The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-09-27
the TRANSFORMATION
OF WANNA VALLEY

To those who knew peaceful iyl Wnha couple OF
!ear ago the charming valley will seem almost unecognaDe IN
stead shading green the vending its silver
ribbon towards the and only here and there small clearing
soaring the invading OF woen
who wants to open space for its camps and roads to lead from them
their work Where year you could not twenty feet with
a knife you the length OF the valley without
meeting with any serious obstacle than root Or stump
All these changes that Wanha of dreamland into
woada world have been brought about by the endeavors the
>aua Electric Ltd, harness the powers that have hitherto
some to waste along our northern coast
the swamp which part OF islands
number OF carry the tremendous amount OF his sto
age reservoir down to mother ocean AS the distance from source to
shore is in all only short one but the origin some four thou
amount power beng developed along all our rivers ms power
provided by generous has gone almost entirely
snCe e dawn o the Gay, Du e pr oSlesS 81 ana
mas at last forced our people to avail themselves OF the blessing they
had had hitherto neglected.
The Kauai Electric Co. this island and the second in
the Territory to avail themselves OF natures direct help in the genera
ton of electricity for commercial purpose few plantations and p
have made of their water dnaos but
only for their The only exception the Hno Electric Co.
which lights the TIio and furnishes power number OF
industries through electricity generated by water power
The Electric takes the Wanha for
its basis About eight miles up the valley the river yet flows
point right above the prospective house distance OF
about four miles and along this stretch there OF men at
water The tunneng through several the mountains is nat
tunnels altogether and be pushed twenty
three them Where before quetude reigned supreme the
air is now reveberating from the shocks OF blasting and the tumbg
OF rocks proving that the pushing the work ahead fast
Is the ground will allow.
the valley five hundred and fifty feet
low the end the aaduct house being erected Here
by falling waters transformed
cy powerful dynamOs be distributed again will
avail themselves of the the development the islands
When the full capacity utilized the plant will be able gen
thousand hOrsepoWers which the Nc
Bde Sugar Co. will claim hundred the intend
ing extend the OF electric power con-
about third OF the whole produced This will of
tremendous saving the plantation the intention
well the pumps the machine shops and the landing with the
rower.
Lu and Kooa plantations given right way
lands for the line in lieu of which they
Of the power passing their lands
ned the company OF their desire to make use OF this progav but
both the hands able and progressive arrangements
they without doubt will claim all the benefits that such gives
them.
difficulties encountered in this undertaking is the survey
which will have very rough and places
bic Meanwhile the intention is through Hanae Waaua
between kOhana and Waaeae there the hue and
kOOa lands Waliawa, all thrtvve miles
former half abounds with them Far roads trails the problem
% how to provide transportation poles and still remains
solved For distance OF five miles will through
country wooded with ehua and oha ha which will afford good
ea for poles but the the half goes through
tracts which is hard enough
extent covered with antana This the where transportation
Will become problem.
II unforeseen circumstances intervene company expects
have the construction completed May
working order by first OF June The AcEryde Sugar
anxious the OF the undertaking early possible
but the whole Kauai interested in this the develop
ment of the industries the island There
streams Kauai which could be adapted similar prob
ably considerably smaller Waimea has
abundance of her principal which without
trouble could be lead afford greater fall than Wan
ha stream Some day the actual value OF this lying idle
and Europe where manufactures and transportation companies
beginning utilize this the cheapest of all supplies power
dreamed OF ago
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