Next, action was deferred on an ordinance drafted by County Attorney A. G. Kaulukou that would have created a county public works department. Headed by the county engineer, this department would have been charged with roadwork, maintenance, waterworks and public parks. Raises were granted in the treasurer and auditor’s office, but Kaulukou’s request for a $25 monthly raise for his clerk was denied. WWII Veteran Dr. William “Dick” Hobby
1946 – Kauai Boys Scott Eldon, Cecil Gates, Dick Hobby and Bud Eldon In May of 1945, Mr. and Mrs. William Hobby of ‘Ele‘ele received letters written by their son, U.S. Army Pvt. Richard P. “Dick” Hobby (1925-2006), while he was an infantryman with the Army’s 87th “Golden Acorn” Division in Germany during the final days of World War II in Europe. Dick wrote in part: “The German countryside is beautiful alright — green and fertile much like Scotland. Yesterday, we passed several farmers ploughing, and each horse carried a white surrender flag on its collar! “In one town a woman threw her arms around me begging me to help her save her wine, which was fast being consumed. She claimed Hitler was nothing, the Nazis were nothing, but the poor civilians were suffering for something they were not responsible for. “A big satisfaction is the joyful reception given us by the thousands of French, Russians, Poles and Czechs who have been prisoners for so long here and are now free. “I’m picking up a little of the German language as I go along and get amusement trying to use it — though the muzzle of a rifle speaks a language these people understand.”
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