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Date added: April 18, 2017
A large sewer construction project in Wailuku, Hawaii was undertaken with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds in 1934-5. The P.W.A. supplied a $158,000 loan and $52,757 grant for the project, whose total cost was $192,986. P.W.A. Docket No. T…. read more
Date added: April 18, 2017
The Central Fire Station at 104 Beretania Street, in Honolulu, Hawaii. This firehouse was built with the assistance of funds from the New Deal’s Public Works Administration (PWA), 1934-1935. P.W.A. Docket No. T. H. 2633-7
Date added: April 18, 2017
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: April 18, 2017
A waterworks construction project in Koloa, Hawaii was undertaken with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. P.W.A. Docket No. T. H. 1040
Date added: April 18, 2017
Kula Sanitorium was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. The P.W.A. supplied a $227,510 grant for the project, whose total cost was $507,557. “The Kula Sanatorium, also known as Kula Hospital & Clinic,… read more
Date added: April 18, 2017
The Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) sponsored a large harbor improvement project at Port Allen in Eleele, Hawaii. The P.W.A. supplied a $401,904 grant for the project, whose total cost was $818,446. Construction occurred between Jan. 1938 and Oct. 1939.
Date added: April 18, 2017
Honokaa Public Library was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. The building, which was designed by Harry K. Stewart, was completed in 1936. The building used the same design as the Molokai Public Library. PWA… read more
Date added: April 18, 2017
“Miller Hall, originally known as the Home Economics Building, was built in 1939 and formally opened with a ceremony on March 15, 1940. The architect of the building was John Mason Young, a professor of engineering at the University. The… read more
Date added: April 18, 2017
Crawford Hall, also known as the social sciences building, was constructed with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds in 1938.
Date added: April 18, 2017
“The original Gilmore Hall was constructed in 1935 and was funded, in part, by the federal Public Works Administration. Gilmore, the agricultural building, was built on the edge of campus, at an angle to face both Hawaiʻi Hall and Farrington… read more
Date added: April 18, 2017
Lockwood Hall, a.k.a. Building 662, originally constructed as the Bachelor Officer Quarters, was constructed in 1934 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. “Legend holds that during World War II, the concrete lanai was painted with a map of the Pacific… read more
Date added: November 17, 2016
USS Vincennes (CA-44), was built with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The vessel served during World War II and sunk at the Battle of Savo, 1942. It was re-discovered by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
Date added: November 17, 2016
USS Lamson (DD-367), Destroyer, was built with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The vessel served during World War II, and sank during the atomic tests on Bikini Atoll in 1946. Today, it is popular diving location.
Date added: November 17, 2016
U.S.S. Tucker (DD 374), Destroyer, was built with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The vessel served during World War II and was lost in the waters of the Republic of Vanuatu, 1944. The shipwreck is currently turning to reef.
Date added: November 17, 2016
The USS Yorktown (CV 5) Aircraft Carrier, commissioned by the U.S. Navy, was built with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The vessel served during World War II and was lost in the Battle of Midway, 1942. Her wreckage was… read more