Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-12
Monday, May 7.

The interest which has been exhibit
ed in the proposal to open up road
around Diamond Head, to connect with
the Waialae road, has become general
and, as there has been some difference
of opinion on the route to be selected,
the following gentlemen interested IN
tue matter have been asked to briefly
express an opinion. There is no diff er-
ence OF opinion as to the necessity and
utility Of the road, but as two routes
have presented themselves there has
arisen some discussion thereon.
Mr.. i. A. Thurston said: 81 am
thoroughly in favor of the road because
we have reached point in the deyni.
opment of the city where water front
property is unavailable elsewhere
than beyond Diamond Head THE We
cessitates road around the Head. Az
to whether the new road should be To-
Gated on the beach or be proIOnga-
ton OF the road which runs past tho
light house is a question. l am In ia
vor of the upper road, for two reasons.
There will have to be more cutting
along the beach at the base of the
bluff in order to get permanent road
y way secured. II the road be built On
the beach, where It Is now, the first
heavy kona will wash II all away. The
road to be safe would have to be bull
at an elevation Of at least eight feet.
Again, the upper road will cost no more
and probably less than the lower, ant
will have a hne sea view Throughout
the entire length. Therefore, | favoi
the upper route"
Mr.. A. w. Carter said: 1--WE sent Il
petition for a road around damon
Head along the beach. The matte
was brought up In the Council o
State and Minister Young expressed his
approval Of the route selected, but
stated he did not consider that the
amount asked was sufficient to con-
struct the road as far as Watalae: AMI
he therefore recommended that the
amount of $4,000 instead OF $4,000 be
appropriated. This sum will undoubt-
eddy be needed to construct the new
road all the way to Waialae. The main
road to be built will be about three
or four miles long and will meet the
Waialae road recently constructed by
Mr.. Paul lsenberg. The new road will
open up a considerable tract of Gov
eminent land, which will be available
as building property as soon as wafer
Is laid on. In addition to this there Is
a large tract of the Bishop Estate lund
which the trustees hope to make avail
able. This is now about the only land
left near the city which has q wide,
white sand beach frontage and good
, bathing.
/ Mr.. A. V. Gear said: THE Minister
Nof the Interior promised in the Cham
Der OIL Commerce that as soon as funds
were available he would start upon the
construction Of the road around Dia-
mond Head. The route was selected by
Minister Young and the Road Super
visor, who drove over portion of the
present road accompanied by Mr.. Isen-
berg, Mr.. Dodge, Mr.. Alfred Carter
and myself. ! understand this road
will run over Government property up
to Kaalawai, where 1t will branch to
Waialae and pass through private
property. l also understand that the
bulk of this private property belongs
to the Bishop Estate, and believe 1t
would be public spirited action IL
the Bishop Estate would locate the
road through their property and along
the sea beach,