The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-11-16
'RA|NlBYlIHE FOOT
DUR|NGD|G STORM
REPORTEDNHAWAN
Precipitation In Genital Part Of
Honolulu Last Week
Was I'll inches
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REACHED a2.67 INCHES r..
ON THE HAMAKUA COAST
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Elsewhere In Islands DeIuge Is
Terrific And Much Property
-" Badly Damaged

'"';The total amount of rainfall in the
central part of Honolulu for the week
ended Saturday was III inches, &c,
, cording to, the report of A. NJ. Ham
rick, meteorological at the local Office Of
The weather bureau. 1t was 6.65 inches
more than normal for the week. =,
Large as this deluge was, entailing
much damage to paving in Nuuanu and
other sections, IL is not in a class with
the amount of rainfall recorded for
the week in the island of Hawaii.
Director Hamrick reports that the
weeks moisture record for Papaikou,
on the Hamakua coast of the Big Is.
!. land was 1851 inches, while at Haka-
lau, in the same region, a precipitation
of il inches in fifteen hours was re-
corded Thursday. '-'
Y Indications are that the rainstorm
which struck Honolulu was general
through this longitude. Excessive pre-
cipitation is reported throughout the
length of the Hamakua Coast Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Temperature Is Normal
Temperature in Honolulu for the
week was normal, at 1872 degrees. The
relative humidity for the period here
ranged from SIXTY eight to ninety lone
percent, or an average of eighty.one
percent. The prevailing wind direc,
tion was from the east, although in
swung around to the south and south.
4. vest and at times reached velocities of
twenty-five to thirty miles an hour
The average velocity for the week was
eight and three-tenths miles an hour,
From Pepeekeo, Hawaii, comes a re.
port by the Pepeekeo Sugar Company
of heavy rains on the ninth, tenth and
eleventh of the month. High winds
were experienced all day on the tenth
Wedncs'ay. accompanied by excessive
rain. Considerable damage was done
to cane aud large quantities of ferti
fizer. was washed off the Land into the
, srn. Local lahdslides occurred in many
places. High seas were encountered of
the coast, There was a precipitation
Of $50 inches in twenty-fo hours
Wednesday and 7.06 inches in the same
length of time Thursday.
Much Damage On Hawaii
John r. Nor, roonerative observer
~ PanaikOu, reports a downfall OF
3" 81 inches for the week. with much
damage to fumes and waterhesds and
"nshouts ana slides in the Highways
HIGH prPcipitntions were 9.95 inches "
tw"ntvfonr hours on Wednesday and
'".53 inches in an equal period Thurs
dav.
AZ ITilo the downfall for the week
WAS 1898 inches, with q rainfall Of 9t
inches in twenty-fOu hours on Wednes
d"v. Al POnohawai 1919 inches fel
in the week, while 1887 inches were
rc"ordod Wednesday.
" r Klatt. cooperative observer al
Hnkalau, il authority for the recOrt
precipitation at that PORT, of clever
ir"hNs in fifteen hours. For the week
Haknlau has a record of 1928 inches
At HonOhina 1852 inches fell during
the week; at LaupahoehOe 1852 inche,
were recorded and at OOkala 1O4l in
ch"s tell AT the last.named point 6.2'
inches of moisture were recorded Wed
nnsdaV
Glide Blocks Belt Road
There have been several slides or
the HOpelii road and the railroad has
also suffered. At HOnoIii the belt rOad
was blocked by a slide and autos could
not get THROUGH to HilO. Tons of earth
and rock came down on the road The
railroad track at Waiakca was under
mined and all traffic was suspended
for time, Trains from Hamakua
were hlHeked on the Hamakua divi
sion of the HiIo Railroad bmt work /,
being rushed both by the railroad and
rood department to clear away the de
hris ~ that traffic will soon he re
stunned. The heaA rain which con
tinhed hampered the workers in then
efforts.
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