WPA Sidewalk – Makawao HI
Date added: August 24, 2022
The Works Progress Administration built sidewalks on Baldwin Avenue in front of Komoda Store and Bakery.
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Filtration Plant – Omao, Kauai HI
Date added: June 29, 2017; Modified: May 16, 2022
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for a filtration plant in Omao, on the island of Kauai. The PWA grant amounted to $20,925. The work was carried out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket… read more
Pana’ewa CCC Camp – Hilo HI
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
Waterworks – Hanalei HI
Date added: July 2, 2017; Modified: May 11, 2022
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work on a waterworks project in Hanalei on Kauai. The PWA grant amounted to $13,500, and the work was carried out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket No. TH-1090-F,… read more
Kamakaiwi Field – Howland Island, U.S. Territory, South Pacific
Date added: March 16, 2015; Modified: May 10, 2022
In 1935, students and graduates of the Kamehameha School in Hawaii began research activities on Howland Island (an uninhabited coral island about 1,700 nautical miles southwest of Hawaii). Intrestingly, they also intended to colonize the island: “The Kamehameha colonists constructed… read more
Manoa-Palolo Canal – Honolulu HI
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
Wallace Rider Farrington High School – Honolulu HI
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
Quarantine Station (demolished) – Honolulu HI
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
Customs Building – Hilo HI
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
Immigration Station – Honolulu HI
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
Kawailoa Training School for Girls, Gymnasium – Kailua HI
Date added: June 29, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for the Kawailoa Training School for Girls (also known as Girls’ Industrial School) in Kailua on the North Shore of Oahu. The PWA grant amounted to $27,632. The work was carried… read more
Flood Control – Waialua HI
Date added: June 29, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for a flood control project in Waialua, Oahu. The PWA grant amounted to $56,700. The work was carried out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket No. TH-1051-F, was… read more
High School Gymnasium – Lihue HI
Date added: June 29, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for a gymnasium at the high school in Lihue, Kauai. The PWA grant amounted to $26,280. The work was carried out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket No…. read more
Sewer Lines – Wahiawa HI
Date added: June 30, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work on sewer lines in Wahiawa on Oahu. The PWA grant amounted to $59,850, and the work was carried out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket No. TH-1076-F, was… read more
Waikele School – Waipahu HI
Date added: July 3, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work on a school in the Waikele neighborhood in the City and County of Honolulu. The PWA grant amounted to $74,700, and the work was carried out in 1938. The… read more