The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-23
K0NA RAIN STORM
DOES MUCH DAMAGE
Precipitation Nearly Four Inches
) lnFew Hours--Roads Wash
ed Out and Bridges Down

!
| ''.a $500
I A real old fashioned KOnn rain
storm hit Oahu Thursday night and
yesterday morning which did consider
able damage TO the roads in the outly.
ing sections Of the city and in the
country districts generally, From
midnight Thursday until last night
t3,9f inches of rain fell in the city, ac-
cording to records or the local weather
bureau, with more rain threatened.
Considerable damage has been done
70 the road around the island, accord.
ing to City Engineer Cantin, who re.
turned last night from tour of in
spcetion. There are three deep holes
| IN the vicinity Of the q H. Judd ranch
which makes that section of the island
almost impossible, CaNtin had a gang
Of men making temporary repairs at
Kaaawa Ford and by using care autos
can pass this section Of the road. A
temporary approach was built TO IA
hHun bridge, the storm having damaged
] u greatly. Considerable damage has
'been done TO HauuIa Bridge No. 3 Ha.
kipun Ford has seriously felt the eff
feet OF the storm and Laie MILO and
Hulewa bridgas were nearly washed
out and only prompt action on the part
of the road supervisor yesterday saw.
ed them from destruction. Temper.
ary repairs have been made in all of
these instances, which win he follow
ed by permanent repairs as soon as the
weather settles. AlthoughN the trip
around the island is not a thing of
beauty or joy forever, under the pres
ent conditions, il can be made by u.s.
ing care and discretion, City Engineer
Cantin said last night.
Duck Ponds Overflow
Gangs of men were sent out yes
terday morning by City Engineer Can
tin about the city to clear up the
damage done in the various sections of
Honolulu. The duck ponds mauka of
the WAIKIKI road overflowed during the
night and yesterday morning that thor,
OughfarP wes almost irpassable. Autos
coming in from Waikiki were obliged
to drive through water mp to their hubs.
Early in the morning there was a
stream pouring down Kamehameha "
| road ten feet wide. The Kauluwrla
School WAS surrounded with water
from this flood and children bound for
school yesterday morning were obl'g-
ed to wait until the waters subsidized.
Owing to the recent heavy rains and
heavy stream of water pouring in
from Maole ditch, Nuuanu reservoir
is filed to Overlooking. This is the
frst time that "Nuuanu Dam as it
is commonly known, has been filed
to capacity since it was built in 1908.
There was considerable speculation
ten years ago as to whether the dam
would hold water II the reservoir be
hind il was ever filled to capacity.
Several legislative committees invest.
gated the plant and an expert engineer
was brought here from the mainland
TO pass on it, Present conditions prove
that the dam has filed the purpose for
which it was built.
weather Unusual
| Weather conditions in Honolulu dur
ihg this month are unusual" said
A. NJ. IIRmrick, head of the govern
ment weather bureau. when comment
ing, yesterday upon the downpour of
cain Thursday night and Friday morn
nS.
| Cd ANY explanation TINT the weather
here is unusual is always scoffed at
by the average tourist. who asserts IT
is "thr hme old Southern California
weather story but our Office records
prov" April is customariIy far from be
ing rainy month"; he said.
The weather man. while anticipating
storm on account of the dropping OF
the barometer several days ago, nd
mts he was surprised at the downfall
of 34l inches from eight clock Thurs
/ day evening to eight o'clock Friday
morning. Late yesterday afternoon he
said that the barometer still indicated
that thcr" was more rain to come, as
it WAS still below normal.
The heaviest runfall yesterday war
! between five and six o'clock in the
morning when Isl inches fell in the
one hour. From eight o'clock III the
morning until noon 80 inches was the
precipitation, making tn" downfall fol
! me KOna storm up TO that time 3.I9
inches.
! No Records Broken
While the storm Yesterday aud the
night before comes at time when the
wet spring season is supposed to be
over, no records were broken for Homo
lulu, as 1882 inches fell in Honolulu
In twenty four hours, March 10 and 20
1917.
However. "that April weather" j,
smashing all previous records of Apn
rainfall by three time measure. The
normal rainfall in the past for April
, | is 2.55 inches; which would make the
average for nineteen days 1.67 inches
The total rainfall for this month foI
| l. q
The rain storm of the last few days
is not u continuation of the storm OF
-, the past two weeks, says the wenthe
bureau director, but KOna storm OF
) entirely different origin.