The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-12
PLAN AND ESTIMATE OF COST OF
IMPROVEMENT.

Honolulu, Hawaii, December 10, 1904.
General: Complying with your cable
gram of this date, have the honor to
submit the following report on the pro-
posed Improvement of Honolulu Ha,-
Dor:
l. The harbor consists of an inner
basin. formed and perfectly sheltered
by a coral reef, through which there
is a narrow channel leading into The
inner basin and approximately at right
angles to it.
q Considerable work has been done
from time to time by former govern
ments of Hawaii, so that now the en-
trance channel has a depth of from
80 to 80 feet for a width of 200 feet,
and the inner basin a depth of from
25 to 80 feet for width of about 800
feet. While the harbor thus formed
was large enough to accommodate ships
formerly frequenting this port, it is al
together inadequate for the larger
ships of today. With the constant
tendency to still larger ships it will
become still more inadequate, and I'M
less a considerable enlargement is an
dertaken it seems probable that the
large ships will cease calling at this
port, due to the inconvenience and the
risk of entering, thereby depriving the
port of valuable business. The new
est ships on the Pacific, the Mongolia
and the Manchuria, are unable to en-
ter the harbor when at all heavily
laden, but are compelled to lay out
side the harbor entrance. All ocean
liners have considerable difficulty in
air
wharves.
3. Appended hereto is a statement
furnished by the Honolulu Chamber of
Commerce of the foreign commerce OF
this port, and also a list of the vessels
which called at the port during the
fiscal year ending June &c. 1904. To
the commerce there set forth is to tie
added the local commerce between Ho-
nolulu and the other islands of the
group. From information furnished by
the local steamship companies this
commerce for the past year is estimat-
ed to have amounted to 321, PA tons of
freight and 60,52S passengers. This
would make the total commerce for
the past year amount to 545.S95 tons Of
freight, valued at approximately SIS =
100000. and 1891 passengers. In ah-
Cition to this the great commerce pass
ing through this port between the Unit
ed States and the Orient and Australia
would also be directly benefited w
the improvement of the harbor, and
should therefore be considered as a
portion of the commerce to be benefit
ed by the proposed Improvement.
4. With the opening of the PanGna
Canal a considerable increase above
the present commerce can be reasonl-
bly, expected. The establishing of an
extensive naval station and extensive
Notifications will stin further add to
the Importance and prosperity of the
port.
5. From careful consideration of
the above facts the following improve
ments, in my opinion, are necessary
and fully warranted by the present and
reasonably prospective commerce to
be benefited thereby, to wit:
(a) The entrance channel to be
dredged TO a depth of IS feet and a
width of 400 feet at mean low water.
OBJ The inner harbor to be deepen
ed to SO feet at mean low water and
enlarged so as to provide an area at
least half as great again as the pres
ent area.
(c) The easing of the curve where
the entrance channel joins the inner
harbor.
(d) New front range light. properly
located for entering the harbor.
The proposed improvements are
shown on the working map accompany
ing this report This map was COM
piled from the most recent information
available and. within the limits of the
proposed improvement. is believed to
closely agree with existing conditions.
Information as to the probable char
acter OF material that would be en-
countered In the proposed Improvement
and the probable cost Of removing 1t