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Date added: August 9, 2023; Modified: August 9, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a seawall east of Hilo in 1939. The 2.5-foot-thick structure was credited with saving the Pu‘umaile Home / hospital; the seawall “withstood the severe pounding of the angry waves … lessened the force of… read more
Date added: August 29, 2014; Modified: May 16, 2023
Hilo, Hawaii’s Central Fire Station was constructed during the late 1930s with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA contributed nearly half the project cost by way of a grant of $35,100; the final cost of… read more
Date added: December 6, 2013; Modified: May 16, 2023
Designed by Henry O. Whitfield in 1915, the U.S. Post Office and Office Building underwent a large expansion during the New Deal. “In 1936 the Treasury Department designed two 3-story wing additions for the main (south) side of the building…. read more
Date added: August 29, 2014; Modified: May 16, 2023
Puueo Bridge, crossing the Wailuku River and connecting Puueo and Keawe Streets in Hilo, Hawaii, was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds in 1938. The PWA contributed a grant of $45,000 to the project, which… read more
Date added: June 27, 2017; Modified: May 15, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built a side camp at Pana’ewa Forest on the Big Island of Hawaii. The Pana’ewa Forest has been heavily developed with the growth of Hilo, the main city on the island, but some small pieces… read more
Date added: August 6, 2017
The U.S. Customs facility located just north of Kalanianaole Ave on the west side of Kuhio St. was constructed with federal funds administered by the Public Buildings Administration of the Federal Works Agency. The building, then called the “Customs Warehouse,” was dedicated on… read more
Date added: March 16, 2015; Modified: March 16, 2015
Between 1935 and 1941, the WPA contributed nearly $300,000 to the expansion and improvement of the Hilo Airport, then known as General Lyman Field (e.g., significant lengthening of runways). Today, the airport serves well over 1 million passengers per year… read more