- City:
- Kawaihae, HI
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Maritime: Harbors, Ports & Lighthouses
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1937
- Completed:
- 1937
Description
Improvements to the wharfs at the harbor in Kawaihae, Hawaii were made with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds in 1937.
The PWA provided a grant of $24,829 for the project, which provided seven and a half months to complete. The total cost of the project was $88,454.
PWA Docket No. HI 1047.
Source notes
National Archives: Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 220.Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 29, 2014.
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Justin MacKellar
That harbor is very important to supporting military operations on the Big Island. Most all of the army equipment comes through their on US Army logistical vessels or US Navy landing craft for training operations at Pohokaloa Training Area. I spent quite a bit of time there in the mid-to-late 2000’s on annual (at a minimum) training rotations. There is a small shack and fenced area adjacent to the south part of the harbor where military personnel will stay before and after training events to on-load and off-load vehicles and equipment.