LOCATION: KAHULUI HARBOR, HAWAII (West and East Breakwaters) (Initiation of Planning) Kahului Harbor is located on the north coast of the island of Maui, about 90 nautical miles southeast of Honolulu. 1910, 1916, and 1927 River and Harbor Acts AUTHORIZATION: KAHULUI HARBOR, HAWAII (West and East Breakwaters) Cont'd) PRESENT CONDITION: The Kahului breakwaters were completed in fiscal years 1931 and 1932, The 158-foot breach in the east breakwater was plugged with stone and a concrete cap and minor remedial work was done condition. JUSTIFICATION: Kahului Harbor is the only deepwater harbor on the island of Maui serving a Kahului Harbor is exposed to waves generated in a vast expanse of ocean extending to the The funds I Mr. CANNON. That is apparently for rehabilitation, Colonel. wonder if you could explain just what the nature of that rehabilitation project is? Colonel TARBOX. Sir, the breakwaters in Kahului Harbor were severely damaged by a storm in April 1954, after which they were rebuilt using concrete monoliths and armor of 33-ton tetrapods. Mr. CANNON. Do you consider those permanent? Colonel TARBOX. They were built that way, but they have been washed away by subsequent storms in 1958. Some of them have at least, and that requires rehabilitation. We have made temporary repairs to the 158-foot breach in the east breakwater, and done other work as temporary measures, but later storms weakened the temporary repairs and damaged the integrity of these breakwaters. Mr. PILLION. Mr. Chairman. Mr. CANNON. The gentleman from New York. Mr. PILLION. How will you improve your breakwaters? What do you intend to do to stop the recurring breach by the storm? Colonel TARBOX. The purpose of this planning money is to determine that, sir, but generally we will pour concrete heads on the ends of the breakwaters to keep the storm waves from dislodging this protective stone, and we will design the size of the stone and the placing of it to meet the conditions which we have found necessary to meet. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Mr. CANNON. On “Operation and maintenance," you are asking for $687,000. We will insert pages 11 and 12 in the record at this point. (Pp. 11 and 12 of the justifications as follow :) The budget estimate of $686,000 provides for essential maintenance work on 6 channel and harbor projects named in the list which follows. The work to be accomplished under this activity consists of maintaining the navigation channels and harbors improvements in State of Hawaii by dredging and repair of jetties, as authorized in the laws adopting river and harbor projects. The budget estimate of $1,000 provides for inspection of completed works during the budget year. |