The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-10-18
TOINSPECT SITES
kauai HARBOR
Harbor Board Takes Action To-
ward Trying To Select a Looa-
ton for Garden Island Wharf

Preliminary action was taken at the
meeting Of the harbor commissioners
yesterday for the making Of an inspect.
ion of the several proposed sites for
territorial harbor improvements on the
Island Of Kauai, question upon which
the opinion of the Garden Island seems
to be growing more divergent daily,
instead Of more unified.
The north shore Of Hanamaulu bay is
now recommended as one of the points
which should be considered for wharf
improvements by @. N. Wilcox Of Kauai
and by William Mckay, marine super.
intendent of the 1nter.Islaud Steam
Navigation Company.
Mr.. Wilcox recomme ndat ton came
ia an indirect request that the Hama
nlaulh site be considered, when he wrote
to Delbert r. MetZger territorial treas.
ufer, that he would take $4,000 of the
Kauai wharf bonds, the sum which the
harboF commissioners think IL will be
necessary to expend to make inspection
and report Of the sites proposed
After this request was cOmmunica-
ted to the harbor commissioners n
motion was passed that the inspections
should include the Hanamaulu site, as
well MS Anahola. Ahukini and Rapaa,
the sites previously recommended. In.
cluded with this motion was request
to the Governor that the $4,000 worth Of
bonds be sold for the purposes speci'
fed.
SITES There Anvhow
Commissioner W. II Mcclellan com
wented during the discussion over Mr..
Wilcox e request. that he guessed
"HanRmn had the rite' hut he an
ticipated II might be difficult "fnding
vav in ard out IN it.
Because of c"nvenieRce the Kapaa
site has heen the one which seems
numerically r. have the most hackers,
particularly becHuse of the Kapaa
hnmesteaders who want n wharf at
KapaaS
However. Superintendent Mckay of
the Inter.Tsland said he had been un.
rble to flnd any ships masters of that
company who did not recommend the
north shore Of HRnamaulu bav as the
proper place for wharf. He said
these masters recommended o site to
he eastward of the present Ahukini
landing, Gas the most satisfactory for
the purposed landing" The more
favorable weather conditions are the
reasons given bv the mariners in pre-
ffrrinQ the north shore Hanamau'u site
although II was admitted that "Ahuk ini
is not ENTIRELY free from disturbances
but more so than that of Anahola, - he
said.
MrHay's Conclusions
Superintendent MeKav concluded his
report Of his investigation among the
Inter Island captains with this asscr
ti0n:
FfKapaa and Kralia are not consider
ed by anyone I have eonsnlted as suit
able locations for a satisfactory land
ing"
Proceeding the commissioners meet
ing Yesterday wireless message wal
| received from T. Brandt Of Kauai hy
Chairman Bigelow asking for q lette,
giving details Of the board 3 plan fOi
wharf construction on Kauai. A replJ
was sent to him telling of the harbor
commissions intentions TO spend $4,000
to make an inspection of the Karaa and
AnahoIa sites. in order to zee If il il
feasible to construct a suitable land
ing a. either of the two places.
This answer was sent to Brandt be
| fore Hanamaulu was included as on(
Of the sites to be considered in the IN
spection Of the sites for the proposed
| n"rth Kauai wharf