The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-21

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He further claims that as this par
ticular land is encroached upon, it
will become an intense and constant
menace to the health and every other
sound interest of the city of Honolulu.
He further claims this district is in
capable of reclamation by any expen-
diture within the means of private
owners.
The president of the Board of Health
recommends that the government, by
it's right of eminent domain, shall in
an equitable and just manner acquire
such ownership and rights in said dis
trict as shall enable it to transform it
into an absolutely sanitary, beautiful
and unique district. One that Will add
immensely to the Kapiolani Park and
the Beach addition.
If we may draw logical conclusions
from existing and clearly approaching
facts, let up try to predict the possible
and probable futrue of Honolulu.
Incalculable financial economy, emf
nent results and opportunity are Sc
cured by foresight in municipal affairs.
1t has been claimed that the higher
ground and hillsides are preferred for
residence purposes. In Los Angeles
the growth of the city has not been
toward the hills but it has spread out
on the level grounds toward the south
west The fines st residence sections Of
the city of Boston are in filed ground
where the state government reclaimed
the Back Bay and conforming to vel
conceived plan of a k d avenues, ptrks
and lakes mad2 it the attractive ana
refined part of the city.
Waikiki, to the extent the beach front
will permit is the choice part of the
city of Honolulu for it offers the close
attraction of the sea. The land bor-
dering on the sea commands high prices
and little can be secured.
Other than few lots on Kalakaua
Avenue there are in the Waikiki Dis
trict hundreds of acres that could be
made, at comparatively small cost, ex-
ceedingly attractive and desirable by
comprehensive plan under govern
mental control that must otherwise re-
main of only agricultural value for
rice and banana culture or valueless,
or be gradually occupied by a class Of
population that limited means force
onto undesirable and unsanitary land.
On map "A" your pre- sident confined
his estimates to the area, 6S7 acres,
within the dotted and shaded lines, but
believes the limit should be the avenue
leading from just beyond the junction
of King and McCully streets to the
Kapahulu Road near Campbell Avenue,
and McCully streets to the Kapahulu
Road near Campbell Avenue, and that
this avenue should be parked one hun
bred feet or more mauka, and thus form
the mauka boundary of the reclamation
district, with the Kapahulu Road and
Kapiolani Park to Kalakaua Avenue
the southeastern boundary.
1t is presumable that adjustment and
self interest would eventually bring i'm
the other property on Kalakaua avenue
The manner i'm which this scheme has
been laid out would bring every resi-
dence block within one block at least
avenue, with the exception OF seven
blocks out Of ninety-two
This proposition is financially practi-
cable.
This proposition is not presented for
immediate execution in its details for
it would require some years for that.
This proposition is presented, first,
for public consideration in the hope it
win commend itself to the public; sec
ond, that immediate steps will be taxi
en- to secure government control of the
entire area involved.
Section 1905 Revised Laws stipulates
the Board of Health shall report to-
gether with a brief recommendation
of the operation deemed advisable to
improve such land"
Except for brevity, of which the case
does not admit, this report conforms
with the mandate of the law.
To install an adequate sewer system
and proper surface drainage the entire
Waikiki District, and some adjacent
land, under consideration requires to
be raised to grade ranging from five
to seven feet above sea level. Neither
the hills mauka nor the beach can
physically or economically furnish the
material.
| It occurred long since to your presi-
dent to seek the material in the rice
and banana fields and swamps them
| selves,
lie has caused a series of borings to
be made throughout the district Ka-
piolani Park and the beach addition.
On Map a. each boring is located and
numbered Profile "B" shows each
strata Of material, it's depth and char
! acter.