The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-10-22
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THE DESIRABLE REGION

THE DESIRABLE REGION
And as to the location,-he WASH
familiar with the country, but he un
derstood from those who had beer
there that this Kokee region was fal
too wet for comfort. Now, il there
is anything that is absolutely indis
pensable to comfort and enjoyment
in camping it is good weather. Com
mend me to some drier region
Mr.. E. A. knudsen said that these
more desirable conditions were to be
found in the Puuka Pele region, where
the elevation was about the same but
the climate much more desirable The
difficulty about this region was the
lack of water. Water could, however,
be secured for this region by piping
It about three and one-half miles
from the Halemalu stream.
After some further discussion, which
however, ELECTED no further informa-
ton, it was decided to refer the whole
matter to the Public Parks Committee
with the addition of Mr.. Broadbent
and Mr.. Moragne to that committee.
Mr.. Crawford thought that while it
was very we'll to refer the whole mat.
ter to a special committee which
would report later, it would be just as
well also to send that letter of protest
''in order that they might know that
we were alive to the situation" He
also thought that such letter voicing
the sentiment of the Chamber as a
whole would be more effective than
me recommendations of committee
Accordingly the secretary was in
structed to forward to the Department
of Forestry a letter of protest of the
nature of that read.
Kauai Harbor
Project
AT the request of the president, the
secretary read brief correspondence
between the Chamber and the Harbor
Commission in regard to some suitable
harbor for the Kapaa region and ad-
jacent country in which an expression
Of opinion was requested from the
Chamber of Commerce.
MIR. E. II. w. Broadbent asked for
information. WAS the harbor under
discussion, to be for local use for the
benefit of Kapaa and that vicinity, or
was it intended for the whole Island ?
Was it to be a 'long-side-the- wharf
landing or a simple boat landing?
Mr.. &. M. Cheatham explained that
$4,000 had been appropriated for the
construction of boat landing at Ka
paa for local needs. On examination
it was found that this appropriation
was too small te do anything with
and so it had never been spent
COST OF LANDING
More careful examination made il
clear that 100000 to $25O,OOO would
be required to construct any kind OF
a landing there worth while, and that
seems to put it out of sight, at present
On the other hand he had what seem
ed to be reliable assurances that the
Lihue Plantation were ready to oper
the Ahukini landing to the genera
public, and to grant right of way tC
the same. 1t seemed to him that this
was solution of our present prob
lens at least not to be overlooked.
Mr.. J. n. Moragne said that an SIS,
600 landing would be nowhere fol
Kapaa. Hobby had gone into the mat
ter, made soundings. but not borings
and had made up an estimate for q
600 foot square basin of suitable depth
with a suitable channel entrance, with
wharf, along side which an Inter-Is
land steamer could lie, and that esti
mate ran to 100000, with contingen
cies that would likely carry it ovel
that figure. Personally, he believed
that perfectly safe landing could be
put in there on these lines.
Mr.. &. II. w. Broadbent enquired as
TO up-keep; the danger of sitting up
etc.
Mr.. Morasne replied that of course
this was one of the directions in which
more information was needed-the
currents would have to be studied
But so far as he had observed, there
seemed to be very little danger OF
any serious sitting up; the currents
seemed to keep that whole coast
swept clean.
LACK OF INFORMATION
MIR. Brandt said that it seemed very
evident to him that we we're not yet