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  • Iao Intermediate School (Old Wailuku Armory) - Wailuku HI
    The old Wailuku Armory was constructed with New Deal funding, according to local sources. Further details and confirmation of this is needed. The Iao Intermediate School took over the building in 2003 after extensive renovations.  The three-story building now houses 11 classrooms, administrative offices, a library and dining center, all enclosed and air-conditioned. (Honolulu Advertiser)
  • Immigration Station - Honolulu HI
    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, "consists of/five buildings: administration building (most visible and important), detention building (to the right and rear of the administration building, used to detain those immigrants waiting for proper clearance to enter Hawaii), .lounging shed (an open pavilion directly to the rear of administration building), garage and waiting shed (to the right of the administration building) and the gardener's cottage (no longer standing)."
  • Jefferson Elementary School - Honolulu HI
    Constructed by the PWA in 1933. Confirmation needed on whether or not this is the original building.
  • Kalaheo Elementary School - Kalaheo HI
    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 1935 was the start of the WPA program). The buildings are described as “wood frame structures, with board-and-batten or tongue-and-groove wood siding.” The report includes a photograph of a WPA plaque on one of the buildings.
  • Kalihi Shaft Waterworks Portal - Honolulu HI
    This maintenance access portal for the Honolulu waterworks system was built with Public Works Administration funds in 1936.
  • Kamakaiwi Field - Howland Island, U.S. Territory, South Pacific
    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 three runways on Howland using WPA (Works Progress Administration) funds as a possible re-fueling station for trans-Pacific flights and for use as a landing site by Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan on their round-the-world flight in 1937” ("Pacific Remote Island Area"). In planning her flight around the globe, Earhart was able to hasten the construction of the landing fields. According to...
  • 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 - Honolulu HI
    Constructed with CWA and probably FERA funding.
  • 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.”
  • Kau High and Pahala Elementary School - Pahala HI
    The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for the school in Pahala, on the Big Island. The PWA grant amounted to $15,930, and the work was carried out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket No. TH-1070-F, was part of the PWA’s non-federal projects expenditure for the Territory of Hawaii for 1938-1939. Located in a rural plantation town, the Kau High and Pahala Elementary School consists of several classroom buildings with large lanai and corrugated metal roofs.
  • Kauai Belt Road - Kauai HI
    The National Industrial Recovery Administration awarded the “United States Public Works project no. NRH-12-B, Kauai Belt Road for the sum of $354,355.63.” The two-lane highway continues to serve as the primary thoroughfare between most inhabited communities on the island.
  • Kaunakakai Harbor - Molokai HI
    The Army Corps of Engineers, the Public Works Administration, and the National Industrial Recovery Administration funded and conducted improvement operations in the Kaunakakai Harbor on Molokai, between 1933 and 1934. The work consisted of the “dredging of a harbor basin about 1,500 feet long, 600 feet wide, and 23 feet deep at mean lower low water.” The estimated cost of the work in 1933 was $120,000. The estimated cost for annual maintenance was $5,000.
  • Kawaihae Road - Hawaii HI
    The National Industrial Recovery Administration awarded the "Federal-aid project no. F. A. P. 11-B and United States Public Works project no. NRH-ll-C, Kawaihae Road, for the sum of $251,579” for the construction and improvement of the Kawaihae Road on the island of Hawaii.
  • 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...
  • Kawananakoa School Improvements - Honolulu HI
    "The lava rock terracing at Kawananakoa School (1934), as well as the fountain featuring bas reliefs by Margarite Blasingame, resulted from the continuation of a number of the CWA's projects by FERA." Blasingame was an American sculptor born in Honolulu in 1906. She did a number of projects under federal support during the Great Depression, including this "Hawaiian Decagonal Fountain" at the Kawananakoa School.
  • Kilauea Visitor Center - Volcano HI
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed the Kilauea Visitor Center at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. A plaque outside the building credits the CCC with its construction.
  • Koke'e State Park CCC Camp - Waimea, Kauai HI
    "Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Koke'e State Park is located at Hawaii Route 550, in Waimea, on the island of Kauai, in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was built in 1935 with lumber that was put into the saltwater and floated to the shore at Port Allen, the seawater adding a natural termite protection to the lumber. The camp was in continual use for forest management, until Hurricane Iwa devastated it in 1982. In the 1990s it was restored through the efforts of the non-profit Hui O Laka environmental group, and is currently open to the public. It was...
  • Kona Hospital - Kailua-Kona HI
    The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for a hospital in Kona, on the Big Island. The PWA grant amounted to $47,700, and the work was carried out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket No. TH-1069-F, was part of the PWA’s non-federal projects expenditure for the Territory of Hawaii for 1938-1939.
  • Kuakini Street Bridge (Nu'uanu Stream) - Honolulu HI
    Living New Deal believes this bridge, which carries North Kuakini Street over the Nu'uanu Stream, was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds—in conjunction to a nearby bridge over Waiolani Stream—in 1934.
  • Kuakini Street Bridge (Wailoani Stream) - Honolulu HI
    The bridge carrying North Kuakini Street over the Waiolani Stream was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds in 1934.
  • Kula Sanatorium - Kula HI
    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, is a five-story structure situated on the lower slopes of Haleakala within the small community of Keokea. The Moderne style hospital was built in 1937 as a sanatorium intended for the treatment of tuberculosis patients. The Kula Sanatorium is historically significant for its place in the history of healthcare in Hawaii, particularly the treatment of tuberculosis. The building is architecturally significant...
  • Kunia Road Construction and Improvements - Kunia HI
    " United States Public Works project no. NRH-16-A, known as the 'Kunia Road', for the sum of $388,585.26. The Kunia Road runs from Schofield Barracks to the Ewa-Waianae Road, a distance of 7.81 miles, and is a road long wanted by the military authorities as being very important in the national defense plans. At the Schofield end, it joins Kamehameha Highway by way of Wright Avenue."
  • Lava Wall - Kailua-Kona HI
    The federal WPA (Works Progress Administration) constructed a lava stone curb wall along Ali'i Drive in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii during the Great Depression. The wall, located 6386 Ali'i Drive, bears a WPA plaque.
  • Leahi Home (Leahi Hospital) - Honolulu HI
    The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for the Leahi Home in Honolulu. The PWA grant amounted to $112,500, and the work was carried out in 1938. Listed as Docket No. TH-1085-F, the project was part of the PWA’s non-federal projects expenditure for the Territory of Hawaii for 1938-1939. Leahi Home was renamed Leahi Hospital in 1942, and it is still in service today.
  • Lester McCoy Pavilion Bas Relief Panels - Honolulu HI
    Marguerite Louis Blasingame completed this "pair of low-relief marble tablets of a Hawaiian couple set into a wall” (source note 1) in 1935 for the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Entitled, "Hawaiian Couple," it is located in the Banyan Court gardens of Lester McCoy Pavilion in Ala Moana Park.
  • Lester McCoy Pavilion Floor Mosaic - Honolulu HI
    This “Floor mosaic of twelve figures engaged in traditional Hawaiian athletic activities, done in polished black basalt set into a flagstone floor” (source note 1), was completed by Marguerite Louis Blasingame in 1935 for the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
  • Lester McCoy Pavilion Murals - Ala Moana Park, Honolulu HI
    "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 in the vicinity of what is now know as Ala Mona Park, makahiki pa'ani ho'oikaika (annual sports tournaments) are emphasized. This mural shows ali'i (chiefs) guided by the spirit of Lono (one of the four major Hawaiian gods, associated with peace and fertility) being presented with ho'okupu (tribute). In the distance kahuna (priests) guard the kapa (bark cloth) double banner...
  • Library - Honokaa HI
    Honokaa Public Library was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. Construction is sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), as it is on a plaque on the building. The library, which was designed by Harry K. Stewart, was completed in 1936. The building used the same design as the Molokai Public Library. PWA Docket No. T. H. 1038-B
  • Lockwood Hall - Pearl Harbor HI
    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 that submariners used to plot strategy while Marines guarded the Lockwood entrances." P.W.A. Federal Project No. 193
  • Maalaea Airport Spur - Maui HI
    The National Industrial Recovery Administration awarded the “United States Public Works project no. NRH-13-B, Maalaea Airport Spur, for the sum of $25,574.76.” The airport was closed permanently in 1939.
  • Makaha Bridge Number 3A, Farrington Highway - Makaha HI
    "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."
  • Makapala School - Hawaii HI
    The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded new construction or improvement work for the Makapala School, near Niulii and Kapaau, on the Big Island. The PWA grant amounted to $6,750, and the work was carried out in 1938. The project, listed as Docket No. TH-1071-F, was part of the PWA’s non-federal projects expenditure for the Territory of Hawaii for 1938-1939.
  • Makiki Pumping Station - Honolulu HI
    From a Department of Land and Natural Resources calendar: "The Makiki-Manoa Pumping Station (1935), designed by architect Hart Wood and the landscape architecture firm of Thompson & Thompson, was one of a number of Honolulu Board of Water Supply improvements funded by the WPA."
  • Manoa-Palolo Canal - Honolulu HI
    "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 Mo'ili'ili to be opened for urban development."
  • 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.”
  • Molokai (formerly Hoolehua) Airport Expansion - Ho'olehua HI
    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).
  • Molokai Public Library - Kaunakakai HI
    "The Molokai Public Library (1937), designed by Harry K. Stewart, was one of a number of public buildings in Hawai'I to be built thanks to the PWA. Another PWA project, the Honoka'a Library on the island of Hawai'i used the same plan." PWA Docket No. T. H. 1038-A
  • Morse Field - Ka Lae (South Point) HI
    Morse Field was a military air field from about 1941-1953. WPA funds helped improve the air field between 1941 and 1942.
  • Mother Waldron Playground - Honolulu HI
    Mother Waldron Playground is an urban playground that is bounded by Halekauwila, Cooke, Pohukaina, and Coral streets. It was constructed in 1937 on a 1.76-acre (77,000-square feet) site in the Kakaako district of Honolulu, Hawaii. Built elements within the park include a comfort station and remaining portions of a low wall that encompassed the original park. The built components contain design elements of the Art Moderne and Art Deco styles, including an emphasis on horizontality, rounded corners and piers, and streamlined appearance. WPA labor was used to construct the park and concrete bricks were the chosen material. Mother Waldron Playground...
  • Nu'uanu Stream - Honolulu HI
    "The lava rock walls that lined Nu'uanu Stream were part of a WPA funded flood control project (1937). Flood control assumed a high priority in Honolulu after a February 27, 1935 storm dumped 14.23 inches of rain in Nu'uanu Dowsett in 15 hours, flooding Chinatown's River Street and killing nine people."
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