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Date added: March 16, 2015; Modified: April 18, 2017
In 1936, the WPA conducted wind studies at the prospective airport. Between 1938 and 1941, the WPA contributed $380,000 to the airport’s construction and improvements. The airport is no longer operational, but remnants of it are now part of Maui… read more
Date added: February 8, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic post office building in Lihue, Hawai’i was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The Mission Revival-style building, which was completed in 1939, is still in use today. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date added: November 17, 2016; Modified: 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; Modified: 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; Modified: 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; Modified: 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
Date added: August 29, 2016; Modified: August 29, 2016
Between 1935 and 1942, “the WPA aided the Territory with funds to gradually enlarge and improve the field which was originally a dirt strip (source note 1).
Date added: August 29, 2016
“One of a pair of murals at the Lester McCoy Pavilion at Ala Mona Regional Park. A Works Progress Administration art project, done in the Art Deco style. It depicts various aspects of makahiki (harvest festival), imagined as taking place… read more
Date added: August 24, 2016; Modified: August 25, 2016
Barking Sands Pacific Missile Range Facility is a U.S. Naval Installation on the Island of Kauai in Hawaii. Between 1941 and 1942 WPA funds helped enlarge the facility.
Date added: August 24, 2016
Morse Field was a military air field from about 1941-1953. WPA funds helped improve the air field between 1941 and 1942.
Date added: August 24, 2016
According to a report prepared for the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii Research Center, four buildings at the Kalaheo School were built by the WPA (the report lists the construction year as 1934, so it was probably 1935 – since… read more
Date added: March 16, 2015; Modified: March 18, 2015
Between 1935 and 1939 the WPA maintained, expanded, and improved Suiter Field (now Upolu Airport). Upolu still operates today as a small regional airport.
Date added: August 3, 2012; Modified: March 18, 2015
“The timber truss Makaha Bridge Number 3A (1937), was constructed as part of Territorial Highway from Wai’anae to Makua. WPA moneys helped fund this road.”
Date added: March 16, 2015
Between 1935 and 1937, the WPA contributed $38,000 to extending the runways of John Rodgers Airport (now Honolulu International Airport). Today, the airport serves well over 18 million passengers per year and provides a landing area for 370,000 tons of… 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