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Date added: August 29, 2017; Modified: July 5, 2023
Mother Waldron Playground is an urban playground that is bounded by Halekauwila, Cooke, Pohukaina, and Coral streets. It was constructed in 1937 on a 1.76-acre (77,000-square feet) site in the Kakaako district of Honolulu, Hawaii. Built elements within the park… read more
Date added: April 26, 2017; Modified: July 5, 2023
In 1932, the city government began grading work and site preparations on the grounds of the Ala Moana park with the help of territorial relief funds. But it was the advent of federal assistance in 1933 that expanded the scope of… read more
Date added: June 26, 2017; Modified: July 5, 2023
Part of the Ala Moana Park complex, the Lawn Bowling Green was designed by architect Harry Sims Bent and built with the help of federal funds and FERA and CWA labor. “Constructed in 1939, the lawn bowling green was the last of… read more
Date added: August 3, 2012; Modified: July 5, 2023
This shore-side park was constructed with CWA and FERA funds. From a Department of Land and Natural Resources calendar: “The moderne style, FERA funded Ala Moana Park East Entry Gateway (1934), designed by Harry Sims Bent, was officially named the… read more
Date added: August 3, 2012; Modified: February 8, 2022
“The Manoa-Palolo Canal was built thanks to the use of Works Progress Administratio moneys. Its rock lined walls channeled several meandering streams in the area into a straight run to the Ala Wai Canal, allowing the wetlands between Kapahulu and… read more
Date added: August 3, 2012; Modified: February 10, 2019
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for the Farrington High School in Honolulu. The PWA grant amounted to $216,000, and the work was carried out in 1938. Listed as Docket No. TH-1083-F, the project was… read more
Date added: August 6, 2017; Modified: August 6, 2017
What is now Sand Island consists of mostly reclaimed land. During the early 20th century it was known as Quarantine Island. Substantially enlarged during the F.D.R. era prior to World Was II, on it was the federally managed U.S. Quarantine Station, which was likewise expanded… read more
Date added: August 4, 2017
Completed in 1934, the historic United States Immigration Office facility in Honolulu was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The complex, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, [ as per the NRHP nomination form] “consists of/five buildings:… read more
Date added: July 3, 2017; Modified: July 3, 2017
A Public Works Administration grant of $97,795 funded new construction work on the Tax Office building in Honolulu. The work was underway in 1938. Listed as Docket No. TH-1035-DS, the project was part of the PWA’s non-federal projects expenditure for… read more
Date added: July 1, 2017; Modified: July 1, 2017
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for the Leahi Home in Honolulu. The PWA grant amounted to $112,500, and the work was carried out in 1938. Listed as Docket No. TH-1085-F, the project was part… read more
Date added: June 29, 2017; Modified: June 29, 2017
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for waterworks projects in Honolulu. The PWA grant amounted to $366,750. The work was carried out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket No. TH-1063-F, was part of the… read more
Date added: June 29, 2017
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for the Extension of Piikoi Street in Honolulu. The PWA grant amounted to $38,700. The work was carried out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket No. TH-1050-F, was… read more
Date added: June 27, 2017; Modified: June 28, 2017
A Public Works Administration (PWA) grant of $92,224 funded new construction and improvement work on a harbor fuel oil line system for the Honolulu Harbor, under the direction of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the Territory of Hawaii. The… read more
Date added: August 7, 2012; Modified: June 28, 2017
Honolulu’s Roosevelt High School was constructed in 1935 with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. P.W.A. Docket No. 2633 T. H.
Date added: June 26, 2017; Modified: June 28, 2017
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration funded the construction of the Roosevelt High School athletic facilities: “Another major operation concluded during the year consisted of the completion of a concrete stadium and the Roosevelt High School athletic field with facilities for… read more