The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-24
NEW HOME FOR THE
HOSPITAL FOR
INCURABLES
WHAT IS THOUGHT TO BE AN
IDEAL SPOT BEING WROUGHT
INTO . A COMMODIOUs INsTITU-
TION AT KAIMUKI.

The Honolulu Home for Incurables.
has been in it's new home in Kaimuki
for several weeks now. And while it is
not yet quite in shape in the matter
of grounds and arrangements to be a
show place, plenty Of work on the part
of the management is rapidly bringing
it into the condition of a thoroughly
organized institution. A splendidly
growing manania grass lawn is fast
solving the problem of red dust which
in connection with the steady trade
winds looked for a time as though it
were going to prove the bane and bur-
den of housekeeping at the new institu-
tion. an
The new location of the hospital is
right on the southwesterly slope of the
kaimuki crater, between that crater
and Diamond Head. From the grounds
the view includes the ocean to the east
ward of Diamond Head, the cOcOanut
groves of Waialae and the seasnore as
far as Koko Head, and in the other di-
rection the whole coast line of oahu as
far as the Waianae mountains, Pearl
HarbOr and the green plantations
around it, looking like jewels in the
landscape.
The grounds of the hospital comprise
nearly six acres, all of which has been
cleared of rocks and lantana, and all of
which has a gentle slope from the crater.
to the southeast
well macadamzed carriage road
leads from the Waalae road through
the Kaimuk tract past Mrs. Hendricks
splendid house and spacious grounds,
to the main entrance to the hospital
grounds and thence around the semi
circle on which the hospital buildings
face. The main or administration
building is located not far from the
north or northeast corner of the
grounds and faces To tnn
right of this on the semi-circle are two
fNn1aller buildings for uCn-consumptive
inmates, one for men and one for wO-
men. The building for men is arrang-
ed as one large airy ward, with a lanai
in front and bath and toilet facilities IN
the rear. The womans building, is di-
Vided up into individual rooms each
well lighted and ventilated, and in this
buildings is provision for pay patients.
and those received under contract from
the Marine Hospital Service
To the left of the main or admnis-
/ tration building are two smaller build
ings for consumptive and other conta-
gious disease patients. The mems
building like the mems building on the
other side is arranged as a large ward.
The woman's building is divided up in
to individual rooms
In the semi-circle formed by the
buildings described, and in front Of the
administration building, but lower
down as the ground slopes away is the
building containing the kitchen, dining
room and servants quarters The loca-
tion Of this building at this point has
been the occasion of much expression
of surprise to visitors, the kitchen in
front of the hospital" being the pres
sion used. However the trustees ot the
institution are convinced thai the tpCa-
tion is as It should be, the kitchen and
dining room being thus brought TO the
nearest possible point to all other puild-
ings of the institution, thus reducing to
a minimum the number Of employees re-
qured, and at the same time bringing it
where the prevailing winds will con-
stantly carry away from the other
buildings the kitchen smells. At the
same time the buildings is so arrang-
ed and it's exterior is so devised that
/ it does not loudly proclaim itself a
Kitchen, and does not mar the appear
ance of the approach to the institution.
| Further still to the left of the ad-
/ ministration building than any other
/ of the buildings is the laundry. This is