The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-07-16
TO CLEAR MOANA
CORAL At ONCE
Hotel Company to Have Bathing
Perfect by Next Tourist
Season.

The coral that mars the perfection of
the bathing at the Moana Hotel is to
be removed before the tourist season
starts, says Engineer Hoffman, elf he
has to do it himself - still if there
is anyone else who will undertake to
remove the coral from the bathing
ground in front of the Moana Hotel, he
can have the job at practically his own
price if he will communicate at once
with the management of the Alexander
Young Hotel Building Co. Manager
Hertsche has for many months been
trying to get the pestiferous coral
cleared away, but has so far been un.
successful in getting anyone to take the
contract.
And in the meantime the nuisance
has been moro and more commented on
and the Young Buildings management
has had to bear the brunt of much ad
verse criticism for their apparent lack
of interest in the matter.
| Manager Hertsche is determined to
clear his portion of the beach from the
sole.puncturing snags if possible, and
will be only too glad to talk business
with anyone who thinks that he can
deliver the goods, right away.
Spoken to on the subject last night
Hertsche said:
owe have been very unjustly blamed
in this matter for we have done all in
our power to rid our bathing ground of
the coral. Some time ago certain
person took me to task over the matter
and said that he had been informed
that prison labor had been offered for
the work but that it had been refused.
Engineer Hoffman and myself went
out to the penitentiary and offered to
pay for prison labor if the convicts
could come out and get to work ON the
coral. High Sheriff Henry told us that
he would have to consult Attorney
General Lindsay on the matter. The
i, Governor was away at the time and we
had to wait until he came back before
Ianything could be done. When the
matter was finally taken up We were
informed that the prisoners could not
be spared for the work.
"We then went to five japanese con
tractors to find out if they would under
take to remove the coral, either by con
: tract or day work, but they all declined
+, to tackle the job.
''We then got in touch with the Mil
4 Ter Salvage Company. Captain Miller
took the contract four months ago, bu'
! so far has done absolutely nothing il
the matter.
q , eff Captain Miller doesn't get bus,
a in a very short time Chief Enginee
q Hoffman is going to undertake the worl
v himself. At the same time if anyon
I else wants the job he can have it.
!. Engineer Theodore Hoffman had tn
n following to say on the matter:
ed 1nWhen Ed. Lord got the Kakaak
contract recently ] went to him an
n told him that if he was going to bull
V dredger for the flling-in work woul
]. be very glad if he would dredge out tn
IS Moana coral He agreed to do so Blu
hash t started to work on the dredge
yet
"Blasting the coral will be prett
big job and will take at least fo1
months. The work would have bee
been easier three months ago when tn
tides were low, Now the surf is stron
and the tides high.
'The area to be cleared is from tn
u pontoon off the Moana pier diagonal
Y across to the end of the cement wa
! separating the Moana from the Seasid
Hotel property.
''The work has got to be done befoI
81 the tourist rush sets in and it is goin
y to be done even if / have to it m.
y self