The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-21
Storm Damage Not
Serious on Maui
Losses Resulting From Rains,
High Winds and Rough
Seas Slight Compared With
That Suffered Elsewhere.

Storm damage to Maui, so far as re-
ports have come to Wailuku, has been
confined chiefly TO washing out of
roads in various parts of the county,
delay in cutting and grinding for the
plantations and a washing out of stop
ing of the Westerly breakwater at Ka-
hului while on the other Islands heavy
losses resulted from high winds and
torreEtiaI rains.
1t became evident last Saturday that
the Kahului breakwater was being
damaged by the storm. At the end of
The westerly breakwater, it is learned
since the seas went down, stoping was
washed out and numbers of big rocks
toppled over. Further shoreward,
about 200 feet deep the stoping was
similarly washed out. The efficiency
of the breakwater was not impaired
but ii is not yet determined what costs
OF repairs will be.
Supervisors Drummond arrived from
Hama district yesterday and said the
Kaupo road was pretty well gone.
Heavy rains have been general on
Maui outside of Wailuku and the La
haina district. 1t is reported that in
Makawao from the first of the year
to Wednesday there has been rainfall
of 10 inches. From Haiku comes a
report that the rainfall for the first
Is days of the month was half as
much as the entire rainfally of last
year.
Supervisors Drummond reports no
damage to Hama harbor or wharf
Manoa Stays Out
When the Manoa came off port at
Kahului last Saturday she put back
and ran out again. Later she again
approached the halbor but again turn
ed away and proceeded to Lahaina.
AT Lahaina the captain asked the PAS
sengers if they wanted to land in the
steamers boats and DR.. j. H. Ray
mond and Mrs. G. X. Trimble replied
they would not consider it safe to un-
dertake it with malihini crews.
Finally A. w. Collins and Harold w.
Rice solved the problem for those
aboard ship and went out to the YES
sci in Honolua Ranch sampan
with trousers rolled up
above their knees, Collins and Rice
received baggage from the ship and
helped passengers into the sampan,
took them to the dock and landed
them.
Sunday morning the Manoa return
ed off Kahului but again decided
against making an effort to enter.
Saturday morning the Claudine
broke her stern line while tying up
to the Kahului wharf.
Other Islands Hard Hit
In Honolulu various parts of the city
were flooded, IA inches of water flow
ing around houses in Royal Grove
early Sunday morning. Storm losses
here have been estimated as high as
4 quarter of a million dollars; $4,000
IS being sough to repair damage done
10 Kamehameha Highway.
Sunday night Hilo was visited by
-he worst storm it has known in Is
Years, 1913 inches of rain falling in
"A hours. Lower Kamehameha Ave-
lue and Waiakea We're flooded and
osses are estimated at $150,000.
Kauai also suffered considerable |
that at Waimea being most |
serious, where it was said that houses |
we're washed out to sea and the Hoff- |
gard store flooded. At Lihue there |
Vas an eight inch rainfall and an aged |
nan was washed away and drowned |
In Wailuku the rainfall for the week |
ending yesterday was $50 inches the |
argest total for a weeks precipitation |
Known here in many months. The |
heaviest rainfall was last Saturday, |
20 inches and the next on Monday
when nearly an inch fell.