Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-22
HARBOR BOARD
FINDS OPPOSITION
TO Wharf Plans
Kohala SCOTS at Mahukona
Proiect-Maui Is Not
~ Enthusiastic

The Kohala Civic League composed
of the business men of the district
has addressed a strong set of resolu-
tons to the Harbor Commission di.
rected against the plans adopted for
the Mahukona wharf. 1t is declared
that If the wharf is constructed &C,
cording to specifications the first big
winter storm will toss it into the
channel so blocking that watery thor
oughfare, and that the building of the
wharf according to the plans will be
nothing but a waste Of public money.
The plans call for seawall Of loose
stone and a macadam floor and the
Kohala people have asked to have
this changed to seawall of concrete
and a floor Of concrete slabs. "Y
EMidget's Comment.
In commenting on the plans and
the resolutions the Kohala Midget
says: ~a3~@- -~. .'.-.<s,..... t3za 81
Nov it's up to the Harbor Com
mission to own the corn and save
the Territory thousands of good dol
lars, and no end of delayed traffic,
by being big enough and sensible
enough to own that mistake has
been made by some one, and by cor
recting it before it is eyerlastingly
too late to repent. One more week s
work on the contract, and sackcloth
and ashes won't do any good.
1--WE understand that strong repre-
sensations have already been made to
Honolulu, through Mr. Wheeler, who
saw the situation a week or two ago,
and that the contractor held back on
that part of the work. hoping to have
word allowing him to use concrete;
but instead he received a wireless to
go ahead under. specifications. We
cant believe that the Harbor Com
mission understands the situation"
In speaking of the action of the
Kohala people, Marston Campbell of
The Board of Public Works and Har-
Dor Commission said that the plans
as adopted were the only ones avail
able when the funds for the purpose
were considered, and that there was
not enough money on hand to build
the wharf along the lines suggested
by the Kohalans. ...E
The Maui Chamber of Commerce is
rot enthusiastic over the proposed
action of the Board of Harbor Com
missioners in purchasing the Claud.
iRe wharf at Kahului, and intimates
as much in a communication read at
the commissions meeting yesterday
from w. F.. Pogue, member of the
special committee appointed by the
Maui Chamber of Commerce to con-
slider the subject. ~@~<
This committee asks for further in
formation and suggests a personal
conference before the action is taken.
The committee suggests that the pur-
chase be postponed for year, that
the Legislature be asked to repeal
that item, of 100000, in the loan
fund appropriation, and invest an item
of $10O, 900 in a ships wharf at. Kihei
instead.
1t also suggests that an additional
dock, costing $4,000, be constructed
at Kihei. In reply to Commissioner
Wakefield's query as to why Maui
wanted a 100000 wharf at Kihei,
Chairman Campbell remarked that
the Kahului Railroad Company
is connected with virtually every
thing on Maui, the management OF
that line probably could explain the
Chamber of Commences anxiety to
have a big wharf at Kihei, while the
railroad company still retains control
of the Claudfne wharf at Kahului.
The Maui people will be asked to
prepare all necessary data on the sub
ject, and a personal conference will
lie held when the harbor commission
takes it's jaunt over to Maui in the
near future.