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ISLAND OF MAUI.

Territorial fair building, Kahului, Maui.--The plans and specifications were started in July, 1919, tenders called for in August, 1919, and the building was rushed and sufficiently finished so that it was used for fair purposes in October, 1919, the final work being performed after the fair was over. The total cost of the building was approximately $24,000.

Demonstration farm buildings, Haiku.-Complete plans and specifications were prepared by the department for a typical set of demonstration farm buildings for a homesteader. The buildings consisted of a one-story frame house 24 by 38 feet, walls of single 1 by 12 inch boards and battens with a shingle roof, and a frame barn 12 by 50 feet with a second-story feed loft 10 by 12 feet, and a pig pen 6 by 10 feet and a 5,000-gallon redwood water tank.

ISLAND OF KAUAI.

Plans and specifications are now being prepared by the county engineer of Kauai for the construction of the Puukapele Road up to Waimea Canyon, and which will require the approval of the superintendent of public works. The department will also have the supervision of the construction of the ditch and tunnels in conjunction with the land department, which are being constructed by the East Kauai Water Co. for supplying water to the Kapaa district for irrigating purposes. The only other work contemplated on Kauai by the department is the Waimea River embankment.

BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS.

OAHU.

Pier No. 2.-The 1919 session of the legislature under the loan fund act, No. 237 authorized the construction of a reinforced concrete wharf on the site of old Pier No. 2, known as the Channel Wharf. In order to start this work immediately, as it might be indefinitely delayed by waiting for the sale of bonds, the legislature passed Act 114 which appropriated $270,000 by way of advancement from current funds, the same to be reimbursed from loan funds when the bonds were sold.

The work of making plans and specifications and dismantling the old structure was started immediately and contract was awarded at $251,492.01.

The contract as awarded called for a reinforced concrete pile supported bulkhead wharf 58 feet wide and 877 feet long on the channel side and 48 feet wide and 213 feet 6 inches long on the end adjacent to the Fort Armstrong Reservation Wharf. This wharf will have a deck area of 58,330 square feet, and in addition to this there will be a filled area on the inland side of approximately 128,900 square feet. A portion of this fill required is included in the above contract, it being the intention to obtain the balance by dredging in a slip at the makai end of the wharf. At some future time it is the intention to place a concrete slab over this fill and to construct a shed over the

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entire area which when completed, will provide storage space of approximately 200 feet wide and 877 feet long.

This wharf when finished will be used principally for the unloading and handling of lumber cargoes, and the erection of the sheds will be delayed until such time as a permanent lumber wharf is constructed in Kewalo Basin.

Superstructure Piers 8, 9, and 10.-Plans and specifications for the construction of modern, fireproof, combined freight and passenger sheds for Piers 8, 9, and 10 have been completed during this period and advertisement for construction proposals will be made public in the near future.

These sheds, as designed, will have an available cargo area of 221,000 square feet and are to be equipped with all modern conveniences and appliances for structures of this nature.

Pier No. 11.-The Allen and Robinson property lying mauka of Pier 10 and adjacent to Government Esplanade lots Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and A has been acquired by purchase at a cost of $601,778 as provided for by Act 237 of the 1919 session of the legislature. The purchase of this property with fronts on the harbor and Queen Street will provide for an addition of 500 feet berthing space, extending the present Pier 10 so as to give it approximately 1,100 feet length, making it possible to berth two of the larger size trans-Pacific liners at this pier. Preliminary subaqueous surveys for the construction of Pier 11 as an extension of the present Pier 10 have been made and preliminary sketches and estimates for construction are in process of preparation.

Pier 15-A.-The appropriations provided by the 1919 legislature include an item of $45,000 for the construction of an addition to Pier 15, said addition to be located at the Ewa end of the slip between Piers 15 and 16 and to be designated as Pier 15-A. Preliminary soundings to determine the length of piling required have been made and plans are in process of preparation for this work. The design now contemplates a concrete pile structure with a wooden deck.

Kewalo Basin.-The development of Kewalo Basin as a lumber trade terminal and fishing fleet base has been given considerable study and preliminary investigations have been carried on during this period. Surveys were made, including the necessary borings and soundings, for a channel into this basin from the sea 15 feet deep and 150 feet wide as the first unit of development. A contract was awarded for dredging this channel for $39,600. Part of the material dredged has been utilized for reclaiming a piece of land for the Territory 200 feet square at the southeast corner of the Bishop estate fill now owned by the Territory; part of the material is being pumped ashore reclaiming some of the Ward estate lands and the balance wasted at sea.

While it is the ultimate intention to develop Honolulu Harbor in the direction of Kalihi, this development is absolutely dependent on a Federal appropriation for dredging Kalihi Channel. With no definite assurance when such an appropriation will be made available, while on the other hand the development of Kewalo Basin offers immediate relief for the now congested Honolulu Harbor. The proposed scheme of development of this basin provides for a lumber wharf and a sampan wharf for the first unit, while the succeeding units will provide for larger shipping.

As laid out the development is practically unlimited and can continue unit by unit as the necessary funds are made available by the legislature, and which when completed will provide a beautiful landlocked harbor with ample berthing and storage facilities to take care of Honolulu's growth for many years to come, besides providing an excellent harbor for yachting, and at the same time utilizing the dredged material for reclaiming the present swamp lands along Ala Moana Road, converting same into valuable industrial sites.

In connection with this project the 1919 session of the legislature appropriated $125,000 for the acquiring of the land adjacent to this basin known as the Bishop estate tidelands, 43 acres of which have already been filled to grade. The appropriation of $125,000 was insufficient to acquire the entire holdings of the Bishop estate, their price being $200,000, so an agreement was reached with them by which the Bishop estate has retained four lots along Ala Moana Road comprising approximately 11 acres, while the Territory purchased all the land bordering on the sea, the title of which runs to deep water, and all of the land bordering on Kewalo Basin, the total area being approximately 43 acres. In addition the Bishop estate agreed to open up streets through the lots retained by them connecting Ala Moana Road with the land purchased by the Territory.

Wharf at Waimanalo.-Act 237 passed by the 1919 session of the legislature provided the sum of $10,000 for the construction of a wharf at Waimanalo, Oahu. Plans and specifications for this project providing for all reinforced concrete construction with an alternate for reinforced concrete substructure with timber deck have been prepared and advertisement for construction proposals are now in the local papers.

Acquisition of water-front property.-Act 237 of the 1919 session of the legislature appropriated $149,492 and $452,286 respectively for the purchase or condemnation of the Allen and Robinson properties bordering on Honolulu Harbor and containing a total area of approximately 91,148 square feet, it being the intention at some later date to construct Pier 11 on this site. A board of three appraisers was appointed who entered into negotiations with the owners, who in turn agreed to sell their interests to the Territory for the abovenamed figures. Due to some technicality in order to clear the title a friendly condemnation suit was entered against the Allen estate, but no suit was required against the Robinson estate. The necessary deeds have been properly made out and executed and the money paid over to the owners, and the land and buildings thereon are now the property of the Territory.

The same act appropriated $25,000 for the purpose of condemning the property at the head of the slip between piers 15 and 16 containing an area of 8,600 square feet and owned by the Oahu Railway & Land Co. A condemnation suit has been entered against this property, but negotiations have been entered into whereby there is a prospect of settling this suit out of court at the above stated sum.

MAUI.

Concrete wharf, Kauiki Bay, Hana.-This project is now approximately 80 per cent completed. The work on the inland approach,

constructed almost entirely by prison labor, is completed and the contract for construction is now well under way. The concrete approach section of the wharf is completed. Concrete piles are in place for a large portion of the wharf proper and form work for the concrete deck is being placed.

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Wharf at Mala Bay, Lahaina.-Act 237 of the 1919 session of the legislature provided an appropriation of $220,000 for wharf and harbor improvements on Maui, and Act 222 of the same session propriated $5,000 for making a survey and investigation for a ship wharf at Mala, Lahaina. It was the intent of the legislature in providing for this project to construct a terminal for vessels engaged in the trans-Pacific commerce and the board of harbor commissioners in preparing plans have proceeded along these lines.

Maintenance, Maui, Molokai, and Lanai.-During this period the board has made extensive repairs to the landings at Kamalo and Pukoo on the island of Molokai. These landings were in urgent need of repairs, having received practically no attention for several years past.

HAWAII.

New concrete wharf, Kuhio Bay, Hilo.-The 1919 session of the legislature provided an appropriation of $500,000 for the construction of a water-front terminal at Kuhio Bay, Hilo, Hawaii, suitable for vessels engaged in both interisland and trans-Pacific commerce.

Due to the large amount of money to be expended, several different locations for this proposed wharf have been laid out and are now being carefully studied to ascertain which is the best adapted and most economical for this port.

Maintenance and repair, Kuhio Wharf.-During the past year this wharf has been used to much better advantage than at any previous time. Many deep-sea vessels, including those of the Matson Navigation Co., have berthed alongside, apparently without trouble of any kind. Due to the increased use of the wharf more storage space will be required, and it is the intention when money is available to extend the shed over the now uncovered concrete floor.

During the past year minor repairs have been made to nearly all of the wharves on the island but are not of an extensive enough character to warrant special enumeration.

KAUAI.

No new projects have been undertaken on this island during the past year. The Lihue Plantation Co. (Ltd.) have been granted a license by the board of harbor commissioners with the approval of the governor to construct a breakwater, concrete wharf, and perform the necessary dredging for same at Ahukini, Hanamaulu Bay, the first unit of which will probably call for an expenditure of $300,000.

Surveys for the acquisition of water-front property at Nawiliwili for wharf and harbor improvements have been completed and condemnation proceedings have been instituted by the attorney general's department.

FISH AND GAME COMMISSION.

The board of fish and game commissioners created by the legislature of 1919 has carried on active experimental and planting work during its first year of existence. An executive officer and a fish culturist of wide experience in this kind of work were engaged by the board, and early in January the work of establishing a temporary mullet hatchery at Kalahuipuaa, island of Hawaii, was undertaken. The work resulted in failure, so far as the taking of any ripe eggs was concerned. Both male and female mullets appeared to be affected in some way, and at first it was believed that this was probably a regular thing with mullet confined in ponds, and that further effort to spawn them would be useless. However, when reports were received from pond operators from the islands of Oahu and Kauai that they had found an unusual scarcity of young mullet, being unable to catch enough for stocking the ponds, it became evident that the mullet in general were abnormally affected this year. The commission intends to pursue the work next season. From microscopic examination it appears that both the eggs and milt are diseased, but the nature of the disease has not been determined.

A shipment of 2,000 striped bass was received from the California Fish and Game Commission on November 21, 1919, averaging about 4 inches in length. Three hundred were sent to Hawaii to the Waipio River, and the rest taken to Kauai and planted in the Huleia, Wailua, Anahola, Hanalei, Hanapepe, Waimea, and Kilauea Rivers.

Clams have been planted from time to time in the west and middle lochs of Pearl Harbor, in Kaneohe Bay, and along the west beach of Fort De Russy, all on the island of Oahu.

On June 1, 1920, a shipment of 50,000 rainbow trout eggs were received from the United States Bureau of Fisheries. These were taken to Kauai where they were hatched, and the resulting fry, amounting to 34,500, liberated in the Kokee, Kaauikinana, Kawaikoi, Waikawali, and Mohiki streams in the Government reservation.

Experiments in a small way in feeding mullet have been so successful that the commission has decided to do more of this work. A pond has been leased at Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, and the larger work will be inaugurated at once.

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

The commission held 49 regular meetings, 8 special meetings, and 48 hearings. Pursuant to section 2227 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii, 1915, all accidents resulting in loss of life were investigated. These numbered 14, in all but one of which the investigations disclosed nothing in the nature of insufficient or defective appliances or improper practices or operation on the part of a company. Following the investigation of one accident on the line of the Oahu Railway & Land Co., where a box car in a freight train which was being backed jumped the track while crossing a trestle and fell to the bottom of the gulch, the commission requested the company to place guardrails on all bridges and trestles on curves. This request was agreed to and these guards have been placed throughout the line.

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