The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-06
NO PARK FOR
WAIKIKI ROAD
A CORRESPONDENT GIVES HIS
VIEWS IN OPPOSITION TO THE
SUPERVISORS SUGGESTED PLAN

VIEWS IN OPPOSITION TO THE
SUPERVISORS SUGGESTED PLAN
EDITOR STAR; with great interest
1 noticed your comments about the |
parking and restoration of the long |
neglected Kalakaua Avenue. I fully !
agree with you the subject should have |
serious consideration from all interest |
ed parties before the plan of the super |
visors is adopted and carried out.
Myself and others have circulated a |
petition among the es'dents in the |
Waikiki district against any parking |
or obstruction of the roadb d on that |
avenue. This petition has been signed |
with hearty approval by an overwhem- !
ing majority of the residents and prop
erty owners in that district and will
be laid before the supervisors for due
consideration.
! 1 am sure 1 voice the most popular
! idea i'm saying to the supervisors:
! Gentlemen repair the avenue and give
! the public a clear and wide open street
with ample sidewalks on both sides Of
! the road
A fine start has been made at the
Waikiki bridge; keep on that way and
Waikiki will be happy.
Tree planting and landscape en-
'bellislnnents should be left to public
spirited citizens and improvement clubs
1t is maintained by parties that it is
too expensive to keep wide road in
order.
In answer to that l beg to call at
tention to that fine stretch of road
starting at King street where Kalakaua
Avenue begins along the Judd, Ii, Sun
ny South and other lands up to the
bend where the Rapid Transit energies
from the McCully swamps.
This part of the road was built about
four years ago and is in splendid shape
today. It's a pleasure to drive or walk
on. l venture to say that this section
has not needed any repairs to speak of
since it was constructed
Speaking of sidewalks in Waikiki that
is easily done; so little exists only a
sort stretch along the Moana Hotel
that's all
: 1 know from actual experience and
the general public that is not so for
tunate to own a vehicle will bear me
b ouN, NllAL tllIS hOll oNClil W A''ANN fNiiS
rights on that road.
Take a Sunday afternoon or evening
concert out at Waikiki a fellow wants
to go about and stroll with his best girl
or chum, one is compelled to dodge
| bicycles, buggies and autos continually
and founder around in the dust-be-
cause there are no sidewalks.
Waikiki needs sidewalks not neces-
= sarily of cement or expensive but pro-
, perly curbed and filled of ample width
and official grade.
} So constructed it would become po-
pular with pedestrians who like to
| stroll for exercise or pleasure.
5 AS regards the Improvement and
l identifying of Kalakaua avenue / hear
3 a good deal from people that say we
ought to do like in Chicago Kansas
D City, Salt Lake City San Jose, Podonk
Z or Petaluma where they have trees in
= the middle of the road. That may be
= very nice and well adapted for these
inland cities on the prairies. But no
=, reason that Honolulu should initiate
? The background of Honolulu with its
l. grand mountains and the glorious
ocean at the front requires an alto
; gether different scheme.
!, Why not have our improvements diff
n ferent from the east. So that travellers
and tourists will have an agreeable sur
} prise when they land here and not find
!, us patterned after the places they just
= left Trees in the middle of the road
will shut out the beautiful vistas one
:. gets here from the mountains and sea
+ with the graceful palms and foliage al
n around
1 am no expert and will gladly stant
X corrected. | simply write Mr.. Editor
s. because you invited public discussion.
= have no AK to grind and bear no il
: will against the supervisors; they
have made asplendid record so far ant
II proven county government a success
l. Speaking for the residents of waikiki
i | hope they will also solve the Kala
Il kaua avenue problem, so it will prov
A. for the best interest and enjoyment o
q Honolulu and ittingly honor the mann
of the last King of Hawaii Mel.
Respectfully,
l. JAMES STEINER.
/ Waikiki F. bruary 8, 1906.