Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-27
ACQUIRE PUNALuU STREAMF0R
WATER SUPPLY, LARRIs0Nu URGES

which furnishe, water for sugar cane
irrigation.
Passing on atound via WaialGa and
Kahuku to Funaluu Nd perennial
stl cams are folJnd with minimum dis,
charges which exceed more than a
few thousand sallons PEI day. ST.
tons are now Icing maintained Eaich
measure the &c I'd ran-of from the two
main ranches Of the MalaeEakana. the
east branch OF tie Kahawainui. the
Waileie and KGloa streams in the vic
unity II KahukI and Lie, to detern'-
inc the feasibility OF storing this water
for sugar irrigP ton.
Punaluu valley contains the second
largest stream on the island. the ka-
hama being the largest. A station has
been maintained on the Punaiun
stream for. abodt a year al an eleFa-
tion, OF about 20 feet above sea level.
Miscellaneous measurements made at
elevations of rom 500 to 400 feet
above sea level lead to the belief that
minimum discharge Of about eight
million gallons and a mean discharge
OF about ten million gallons could he
obtained sufficiently high for delivery
into the kahaDa end OF the Waiahole
Water Co. project. At an elevation
OF about $50 lset the minimum and
mean discharges are about twice that
of the upper levels, and il is esti-
mated. that after diyerting, the water
above, sufficient water would be left
in the stream below to .irrigate all
agricultural developments in the low
err valley. The upper water shed is
entirely uninhs bited, and no reseryaf
ton or publication works would be
necessary to guard against contamina-
ton. go, - - ID, .-. :
,Kahana, Waikane ,Waianu and Wal.
ahoIe. streams, all II, which have a
probable minimum total discharge at,
an elevation OF. about $50. feet of, be-
tween "a and 80 million gallons per
day; and a mean discharge of about
40 million gallons. per day, are to be.
utilized by the Waiahole tunnel pro
jeet. Afs..s
Kaalaea valley has a stream, the
branches of which at an elevation of
above 500 feet above sea level have
a probable minimum discharge of less
than one million gallons dailyall OF
which is being used for rice and taro
irrigation.
Waihee valley: Tue Waiheei stream
Is Supplied principally from two
springs which. break out at an eleya-
ton OF about 700 feet above sea level
The probable minimum discharge OF
these springs ID about two million gal
IONS per day, while the mean dis
charge will probably exceed three mil
lion gallons per day. Many smaller
springs feed the stream at lower
levels until atEah elevation ofj,about
200 feet, the stream has a probable
minimum Discharge or six or seven
million gallons per day most of
which is used for rice irrigation and
rice mill power purposes.
Kahaluu valley has a number OF
small streams, the probable total
minimum discharge of which at an
of 500 feet is less than
million gallons per day.
Heeia valley contains two principal
the Haiku and the Iolekaa.
which at an elevation of about 400
feet above sea level have probable |
minimum discharge of about one and
one-half millions and 100000 gallons
per day. This water IS used for the
domestic supply OF Heeia and for rice
irrigation.
kaneohe valley. There are SIX
small streams IN this valley which at |
an elevation 0f 500 feet above sea
lefel nave = sosal pIouao,e lnilllllun
ulsenalee 81 n agou. I'VE lnllllon allons
= aay Al y ny s.rsals in ~ ,a up
the plaih hhnsone stream OF lne5 low
g Valley' ana All aIe PENS useu lor
t1ce anu sAto iIrisa.sol anu ppMei
kaliuas valley mas eight small
streams WHICH, at an elevation OF
about 400 feet above sea level, have
an approximate minimum discharge OF |
about four million gallons per day,
and a mean discharge OF about six
million gallons per day. All Of these |
small streams make up the two main
streams Of the lower valley the Kai,
lua and Kahalaiki, Of which the for
mer is the larger. The Makawao
ditch diyerts the greater part of the
leadwaters of the kailua streams and
delivers an average OF about two mil