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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: November 29, 2014; Modified: May 16, 2023
The federal WPA (Works Progress Administration) constructed a lava stone curb wall along Ali’i Drive in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii during the Great Depression. The wall, located 6386 Ali’i Drive, bears a WPA plaque.
Date added: June 30, 2017; Modified: May 16, 2023
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for the school in Pahala, on the Big Island. The PWA grant amounted to $15,930, and the work was carried out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket No. TH-1070-F,… 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: April 18, 2017; Modified: May 16, 2023
Honokaa Public Library was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. Construction is sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), as it is on a plaque on the building. The library, which was designed… read more
Date added: April 18, 2017; Modified: April 18, 2023
In 1935, a contract was awarded for the construction of support buildings and dorms at the Waimano Training School and Hospital (WTSH), originally named the Waimano Home for the Feeble Minded. The facility was originally an incarceration facility for individuals with… read more
Date added: August 7, 2012; Modified: April 12, 2023
The old Wailuku Armory was constructed with New Deal funding, according to local sources. Further details and confirmation of this is needed. The Iao Intermediate School took over the building in 2003 after extensive renovations. The three-story building now houses… read more
Date added: August 3, 2012; Modified: March 29, 2023
“The Molokai Public Library (1937), designed by Harry K. Stewart, was one of a number of public buildings in Hawai’I to be built thanks to the PWA. Another PWA project, the Honoka’a Library on the island of Hawai’i used the… read more
Date added: July 31, 2012; Modified: November 28, 2022
Henry Perrine Baldwin High School was built 1938-40 with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The school received an initial PWA grant of about $300,000 and a supplemental grant of $25,000 to finish the job. “The main buildings of… read more
Date added: August 29, 2014; Modified: November 26, 2022
Relief workers of the federal Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed a low wall along West Kaahumanu Avenue (then Main Street) in Kahului, Maui in 1939. The wall, which is about 100 yards long, originally formed part of the boundary of… read more
Date added: June 25, 2017; Modified: November 26, 2022
The Public Works Administration (PWA) awarded $98,627.49 for the Lahaina-Wailuku Belt Road, now known as the Honoapiilani Highway and State 30, running along the south coast of Maui. This was during the early stage of the New Deal when the… read more
Date added: August 29, 2014; Modified: November 25, 2022
The Public Works Administration (PWA) contributed funding for the construction of a sea wall in Lahaina, Maui, during the 1930s. The PWA gave a grant of $8,184 and the cost of the completed project was $18,186. The project was begun… read more