Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-02
Exhaustive Report
BY OFFICER TRACY
On City Cemeteries

PunchbOwl roads. IL is about 20 teet
from Pauoa stream. I ne soil is good
and firm for about ten feet. Marks on
graves are few and only "a graves can
be counted though three times that
number are probably buried there as
the cemetery is in the churchyard and
is very old.
The Hook Chu Co. cemetery adjOins
the Pauoa church on the mauka side
and is about twice the size. The same
things as regard soil and location and
drainage can be said as of Pauoa
church cemetery. II is not so crowded
and the graves are better marked. /
counted %.
Both these cemeteries adjoin the
school premises and the property
around is well settled. They should
both be closed
Makiki cemetery is located on the
north corner Of Pensacola street and
Wilder avenue and is about 600 feet
square. 1t was opened in 1877 by the
government and originally extended up
the hill about 400 feet, later 200 feet
were added as the general burying
ground became overcrowded The low
er half towards Pensacola street was
divided into lots and sold as private
plots and this portion is nowhere near
full as the lots are large and do not
average over three burials to plot.
except the Japanese lot which is as
badly overcrowded as to necessitate
burying in the passageways. The up
per half or general burying ground is
full and every space is used except a
very small plot of the new portion at
the back. The japanese plot known
as No. is badly overcrowded and all
the passageways are filled so that one
has to walk over graves to go from one
place to the other.
The cemetery slopes towards Pensa-
cola street.
The soil is about four feet deep COW
cring the black sand.
The neighborhood Is we'll settled on
the makai and Waikiki sides of the
cemetery. On the Eva side Is Punch
bowl, and on the mauka side are but
two houses.
In the lower or plotted portion are
about 526 burials, 1873 of which are in
one lot. In the upper portion OF the
cemetery are 2056 burials, COG of which
are in one lot. Total 1882. (This Is a
conservative estlmate).
Nuuanu Tor Oahu cemetery is locat-
ed Just above Judd street on Nuuanu
avenue. Nuuanu avenue divides the
cemetery. The eastern half is about
400 feet equare, the western is at least
twice as large. The cemetery has been
used as a burying ground for years.
The soil is good and firm and dry
for at least six feet down. There Is nc
drainage to any stream or source OIL
water supply.
The cemetery has been divided into
lots and sold in this manner and conse
quently the ground Is not nearly al
used counted 1868 in the eastern por
ton and S44 In the other. Total, 1912
The graves in the majority OF casei
are marked and easily recognized Tn,
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! AS ior residences 'hey surround 'n'
pace out are rev IN NUMBER ana al
nave 'arse srouhus SURROUNDING '"eh'
B, Zee hihs long hssocia,,oh cemetery
is situated on the north slope o.
] ruhchoowi between the fuhchpow
ori'e ana rauoa stream IL Is reach
Gu by a iane leauihs on r"hchpow
street near 'ne rauoa priuse' II MAJ
peeh III use LOT years put tne "hoi'
upper portion contains put nltssn o.
twenty graves Inc SOIL u soou ant