The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-23
IN
WAIKIKI ROAD
HOPKINS SWITCH CURVE ENTIRE
IL CUT OUT BY TAKING
A NEW LINE.
DEAL FOR MAKING THIS CHANGE
is SETTLED.
Claims for Widening Road Practically
All Settled Beyond the Moana Hotel
To the Park

The claims for widening the WAIKIKI
road frof4,A p II this side Of the Moana
hotel to beyond Makee Island have all
been practically settled and the trans
fers of land titles have been made. In
some places the actual widening has
been done, the fences having been NOV
ed back so that the road is now eighty
feet wide. The Strengthening of the
Hopkins switch curve is also an ac-
complished fact, as far as the transfers
of land are concerned. The deal is
closed here
The general plan of widening the road
provides for the utter elimination of
this curve, the sharpest along the road
The driveway here describes a half cir
Gle in a short distance and the pro-
posed new road takes a straight line
across property of the Gilbert estates,
making the road straight one for a
very long distance.
The earlier curves in the road from
the King street turn to the Hopkins
switch, are made more gradual. At
these points the road is not made quite
straight, but the turns are made much
more lengthy
Beginning at King street there is a
long stretch 80 or 80 feet wide, to be
added to the makai side of the road. At
this part there is a stream mauka. The
property " ne TAKEN Is lldl VI the JOHN
Ii estate. 1t is one of the largest pieces
needed and its valuation by the owners
in their claims put in before Judge Will
cox is so cents a square foot. Next
comes the Judd estate and the property
of j. H. Boyd, the latter having made a
settlement. There is a curve here,
made almost straight by taking from
one side of the road at one place and
from the other side at another. Mr..
T,,II 30 4
owners of land, on the mauka SIDE,
which is to be taken for the roadway.
1t is at this point that the principal
| change in the road is made. The drive
way leaves the old route entirely, strik-
ing off through property of the Gilbert
estate, where the present road takes a
turn mauka. The Gilbert estate prop
erty has already been decided to the
Territory, so that this change in the
road is regarded as settled The Hop
kins switch is not located in a specially
beautiful part of the driveway and the
halfmoon described by the road at this
point is so sharp in its curves that fast
drivers have to slow up as they cannot
see far enough ahead for fast driving.
From this point on the additions to
the road are on the mauka side. and are
from 30 feet to As feet in width. They
will make the road so feet wide all
| along. Property is wanted from the
McCully estate, Antoine Lopez, Cunha,
Queen Emma estate, Liliuokalani estate
Kapiolani estate in front of the church
and school house opposite the Moana
hotel, Kanakaole Mrs. Lemon, most of
these having made settlements. Cunha
has donated his piece at this point The
Lopez property, extending for a long
distance, remains unsettled. The road
| extends past Makee Island to the park
road.
For quite long distance al the Wal
kiki end, the fences have been moved
back and the road is already so feet
wide. A large number of algaroba trees
have been cut down. There is a lot of
| grading to be done. Farther in there
are a number of palm trees to be cut
down, and some filing in of swamps.
The plans adopted appear to make it
| necessary that the Rapid Transit and
Hawaiian 0tramways tracks shall cross
at some point, unless the tram tracks
are moved. The widening at King
street starts on the makai side, so thai
here the electric road will have to be
makai of the tram tracks. After the
cutting out of the Hopkins switch curve
the widening is on the other side, and
the track of the electric road will pro
| bly, have to cross over to the other side
of the tramway track.