The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-10
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

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The widening of certain streets and
lanes in Chinatown and the extension
Of others through the blocks, as Kc-
kaulike and others parallel to it to
Vineyard and the continuation Of Pau
ahi street to Fort are very important
matters. In Chinatown now is the
time to make improvements and there
will be a considerable amount of give
and take over the matter. The general
community is interested in the matter,
because it wants to see that part of
the town built up on healthy lines, and
there cannot be healthy lines unless
the streets are properly laid out.
To the property owners and the
largest owner is the Bishop estate, the
necessity for having broader roads and
more. of them will appeal. They will
get desirable frontages where there are
none now, and the value Of their prop
erty will be much enhanced In the
proposed improvement the present site
OF the Kaumakapili church will have to
be cut through, but it is understood
that the trustees of the church do not
When they do rebuild 1t is to be hoped
that a competent architect will be en-
plOyed to design an attractive building,
and that there will not be a replica of
the former decidedly unornate struc-,
4ure.
1t is a good idea to call the property
owners together and explain the plans
to them in detail, though Superintend-
ent McCandless will have no easy task
and before he gets through may think
that he has got into miniature Tower
of Babel. For there are many prop
erty owners and they represent many
languages. But it will make things
very much smoother if the property
owners thoroughly agree before hand,
and if they have opportunity for sug-
gestion as to notifications and slight
changes in the plans already laid
down. A great deal of unnecessary
friction will be avoided and matters
will move much more smoothly when
work really commences.
The continuation of Fort street with
an extension of Kuakini street, which
will intersect at the Pauoa stream,
will open out a quantity of property,
which in the present need of the CITY
for building lots will be invaluable. 1t
also will give an outlet to Pauoa,
which that valley badly needs In
deed the continuation of Fort street
Will some day have to be extend
ed up Pauoa valley, and what is now
a mere bride path will be a wide street
with houses IN either side.
Since the road was made up Manoa
a large number of houses have gone
up In that valley, and more extensive
building operations are in contempla-
ton. Building sites in Pauoa are just
as convenient and perhaps more con-
venient and desirable than in Manoa.
They would have, when Fort street is
extended the advantage of being far
nearer the heart of the city. A line of
cars direct down Fort street would
take you from the top of the valley to
the shopping district in less time than
it takes Pains mules to go from King
to Beretania.
In whatever direction one looks
around Honolulu there are signs of
continued growth. There is no stand
still about it. 1t has burst it's former
bounds, and houses are springing up
and streets are being planned in all
directions. There are going to be the
homes of an ever increasing American
cnopulation. As soon as we have a
municipal government all cIly details
will be attended to by the city fathers.
Untl that time the Territorial ma
chinery will have to creak and groan
over its burden.
1t is a wise thing to push improve
ments as rapidly as possible. We want
our house swept and garnished for
the inevitable flood of people who are
coming in. The last Australia was a
sample of what we may expect. Peo-
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