The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-16
HONOLULU HAS
HAD ACTIVE
YEAR
Figures Show That 81, 100000 Has
Been Expended For New Build
ings In Metropolis of Hawaii
During the First Ten Months of
1918; More Than One Thou
sand Structures Erected.

More than one thousand new stores
churches, dwellings and public build
ings have been erected on this island in
the eleven months ended November 80
1913. The estimated value of new
buildings, repairs and improvements is
about 81 100000. Building permits in
increased i'll number each month from
January to May and in value from
January to June, when there was a
temporary falling off. In October and
November new projects again in
creased in number and value. With
about 800 more new cottages and bunga-
lows than there We're a year ago, it
would appear that men have faith in
the future of this city.
New business blocks are the Brewer
Estate Building on King street, not
yet completed; the Hawaiian Electrir
Company S new plant on Alakea; ad
dition to the Hawaiian Fertilizer plant
at lwilei; the cod storage and lie,
plant of the August Dreier estate in
Kewaio Kia, and the addition to the
Honolulu Iron Works plant west of M.
uanu. The concrete structure erected
by the c. M. Cooke Estate on Fort
street; the Blasdell, was completed
and ready for occupancy after January
1913. The largest new project under
taken on this island is the new group
of the Marconi Wireless plant at
Koko Head. This group of buildings
when complete, will represent an in
vestinent of half million dollars.
Additions amounting to $4,000 We're
made to the Queen s Hospital. W. w. Di-
mond & Co. made repairs and altera-
lions to their store worth ten thou
sand dollars The Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association erected a
handsome and commodious immigration
station at cost of thirty thousand dol
lars. The Oahu Railway and Land
Company built a concrete warehouse.
Government Also Busy.
The Government erected fine
school house on Kamehameha road, new
court houses at Pearl City and Waialua
md made extensive repairs amounting
20 reconstruction of the Judiciary build
,pg. The magnificent Library of Ha
Saii was also completed for occupancy
early in the year.
The Japanese Government built a
very handsome new consulate and con
suar residence on Nuuanu street. There
have been "A dozen or more one and
two story concrete stores erected west
of Nuuanu; about twenty frame store
buildings in all sections of the city; a
new hotel at Wahiawa; a new build
ing of the Honolulu School for
boys at kaimuki; fine new Catholic
"aurch at PunahOu and the Silva I'm
dertaking ParlOrs ON Nuuanu.
New and pretentiOus residences have
heen built by Olaf Sorenson, II. b. Gift
-ord, Mrs. Macintosh, j. ]. Belser
George Angus, r. h. Cation, Agnes
Mcintyre, Mrs. Bickerton, George
sherman and A. A. Wilder in Nuuanu
Valley.
Mrs. Beckley's Home.
At Waikiki Mrs. G. c.. Beckley,
George F. Davies and Miss M. Il.
cross have erected beautiful modern
"illas. Jno. Lennox, Captain Free
man, o. +. Wall and c. G. Macombe
Save built fine residences in the cen
trial section of Honolulu; j. B. Guard
in Manoa Valley; while Kaimuki and
Paloo have a score or more among
which are the residences of Mrs. Char
lock, T. c. Wills, j. f. Croelus, Alfred
Douse and O. c. Scott. A, w. Eames,
of pineapple fame, has a very fine new
residence at Wahiawa. In Palama
James l., Holt has a new residence on
Beckley Lane.
Many Small Bungalows,
The most noticeable feature of Ho-
MODULUS building operations in 1913
has been the erection of small bunga-
lows and cottages costing from $500
to $1,000, each. There are scores OF
these in the McCully tract and along
the west side of King street, in Ke-
walo-Kai and Kakaako, in the Pala-
ma section, Kalihi and Pauoa. The
cutting of the new streets in the
Punehbowl district has been followed
by building boom in that neighbor-
hood. Everywhere that one goes there
il abundant evidence of the practical
kind Of faith in the future of Homo
lulu that says little but does much.
Men do not build homes in town that
they have lost faith in.