The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-12
THE WORK ON
THE HARBOR

report upon Improvement Honolulu
habors, Hawaii in the charge Of j. r. Saey First Lieutenant
Corps Engineers L. A. appears the following regarding
work OF improving Honolulu, going
This harbo situated the south OF the Island Of Oahu 1t
formed by coral channel through the afordng
arbor The channel harbo proper
dredged from time time the monarcca republican, and Terri
ora governments OF Hawai- prior to uy l. 1904 On this date there
existed channel having depth Of about feet and mini
that portion commencing at the lighthouse and extending to the
mouth OF the Nuanu RIVER had general width of 800 feet The
for about feet Immediately along the ware had depth Of
from 30 81 Elsewhere there only ~
The bend the lighthouse point sharp to be
difficult for large vessels get around The shallow in
the harbor made impossible for the largest vessels calling at the
port harbo heavily laden The
the harbor made turning difficult for all ships.
Improving harbor Honolulu Hawaii: with
and made by the land department of the government
the Sandwich Islands prior to annexation and the further report OF
Lieutenant Sattery hundred thousand dollars Provided
be necessary prosecute said work to be paid for as appo
paton from time time be made by law to exceed the
aggregate hundred thousand dollars the
herein appropriated The amounts herein appropriated and authorized
be expended sections two and three being the nten
ton provide first for the completion of section and the Sec
a OF War authorized and directed to esurv said ha
Dor to be made.
project approved printed herewith in Appendix
provides for an entrance channel IS feet deep and 400 feet wide at
low from deep the entrance the lighthouse
the inner habor by cutting off the lighthouse point and for enlarg
ing the arbor proper that will depth of IS gen
5828o67 exclusive OF front light estimated to
$4,000.
On June &c., 1905 the sum Of $2o2 had been expended on this
Improvement making OF the harbor called for by the
river and harbor act.
The maximum draft that could be carried on June &c., 1906 at mean
low the hoae part OF the habor feet The
the tide about inches determined from observations
made during the progress of the
During the calendar the between Honolulu and
United foreign ports than 3oo228
valued $S55III Three hundred and sixteen passengers
immigrants arrived the islands, 6636 passengers departed
The between Honolulu island ports the
period amounted to of freight
The through passing through the between San Fran
cisco and the Orient and Australia for the period valued
$45S97753.
All OF this will be directly benefited by the Improvement
through the safety OF the habor and the greater facility in
entering and leaving With the harbo present condition. the
vessels unable the arbor when all heavily laden
The Improvement will remedy this and may result in OF the
freight and from this exceedingly high If
additional steamship lines could be induced have their ships call
here considerable reduction might result
Although the completion Of the work which contemplated
accomplish under the available appropriations will greatly improve
the arbo will still be difficult for and the compile
ton of the project by the cutting off the lighthouse point and wild
OF the habor the u project width will be necessary before
proper facilities for the shipping OF the harbor provided
Due the this point it is important that for
large should always be made continuing for the
would probably enable the work be done much
lower figure than will be possible done under several different
tracts.
Amount appropriated by river and harbor appovde
March g. 1905. 100000
June &c. 1905 expended during fiscal year. for
works OF Improvement. r2o2.75
July 1905 balance qnexPeqdsd ............ r9879z Is
July outstanding liabilities 81 o.
July 1905 balance available. 1o8714
Amount ESTIMATED required for completion OF existing
project 138284o.6 81
Amount that be prohtaby expended in fiscal year
ending June 3d. 1907, for works of improvement, in
addition the balance unexpended July
Submitted in compliance with requirements Of sundry
civil act of June A. 1897.