The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
Waikiki Question Now One of
Saving the Endangered
Property.
SURVEYOR WALL CONSULTED
The Ocean Carrying Away Hotel
Property and Threatening
Bathhouses.
fFrom Thursday.a AdvertIser.l

LnuTHudI AAANCA tlHNA.A
With the gradual erosion of the sand
beach in front of the Moana and Sea-
side Hotels has now come the question
of boundary lines, high and low tide
right of way for the public and anxiety
on the part of those owning the proper
ties Immediately back Of these disap
pearing beaches as to what they can do
to preserve the beach.
So much sand has been swept into
the ocean from in front of the Moana
Hotel in the last four or five days that
the hotel people yesterday sent Sur
veyor Wall to inspect the property to
determine boundary lines, the idea be-
ing to construct concrete retaining
wall to prevent the improvements estab-
lished by the hotel company from being
further menaced.
Some time ago, when the sand began
disappearing from the beach, the beach
proper was lowered two or three feet,
and then the bank began to be under
mined, and in time the hau trees which
were just beginning to extend their
branches over the arbor were jeopar-
died. Their roots were exposed to the
salt sea water, and in order to save
them six were taken out and moved
back about ten feet and planted in the
lawn. A bulkhead was built at the
outer, or seaside, of the>arbor, and sand
filed in to keep the remaining hau
trees, which have been growing finely
and are objects of admiration by visit
ors to the bathing beach.
On Friday last the sea undermined
the wooden buIkhead, and the sand
around the remaining hau trees began
slipping away, until the roots of one
are already exposed and great. hole
has been made.
At the EVA extremity of the grounds
the sand has been washed away several
feet back, and kiawe tree has fallen
into the water and palm will go short
". The sand under the lawn has also
been undermined, and several feet Of
lawn have disappeared.
The hotel people fear that before lonl
the bathhouse and the dining hal
foundations may be menaced, and they
nave determined u LdhO W
prevent further destruction to theil
property.
The Seaside bulkhead has also beer
undermined and some of the land il
disappearing into the breakers.
Now comes the question Of where thu
concrete wall may be built. A lega
opinion may have to be obtained as t.
this. There is a general rule observes
here that between high and low waite
the beach is for the public, and private
interests may not build upon it. Tn,
question that now arsies is, if the beacl
line is further back than formerly
where can private concrete wall b
locatedi If wall is built and the SAM
in front of it is washed away, ques
tion may arise as to where the right o
way is.
At the present time, however, tn
legal phase is not uppermost in tn
minds of the hotel people, but the saw
ing of the beach, which is world-re
nowned. The hotel people wish to pre-
serve the improvements on what !
known to be their property, and thei
desire is to preserve beach so tina
the public may continue to enjoy tn
opportunities for bathing and surfing.
The government may be immediatel
asked to give an opinion on these quei
lions to the hotel people.