Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-18
VALLEY ISLE HAS
BUILDING BOOM
NOW IN PROGRESS
Many Fine Structures Being
Put Up at Waikiki and
Other Towns
THREE HOTELS OFFER
COMFORT TO TRAVELLERS
Work of Board of Health Sets
Sanitary Standard For
Small Owners

Maui, the Valley Isle, Is In the
midst OF remarkable building boom.
The visitor to Wailuku sees large
and small buildings going up on every
side, and the small buildings are not
shacks, either. They are substantial
dwellings, shops or offices.
But II is not in Wailuku alone that
the signs OF the building boom are
evident. I.ahaina, Paia. Makawao and
many little towns, villages and plan
tations also are putting up houses
large and small
This building ON the plantations.
by the way, is notable feature Of
Mauis general construction boom.
The Valley Isle plantations have long
been known as models, and they are
the forefront OF the growing move
ment In the territory to lay out and
construct model camps for labor, and
for the lesser-paid Of the semi-skilled
helpers in field. mill and Transports
ton.
The Maui plantation manager thinks
little Of rushing up anywhere from a
dozen to 200 cottages for his labor
That Is part of the Maui method OF
community progress, method which
does not stop with the rich man and
the well-to-do man but goes on down
to the laborer just beginning to get a
start, both at his trade and at rails
ing and caring for family.
The building boom is most marked
in Wailuku, largely because of the I'M
precedented hotel development there.
Within stones throw Of each other
two hotels are under construction and
a third 10 being SO enlarged, refitted,
refurnished and improved that it is
virtually a new hosiery
The Maui hotel, where w. H.
(.Billy'D Field Is manager, is widely
known over the islands as well as
on the mainland, but some Of its old
est friends might fail to recognize 1t I,
now, as II has been greatly changed
and improved, with spacious grounds |
and cottages added.
Then there Is the Waikiki hotel, al
ways popular with those who have !
stayed there, with Mrs. George X. |
Trimble as proprietor. For this hos
telry an entirely new building is be-
ing rushed to completion, and very |
comfortable and attractive hotel this
will be.
Third Of the trio is the Grand |
hotel, handsome. dignified, substan-
tial and imposing structure which is
incorporating the latest ideas in an
up-to-date stopping place that will ap-
peal strongly to the best class OF the
travelling public and In addition will
quote prices which the man In mod
crate circumstances can meet.
In Wailuku also hardware and gen.
erai stores are going up at very
rapid rate, and there Is q tremendous
amount OF smaiibuilding construction.
This latter IL largely due to the ef-
forts If Chief Sanitary Inspector John
l.. Osn1er 81 the board OF health. He
is tireless II his attempt to improve
sanitary conditions. Just as In Ho-
nolum a few years ago IL was the
board Of health authorities which
CLEANED up" Chinatown by the sim
pie process of making the Orientals
put in cement floors, walls, walks and
install good drainage, so il is this
same sort of Q sanitary campaign
which is Kidding Wailuku of many
unsightly and insanitary shacks.
The result Is an era of construction
OF sinai snops anu uohtSs, SuSH a. Aui-
nish the Orientals living accommoda-
lions both cheap and clean.
Lahaina, with the new Lahaina
store, model of its kind. and Kahu-
lui. with the Kahului store recently
finished, q fine community house
nearing completion and several other
large structures, are doing their part
to maintain the Improvement pace
which the island is setting.
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