Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-23

but at the present time there are
some places where no mail delivery
is made because of the excessive bad
condition OF the roads.
Again, this section states that the
pass through the center Of zone. the
boundaries Of which shall be 10 miles
distant from said highway and shall
contain at least SO per cent OF said
stated territory On the island of Ha-
wall the most needed road is the
one from waimea to Kailua. The road
itself will pass through an almost
uninhabited country. but will connect
populous districts with each other.
This road will be less than 10 miles
distant from the seashore in most
places, which is the boundary Of the
territory. Ten miles towards the
mountains from such a proposed road
would extend into a mountainous un-
inhabited territory. This road is bad
" needed and will be of great use TO
the territory. II is the missing por-
ton of the belt road around the island.
With a good disable road through this
district, it is believed that a large
amount of traffic would pass over
the same.
Section 8 also states that such a
at least so per cent of the people,
and over which 80 per cent of the We
hicle mileage will travel. II is prob
able that such a highway would be OF
use to all the people of that zone and
that all the vehicle mileage will travel
on one portion or another of the high
way.
Section also states that said high
way shall be selected for the benefit
and use of the farmers in marketing
their products to the local markets,
cities and railroad stations There is
no railroad in the vicinity Of Keau-
moku, but this road will be of ines
Unable value, not only for marketing
the produce of this particular zone.
but for inter-communication between
the richly agricultural lands on either
side of it.
What is true en- Hawaii of this par-l
ticular portion is true on all of the
other islands, to more or less ex-
tent. 1t is impossible to locate any
highway practically and have 10
mile zone on each side of the high
way. The highways in Hawaii are
in great use in connecting. the more
populated districts and at present are
needed mostly through appropriated
districts. Taken as whole, the ter
ritory of Hawaii can not construct
any road through zone having so
per cent of the population of the whole
territory. The population Is divided
among the different islands and road
on any one island, even highway
through the center of Honolulu, will
not comply with this portion of Sec
ton 8.
In sections 10 and 16, three classes
of roads are described: known as
class A, class B and class G. Class
A calls for macadam road; class
b calls for gravel, less expensive
than macadam; class C calls for dirt
road. 1t has been pointed out that
roads in Hawaii lie through noun
famous and rough country for large
part, and that roads of class G and
class B are of questionable value Even
class A roads will not withstand the
heavy hauling and unfavorable wealth
ser conditions of this territory 1t has
been found necessary, by the loan
fund commissions, to construct roads
of a type superior in quality to that
described as class A. Ordinary, wa
ter-bcund macadam is not. sufficient.
The road should be of bituminous
nature, having a rock or concrete
sub-base and an asphalt or BIZ
tumen binder with suitable wearing
surface. 1t has been found necessary
to allow for many large culverts to
take care of the excessive run-off due
to sudden rains. On the Kona side
of Oahu an exceedingly heavy sub
base construction has been required
on the hillsides in some places to
maintain the road over clay and wa
ter-soaked soils. 1t is believed that
the best policy for road construction
in the territory of Hawaii Is to con-
struct roads of permanent nature.
These roads should be designed to
carry heavy automobile traffic and
stand heavy precipitation and large
and sudden run-off
+ Yours very respectfully,
]. w. CALDWELL,
Superintendent of Public Works.
Honorable Lucius E. Pinkham,