Kauai County HI Archives Obituaries.....Richmond, William October 19, 1920
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The Garden Island, Lihue, Kauai, Tues., 10-19-1920
RICHMOND, WILLIAM
OBITUARY.  In the passing of William Richmond, who died a few days ago in Lihue, 
we lose a veritable old Kamaaina of much character and usefulness. Born in Tahiti 
of American and Tahitian parents, 62 years ago, he came to these islands as 
quartermaster of a sailing packet in 1882. Those were the early days of labor 
scarcity here and coming to Kauai, he "shipped" to Mr. William Hyde Rice on a 
three-year contract. Finding that he was an intelligent and mannerly boy, Mr. Rice 
asked him if he would act as steward. He replied, "Sure, I bin that before!" And 
it soon became evident that he had. When sometime later Mr. Rice was at his wits' 
end for a man to handle a big six-horse team on his sugar hauling contract, 
Richmond offered his services. "You let me try, it will be all right! I can drive 
too. I used to handle a big six-horse team in the mines in California." And from 
that day on, he was the crack teamster of Lihue. Later he became foreman of the 
stables for Mr. Rice and had charge of all the stock. When the Huleia plantation 
was started, he was made head luna, which position he filled with complete 
satisfaction for 12 or 15 years until the duties became too heavy for his 
declining years. For 3 or 4 years back, he has been on a pension from the Rices, 
doing what work he felt equal to. He leaves a wife and an adopted son. He also 
leaves a small estate, part of which is in Tahiti where his father was a sugar 
planter. He spoke Tahitian and French in addition to English and Hawaiian. He was 
a very capable, efficient, and reliable man; a good husband and father; and a good 
all round citizen. 


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