• CCC Camp at Wahiawa - Oahu HI
    The Civilian Conservation Corps built a camp at Wahiawa, Oahu for 230 enrollees. The allocated funds amounted to $181,661.57. The CCC worked in forested areas in the vicinity of this camp, and their work typically included projects like tree planting; truck, foot and horse trail construction; construction of foot bridges; installation of fences; seed collection; erosion control and construction of check dams; building shelter houses; “elimination of undesirable animals” ; “eradication of exotic plants”; installation of pipe lines and telephone lines; camp ground development.
  • Flood Control - Kapalama, Honolulu HI
    A Public Works Administration grant of $310,909 funded new construction and improvement work on flood control in the Kapalama neighborhood of Honolulu. Docket No. TH-1004-DS.
  • Flood Control - Waialua HI
    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 part of the PWA’s non-federal projects expenditures for the Territory of Hawaii for 1938-1939.
  • Honolulu Harbor Fuel Oil Line System - Honolulu HI
    A Public Works Administration (PWA) grant of $92,224 funded new construction and improvement work on a harbor fuel oil line system for the Honolulu Harbor, under the direction of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the Territory of Hawaii. The project, listed as Docket No. TH-1016-DS, was part of the PWA’s non federal project expenditures for the Territory of Hawaii, 1938-1939.
  • Kamehameha Highway Construction and Improvements - Oahu HI
    “United States Public Works project no. NRH-9-A, a section of Kamehameha Highway known as the 'Puuloa-Aiea Cut-off' for the sum of $387,099.84; United States Public Works project no. NRH-7-C (reopened) and no. NRH-7-D (reopened), a section of Kamehameha Highway, for the sum of $51,866.62; Federal-aid project no. F. A. P. 7-F (reopened) and E-7-F, a section of Kamehameha Highway at Kipapa Gulch, for the sum of $37,244.67; United States Public Works project no. NRH-7-E, Kamehameha Highway, Waialua District, so-called 'Thompson's Corner', for the sum of $58,313.30 "
  • Kaneohe Bay Drive - Oahu HI
    The Federal Emergency Relief Administration funded the construction and improvement of Kaneohe Bay Drive providing “another scenic, military and commercial highway that borders the Pacific Ocean for much of its extensive stretch, winding away from the main around the island highway, around one of Oahu's picturesque points and then back to the main belt road.”
  • Kawailoa Training School for Girls, Gymnasium - Kailua HI
    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 out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket No. TH-1034-F, was part of the PWA’s non-federal projects expenditures for the Territory of Hawaii for 1938-1939. The school's gymnasium was built in 1938, while the rest of the structures were built between 1927 and 1929. Today the facility serves as the Olomana Youth Center, part of the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility​ in Kailua. A...
  • Mokapu Road - Oahu HI
    The Federal Emergency Relief Administration funded the construction and improvement of Mokapu Road, providing “another scenic, military and commercial highway that borders the Pacific Ocean for much of its extensive stretch, winding away from the main around the island highway, around one of Oahu's picturesque points and then back to the main belt road.”
  • Oahu Prison - Honolulu HI
    In 1935, a contract was awarded for the construction of additional facilities at the Oahu Prison. “A unit for incorrigibles, and additions to the mess building at Oahu Prison for the sum of $104,389, of which $28,500 was Federal grant.” Today the facility is called the Oahu Community Correctional Center.
  • Pacific Heights Road Improvements - Oahu HI
    The Federal Emergency Relief Administration completed improvements to the Pacific Heights Road, including the “widening, realignment, retaining-wall construction, and drains which now provide one of the most easily accessible and beautiful scenic highways on Oahu.”
  • Piikoi Street Extension - Honolulu HI
    The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for the Extension of Piikoi Street in Honolulu. The PWA grant amounted to $38,700. The work was carried out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket No. TH-1050-F, was part of the PWA’s non-federal projects expenditures for the Territory of Hawaii for 1938-1939.
  • Roosevelt High School Athletic Facilities - Honolulu HI
    The Federal Emergency Relief Administration funded the construction of the Roosevelt High School athletic facilities: “Another major operation concluded during the year consisted of the completion of a concrete stadium and the Roosevelt High School athletic field with facilities for track and field activities, football, baseball, and other sports, together with necessary flood control and drainage walls and other general improvements.”
  • Sewer Lines - Wahiawa HI
    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 part of the PWA’s non-federal projects expenditure for the Territory of Hawaii for 1938-1939.
  • Tax Office Building (former) Hale Auhau - Honolulu HI
    A Public Works Administration grant of $97,795 funded new construction work on the Tax Office building in Honolulu. The work was underway in 1938. Listed as Docket No. TH-1035-DS, the project was part of the PWA’s non-federal projects expenditure for the Territory of Hawaii for 1938-1939. The building, also known as Hale Auhau, which translates as “tax house,” served as the headquarters of the Department of Taxation. Designed by Henry Stuart, architect for the Territorial Department of Public Works, the building is representative of the Mission Revival or California Mission style. Architects of that era designed numerous public buildings in...
  • Waiale’e Industrial School for Boys, Improvements - Oahu HI
    The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded additions and improvement work for the Boys’ School (also known as the Waiale'e Home for Wayward Boys or the Waiale'e Industrial School for Boys) on the North Shore of Oahu. The PWA grant amounted to $61,364. The work was carried out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket No. TH-1033-F, was part of the PWA’s non-federal projects expenditures for the Territory of Hawaii for 1938-1939.
  • Waikele School - Waipahu HI
    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 project, listed as Docket No. TH-1091-F, was part of the PWA’s non-federal projects expenditure for the Territory of Hawaii for 1938-1939.
  • Waterworks - Honolulu HI
    The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for waterworks projects in Honolulu. The PWA grant amounted to $366,750. The work was carried out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket No. TH-1063-F, was part of the PWA’s non-federal projects expenditures for the Territory of Hawaii for 1938-1939.