Why the Ala Wai?
Last couple days have been wondering….Why was the Ala Wai built?
So today I went to the Archives and digitally recorded the:
“Report of President of the Board of Health to the Board of Health, with maps, profiles etc concerning the reclamation of certain low lands at Waikiki.” Feb. 21,1906 -L. E. Pinkham President of the Board of Health
There were also original letters from the Chief Clerk dating May 13, 1907 informing the following of their commision as a member of the Waikiki Reclamation Committee:
L.E. Pinkham, Esq. Gen. Edward Davis William W. North, Esq.
These names mean anything to anyone? Feel free to submit your knowledge.
There’s even a list of who owned how much land that was being reclaimed and it’s worth.
Will also post three pics of what the area looked like before the Ala Wai was built, and the reports in the Hawaii Stories Gallery.
I hear Barry Nakamura’s Master Thesis “The Story of Waikiki and the “Reclamation” Project” is a good source of information. I’ll check it out. It’s in the UH Manoa Library Hawaiian Collection on the 5th floor.
George Robert Carver was Governor, Nov. 23, 1903-Aug 15, 1907.
L.E. Pinkham was the President of the Board of Health.