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14 HAT AXI— TEBBITO,RIAL PLANNING BOARD
<br />At the time of this writing (February, 1941) similar
<br />drought conditions are again prevailing. The Hilo Board-
<br />ing School has prior rights to a certain rate of flow of
<br />water in. the Wailuku River which the City must pur-
<br />chase when its own requirements are not met by the flow
<br />of the River.
<br />There are large supplies of ground water available as
<br />EDUCATION. —There were in 1940, 12 public schools
<br />and 3 private schools with an enrollment of approximately
<br />7,500 pupils within the limits of Hilo City. There were
<br />also 4 private kindergartens with an enrollment of ap-
<br />proximately 300. (See Publication No. 6.)
<br />Public Schools
<br />evidenced by the springs which feed Wailoa River and
<br />exist along the shoreline in the Walakea section of the
<br />City. Also, high -level tunnels have successfully developed
<br />water in upper Waiakea:
<br />DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONWROL.g -Due to the nor-
<br />mally high rainfall, ,. the problem . of drainage acid flood
<br />control is, and has been for some time a very: pertinent
<br />element in:Hilo'S welfare. Over a. period of years -..a partial
<br />solution has rbeen effected,'but such epoch- making. ram-..
<br />falls as that of March 2,.1939, prove that. Much remains to
<br />be done in the way of a major flood: control proikt if. Hilo
<br />is to be adequately; 'safe - guarded: "Suppl®menting Wain_
<br />lama:: Canal,'Waialama Conduit (constructed in 1926).:and
<br />other older units.in.':the system, are::the recently completed
<br />(1940) Hilo :Theater storm drain and the..48" concrete
<br />storm::- drain. along Mamo Street. through Mooheau Park
<br />to the Bay (1941). Proposed .plans call for the construc-
<br />tion of a: number of other. units to; complete this; program,
<br />and a. discussion of these appear elsewhere in.this report.
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<br />RECREATION. — In the _ city area there. are 19 county
<br />parks :.:and 2::Hawaiian Homes: Commission parks totaling
<br />273 acres. This area is somewhat less than the recom=
<br />mendd 15 %.b Wailuku River Park has been . reduced
<br />from. . 236,to about 5.3j2 acres by withdrawal of. land by
<br />the Territory for leasing €o: a sugar plantation.':: To make
<br />matters.worse, much..of. the park :.and playground area is
<br />undeveloped: and unusable: The. 56-acre Wailoa River
<br />Park is entirely, undeveloped.. However, as funds becdme
<br />available, .park areas are gradually being im roved by
<br />the. 'County. ailthorities.:.Although Hilo -has rev ral. miles
<br />of shore -line practically all'. of it is rocky.: There axe: no
<br />good:: beaches in the:.: City nor within many miles of: it:
<br />Frequent rains :.]make indoor- sports facilities necessary
<br />provided by: the. Armory, 'several gymnasiums . a. t Hilo
<br />Center and. the schools. 'Hilo Center which is supported
<br />largely, by ; Hilo Boarding.: School,. is active in : organized
<br />we have . beea: fortunate in securing. he assistance m
<br />this ':analysis,' of Mr.iMerel;'S. Sager, Park Planner, Nab
<br />tional:Park Service. His views accompany this .report..:: .
<br />HEALTH AND SAFETY—Hilo Hilo has a county- operated .
<br />sewer'; system ,which empties through an outfall: at the
<br />mouth of the. Wailuku River into 'Hilo Bay.... In addition
<br />to the county system a private system:. serves plantation
<br />homes.that are within the Hilo.urban area. In 1938 there
<br />were '631 homes served by the county system. and 147
<br />homes served by: the plantation system.Q Numerous cess-
<br />pools : provide additional sewage - disposal facilities. Ins
<br />dustrial waste from two sugar mills; a cane products fac-
<br />tory .and a ` tuna cannery;. ' amounting to ` from 9 to.. 25
<br />million gallons per: day of. liquid.'waste and from 10 to
<br />15 tons per day of mud press, was: disposed.of.into a cess-
<br />pool, the Wailoa River: and the Ocean in the same years
<br />In 1938. there were nine hospitals in the City. The Ter -
<br />ritorial Board of Health maintains an office and a labora-
<br />tory with a staff that includes a health officer, a division
<br />supervisor of sanitation, :public health nurses,' a bacteri
<br />ologist.with.'nsistants and clerical personnel.
<br />For police, purposes and traffic control there are in Hilo
<br />City . police call boxes, flasher call lights. and 70 motor
<br />vehicles of•which 25 are equipped with radios.. The fire
<br />department has:. one station and 10 motor vehicles of
<br />which 4 are apparatus trucks.
<br />a Data from William Chun, Proied Engineer,
<br />e See 'Dxisting urban Resources and Facilities of the Territorq of
<br />Hawaii," Territorial Planning Board, page 834.
<br />Data from the Territorial Board of Health.
<br />Name
<br />Grades
<br />1940 -1941
<br />Enrollment
<br />Acreage
<br />Pupils /acre
<br />Haaheo .........
<br />1 -6
<br />228
<br />3.40
<br />65.6
<br />Hilo High ..........
<br />10 -12
<br />1,802
<br />15.00
<br />120.2
<br />Hilo Intermediate ...
<br />7 -9
<br />1,582
<br />12.14
<br />180.4 .
<br />Hilo Standard .... , .
<br />1 -6
<br />377
<br />5.81
<br />65.0
<br />Hilo Union ........
<br />1 -6
<br />729
<br />5.77
<br />126.2
<br />Kapiolani ..........
<br />1 -6
<br />658
<br />22.71
<br />2910
<br />Kaumana. ..........
<br />1 -6
<br />107
<br />2.40
<br />44.6
<br />Keaukaha ........
<br />1 -6
<br />172
<br />6.00
<br />2817
<br />Fiihonua ...
<br />1 -6
<br />81
<br />1.82
<br />44.5.
<br />waialcea -€cat
<br />1 -6
<br />582
<br />16;65.
<br />32.0'
<br />Waiakea -ulm .
<br />1--9
<br />200
<br />6.70.
<br />29.8'
<br />WaiaLca=waena. ......
<br />1 -6
<br />185
<br />10.00`
<br />18:5:
<br />Total:.. ..... ::...
<br />_. 6,648 ..
<br />108:40
<br />61.2,
<br />Of the 12 public schools, 6 :schools serve the urban
<br />population and are located within one mile of each .other
<br />in the downtown area." (See Plate 1.). The remaining
<br />6 schools are located in the outlying sections serving sub -
<br />urban.and rural, agrJ ultural' needs..
<br />GOVERNMENT. Legally the geographical limits of the
<br />City. of Hilo, as set by' -. the Legislature, extend from the
<br />mill of the Hilo Sugat Company to .the north, to between
<br />Kaahumanu and Kaniaile Streets to: the west, to'Kawill
<br />Street to the south . and .to. Kauhane' Avenue to the east.
<br />The Legislature has. given the County Board of Super --
<br />visors power to create a City' Planning. Commission whose
<br />authority is confined ` to . this specific area: Hilo . is "t% e
<br />county` seat "'and the government is: administered by the
<br />County' within the South Hilo Judicial District subject to
<br />the usual County, Territorial and Federal legislation.
<br />ZONING AND. HOUSING.—In .1929 the..::. Legislature
<br />enacted a Iaw which: gave: the. Board' of Supervisors the
<br />power to create. a City Planning., Commission "to be
<br />charged .with. the duty of formulating rules and plans to
<br />regulate .the future growth, .development. and beautifi
<br />cation of the City of .Hilo in its public' and private.build-
<br />ing, streets, roads, •grounds and vacant. lots, and to: per,
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