Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-01

no actual washonts, but the fine coat
ing of the roads was all washed of,
leaving the rocky. sub-structure bare.
Miles Of road we're left in, this eondi-
ton $50. : -. ....-. -.
Around AnahoIa. ........l
At Anahola the small bridge was
carried away, traffic being blocked.
Later there was an immense rush, Of
water which carried away the new
bridge. Above the latter bridge was a
grove Ct trees, en- q grade sIoping to
ward the river. Filis grove pulled up
by the roots and VS. washed down by
the terrent, carrying everything be.
fore It. The entire bridge and its
stone foundations were wiped away.
The bridge had q span of go feet and
in the center w3s trestle SO feet
Only recently the bridge was raised
three feet to conform to the new road
grade, and it was regarded as being
very substantial.
The heavy rain at Kilauea was pre-
eeded by thundeF and lightning. There
was nc wind 1t was believed during
the night that Kilauea was hard hit,
but not much damage was done there
About the same report was made from
Hanalei.
The crop of rice around Nawiliwili
is ruined and the loss will run into
big money. s.
The rain gauge at the Rice ranch,
Huleia, showed a fall Of IA inches
which was really slightly in excess OF
that at Lihue; but on account Of the
country being sparsely settled and
localities less exposed, the damage
ether than to crops, was small.
koioa Has a Washer. 4
At koloa there was fall of Is
inches, the highest en- record there in
the same length of time. Quite seri'
Gus damage was done to reservoirs,
fumes and irrigation bitches, while
several hundred acres of cane were
submerged and will doubtless be con
siderably injured. The bridge in front
of the old MILL on the road leading
up to the business section of the town
was swept. away. Another smaller
bridge on the next street was also
carried away. z....- III = :
A surprising feature was that nc
damage was done to the new Grove
farm-Koloa bitches and tunnels, which
are now in course of completion. 81,
Laval and Homestead. Fl. 49,. ..
While the rain was heavy at Laval
and Homestead, the fall along the
road was lighter Side roads in this
locality were rendered very bad
There was considerable land-sliding
from the hills along the road
McBryde and EIeeIe.
McBryde, Eleele, Port Allen and Ha'
napepe were perhaps the lightest hit
of any towns on the south side Of the
island, although the fall of rain there
was heavy in places. Reservoirs were
left running over and the surplus
water was got off with difficulty, de
spite the capacious drainage AFFORDED
by the deep gulches and river.
Makaweli and Waimea.
MAXWELL had a straight shoot Of
five inches Of rain, none of which was
needed, however. At Waimea the fall
was about the same. Much of the
district flooded by the river on Thurs
day was again covered over, but this
time the water came from the clouds
and not from the mountains.
kekaha Was Flooded.
The bulk of the flood appeared to
miss Waimea and to strike against
the mountains back of Kekaha, where
veritable cloudburst appears to have
taken place. Many sections of Ke-
kaha plantation were like lakes, and
On Sunday whole fields. of cane stood
in water more than foot deep.
Fills Washed Out.
Three large and expensive fills on
the road between Moloaas school and