance of making It.
Bode Statehood Isane
The cause of statehood pro
pelled Gov. Quinn into office.
As a member of the Hawaii
' Statehood Commission in 1057,
he went to Washington to testi
fy for statehood before Con-
I gressional committees. Appar
ently, he made a good lmpres
) i r.on in the Capital,
i In August. 1057, President
) Elsenhower plucked him from
' relative political obscurity to Qf
Governor, a surprl** choice. |
> When he took office In early
r September he was 30 years old
) and the second youngest Gov
’ ernor the islands have had.
i B*ll Quinn was keenly that
t he had been appointed to the
■ Job and therefore was not nec
■ essarily the people’s choice. Ini
his inaugural address, he said:|
i “I shall meet all the people
f, of our islands, and I shall. In
i fact, be their Governor to the
s best of my ability.” ,
Since then, he has worked a
• 14-hour day meeting “all the
, oeople of our Islands.” He has
I hopped up and down the island
chain by plane, speaking atj
political and community func
tions—singing at public affairs
, at the slightest request.
Was In Theatricals
I
• j A six-footer with a better-
I than-average Irish tenor voice.
I Gov. Quinn loves to join In
. community singing, was active
in amateur theatricals before
' he became Governor.
For a decade before he was
appointed, be practiced law in:
I Honolulu, earved on Republi
) can Pasty committees, devoted
• a lot of time to Cathode church
r and civic affairs. Ia hia only
> bid for elective office, be ran
• for the territorial Senate in
1058 and lost by 3.000 votes.
tors and one Representative
>: (two after 1960) wUI be able to
bargain on appropriations for
' public improvements, harbor
development, flood control.
. highway funds, buildings, alum
clearance and the like.
Notably. Hawaii will be able
for the first time to receive
national defense highway funds,
estimated at $10.6 million.
Apart from more Federal
money, the major benefits to
Hawaii people will be:
1. For the first time, they will
be allowed to vote for the
President of the United Btates.
2. They will also for the first
time, elect and send a delega
tion to Congress which can
vote—two Senators and one
Representative. The number of
Representatives is expected to
be increased to two after tbe
1960 census.
3. They will vote for Gov
ernor, until now appointed by
i the President, and for other
Btate officers.
i comprises 551 square miles. It
i claims one of the world’s wet-
I test spots, Mount Waialeale
• which has an annual rainfall of
. 40 feet. The movie, “South Pa
; clfic.” was filmed here.
I lesser islands are:
Molokai—Site of a leper col
) ony made famous by Father
, Damien. Catholic missionary
i priest who died of leprosy. Mo- 1
lokai produces pineapple and
i beef. It is 259 square miles.
Lanai—Wholly owned by a
I, pineapple company, Lanai is
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FULL NAME—William Frauen
Quinn.
CLAIM TO FAME—•Governor of
Hawaii.
HOME—Honolulu.
IIRTHDAY-Jaly 13, 1919.
IIRTHFLACE—Rochaitor, N. V.
EDUCATION—St. Laois Unirtr
* sity and Harvard Law School.
JolS—Law Practice.
FAMlLY—Married to former
Nancy Witback of St. Loan,'
four sons, two doagktors.
HOlllES—larbershop singing.
■* * i I
Gov. Quinn came t* ThV
Islands In 1047 from St. Louis.
Mo., whan he spent much of
his life. He was born in Ro
chester. N.V. '
He Is very much a family
; man who enjoys more than any
other pastime playing with his 1
four sons and two daughters.
His family is rated a real poli
tical asset.
The Governor married the
charming Nancy Witbeck in St.
Louis in 1942 l He was gradu
ated. Summa Cum Laude. from
St. Louis University and re
ceived a law degree from Har-i
vard. with cum laude honors.
He is a natural public
speaker, a political moderate!
and haa shown a ' versatility
that ranges from barbershop
quartet singing to labor medi-t!
a tor.
In the spring of 1058, a tough'!
sugar strike by Harry Bridges'
longshore union was setUed
after four months, largely
through his Intervention.
] During his tenure, he never
stopped plugging for statehood,
and it helped his popularity
both at home and in making a
name on the mainland.
In one speech, he gave his
j arguments this way:
“We carry all the burdens,
but we do not enjoy all the
fights which normally citizens
attain ... We are good Ameri
cans. Wa love our country.
What man dramatic reaffir
mation of our democratic ideals;
could be made than to rrant.
statehood to the multl-raclati
people of Hawaii. How quickly'
our prestige would be restored
among the awakening millions
of Asia and Africa. This, we:
believe, is our real mission at
the hub of the Pacific.”
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PAY GRANTED
FOR HAWA//ANS
TAKING HOLIDAY
President Elsenhower to
day granted a two-day holi
day to Federal employed In
Howaii who were taking
time off anyway to cele
brate passage of the Ha
waiian statehood bill.
His order provided that
most Federal workers in the
islands be excused from re
maining hours of duty yes
terday—after the statehood
bill passed the House—and
all day today, with such
time off considered a holi
day for pay purposes.
In announcing the order.
White House Press Secre
tary James C. Hagerty said
with a laugh:
“They were off anyway." J
; devoted entirely to growing ‘
■ pineapples.
Niihau—Wholly owned by
’ the Robinson family. Niihau is
■ closed to visitors except by in
vitation. It is Inhabited by aij
pure blood Hawalians. has no
police and no courts. It is the
western-most island of the
chain.
Kahoolawe Known as the
island of death,” Kahoolawe is
now uninhabited and is used
by the military as a bombing
;| target.
THE EVENING STAR
Washington, D. C., hidoy, March 13, 1959
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