THE HON. LEVI L. JOSEPH HAS LEFT THIS LIFE

After suffering from an illness for many weeks, Representative Levi Lemuela Joseph grew weary of this living at his home inland of Kealakaʻi Street, at four in the dawn of this past Monday with Tuesday being the day before the opening of this session of the territorial legislature.

On Sunday afternoon, his funeral services will be held at Silva’s mortuary, and his body will be laid to rest in Kawaiahaʻo cemetery.

In order to take part in the memorial over the remains of Representative L. L. Joseph, members of the legislature will arrive, and so too will the families, and friends, and the many intimates of the one who passed, and they will accompany the funeral procession to the Kawaiahaʻo cemetery.

Representative Joseph was overcome by illness for a number of weeks on Molokaʻi, and was taken to the hospital of ʻUalapuʻe to be treated, but not receiving any relief, he was brought all the way to Honolulu where there are many skilled doctors. And still that was not cause for his life to be spared.

There were times when he felt a little relief, and on the day before he died, he was acting fine, and was talking with his friends. Come to find out, he was fine to cheer people up. The news that spread on the morning of this past Tuesday of his death caused sadness among his many friends.

Hon. L. L. Joseph was born at Kīpahulu, Maui, on the 12th of May, 1872. Therefore, when he departed this life, he was 54 years, nine months, and three days old.

Hon. Joseph spent much of his life at Kīpahulu, Maui, and took all sorts of jobs, and for many sessions he was continually elected as a member of the house of representatives of the territorial legislature, from 1907 on; and he was one of the representatives from Maui this session, but it was death that left his seat empty in the house.

He served as a police officer on Maui, he was a deputy sheriff for a number of years, he also worked for the sugar plantations, and just a year ago he returned to live on Molokaʻi.

As a member from the house of representatives, the Hon. M. G. Paschoal made clear, “The Hon. L. L. Joseph is a man that can be trusted, because according to him, “in all activity in the legislature, Joseph truly knew what was right; he put great effort into all things without fear; and when he saw that he perhaps was wrong in some things, he was not stubborn in his thoughts, but he completely admitted his mistake and joined in with the people on the right side.

Special Election

Because of the passing of the Hon. L. L. Joseph, there were only twenty-nine members in the house of representatives that arrived at the opening of the legislature yesterday morning. And as per the law drawn up for difficulties of this nature, a special election will be held on Maui, to fill the gap that was left open by the death of Joseph.

For that special election, the governor issued a proclamation yesterday; and forty days will pass before the election will take place. Therefore, the person who is chosen and elected will be the replacement for Joseph; and that person will serve in the legislature for only twenty days before the work of the two legislative bodies are concluded.

According to the special proclamation, a primary election will not be held, just a general election. Anyone who wants to run as a candidate may submit their nomination with the names of twenty-five qualified voters along with the fees specified by law to become a candidate.

It appears there will be many candidates running in this special election season of Maui, from the Republicans to the Democrats. Soome of those candidates are those that lost in the past election season.

The body of the Hon. L. L. Joseph will be open for viewing by the public at Silva’s mortuary at six o’clock in the evening of this Saturday. And half past three o’clock on the following Sunday, the funeral procession to Kawaiahaʻo cemetery will begin.