The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-07-09
HAWAIrS ROADS
Some Results of a Years
Work at Building.
Bridges Constructed and Other
improvements Made Within
Appropriation.

MR.. MISUNDERSTANDING you might
like passing notice of the road work
done on the Island of Hawaii during
the past year, will here give it to you,
for l think the greatest credit is due
the present Government for the busi-
nesS-like manner in which the road
work on the island has been pushed
forward. As soon as funds were in
hand from the loan, as authorized by
the recent Legislature, not over year
ago, the bulk of the work was started,
and in the brief period many miles of
roadway have been built.
The road from Hilo to Hakalau has
been completed and is now open to car
riage traffic. The early completion of
this road deserves especial notice, for
in the past 10 months nearly seven
miles of this highway have been built
in most substantial manner. Stone
arches are in the smaller waterways,
while no less than eight new steel
bridges span the turbulent waters OF
the larger streams. The road is a Sc
ries Of gulch crossings, and their ap-
proaches and the grades have been
made as light as the country would ad-
nit, and are everywhere an evidence OF
/ the skilful manner in which the road
has been laid out. This work has been
completed within the time and in the
manner planned, and. what is more,
Z within the funds estimated.
A macadamiZed roadway four and a
half miles long has been built TO the
kaumana settlement, while similar
roadway about two miles in extent has
been built to kaiwiki.
The Puma road is nearly completed
to Pahoa village, which is 10 miles from
Hilo, and by the end of the year this
road will be opened for distance OF
about six miles more.
In North Hilo the Laupahoehoe
! Gulch road is completed. with an ap-
proach to the wharf. The comment OF
/ strangers who have seen this road is
that its surface is equal to that of King
street, Honolulu. The road has been
i graded 10 the Hawaii gulch. which is
fast being graded. The road has beer
laid out as far over as Kapehu to be
advertised for tenders. BY the end Of
the year there will be constructed in
this district nine miles of new road
leaving only gap of four miles to con.
meet with the road from Hilo.
II is in the District of North Kona
however. that the greatest amount o.
work has been done for while a con
i siderable amount OF work still remain:
10 be completed by contractors, the en-
. tire main road of the district, as vel
as some branches, in all % miles, hav,
been laid out and let by contracts. com
. pleting all the necessary roads in TIT
, district and leaving balance in the ap
, preparation of several thousand dollars
which it is proposed TO spend toward
Waimea Twelve miles of road hav,
already been taken care OF in Soutl
: Kona, and il is expected TO have TIL
road open 10 Waiohinu 10 wagon traffi
!, by the end of the year. The Konal
are the road-makers paradise, and 70
inely-constructed roads one must q
, there TO see the best on the Island o
. Hawaii.
The Kohala-Waimea road has beer
. let by contract, and with the compile
: ton OF the road the District of Nortl
, Kohala will be connected with the res
OF the island by fair wagon road.
! Such in brief is the years record o
/ road building.
} Very truly yours. OBSERVER.
Honohina, North Hilo, Hawaii, Jul,
. 1907