The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-03
CHAMBER HEARS INTERESTING
REPORT CONCERNING MAUI
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grown the Island OF Maui for 1908 approximately
Agriculture this island as well as in localities
eErofy IS very intensive single acre OF iand suitable Tor
sugar cane pneappe taro and perhaps other tropical prod
u produces freight for transportation the mainland OF the
United States Of value Of from $4,000 to $4,000 Conse
qey would require area several times the extent
OF the above on the mainland to produce traffic OF the same value
TRANSFORMATION FACITIEThe only points on the island at
which deep vessels call Kaulu Kaanapa and Maalaea
Bay
Kaanapa little more than an open roadstead located
however on the eeward side OF the west end OF the island
While vessels lie off in fairly good weather and handle freight
without difficulty it harbor and does not afford
any possibilities for further development Maalaea Bay located
the souhery side of the sthmus connecting the two
directly exposed or outhery On
the trade wind sweeps with such force the smus
that nterfees greatly with the handling OF freight that
point small boats having been frequently blown
Eighty per cent Of the shipping Of the island in deep sea bot.
the island at which harbor development is practicable
H. PORT OF KAHULUI.
Present CoNDlTIoNTh habor is partially protected by
coral reef the northeast side of the bay The Kahuu Railroad
Company has within the past three years. excavaed 100000
cubic yards of material deposited the the reef behind
retaining wall forming substantial breakWate 800 feet
long $4,000 This improvement
under the direction and with the approval of the Secretary Of War
The accompanying shows, general the dredged
area and breakwater as at present constructed =.
smaller vessels which able anchor within the dredged
but of little benefit the larger which have
anchor farther out to sea When the wind shifts to the north as
frequently the heavy is raised outside the harbor
limits rendering the handling Of lighters alongside steamers diff
fc and throwing UNUSUAL strain the ships
ng and occasionally compelling the suspension all work
the subsidies While has been many wreck
has occurred this habor has largely due to the fact
that the large anchor outside until
bates and also to the fact that the greatest has been
cised by those in charge Of the port.
believed the BASIN map is dedged
sufficient depth and The brakwaer extended in noherly
and nortwesery direction along reef largest
lie safety the habor except perhaps
ing the most northery storms.
At the time pound Of freight has to be handled
datey built reducing the cost Of handling freight least 500
The despatch of loading and dschargng vessels could be
greatly the risk reduced This would undoubtedly
result lower freight rates and frequent steamer service
ToNNAeE(a Shipments from and to United States
eign Countries:
Exports $50 tons
Imports .................25 1928 1902 tons
(b) Inter-Island shipments:
Imports Exports 5sSs '@s so54
Total tonnage handled fiscal year
ending June go 1908. I4o,I2o tons
Total number of vessels mot including island boats) for
fiscal year ending une go 1908 ~
Total ...................e.......... 100
shipments Of merchandise to United States and
foreign countries (per I S Customs repor sss6s 90
Shipments from United States. ........... o744o3oo
Total value of commerce for fiscal year end
Territory OF Hawaii for ending
June &c. 1908 So2224I75oo, OF which SCOOPS rep
resented Kahului nearly 1870 of the total value
the fact that according the
Custom House statistics Honolulu the total number of vessels
entering the of Kahuu for the fiscal ending June
1908 II whereas the foregoing the number
given This difference arises from the fact that the steamers
carrying sugar Sana Cruz calling Kahului entered at
Honolulu and cleared o Consequently the port of Kauu
credit them the Custom House reports
The figures above given have been taken from the kahu Rail
road Company's records and correct
The Value of Commerce have been furnished by
the Collector of Customs at Honolulu
CHARACTER VEssELs(a) InterIsIdHd Fleet Consists of
small steamers from $50 to tons burhen These vessels
go all hours of the day and night manned
by thoroughly familiar with the port its and the
weather signs During the year 1908, II3 entries made
this port by Inter-Isand vessels.
CD OIL Carriers Consists present of the Union Oil Com
pan feet of steamers registering tons each and upwards
addition the there occasional sailing vessels
towed with oil freight This line of vessels delivers annually
+1z-o hnrrelc - 81 ka,t,