As in other units of the Prison System, work emphasis was placed on the improvement of basic facilities. Much progress was made in the improvement of fencing, repairs to buildings, terracing the farm area, and surfacing of the main access road to the camp. A long-needed new residence for the Superintendent is under construction. Olinda Project has continued to take an active part in community projects and activities and public relations has continued at a very high level. The Keanae area was turned over by Executive Order to our jurisdiction and will be utilized primarily for the production of low-level food crops for the Olinda camp and for other units of the Prison System. Staff turn-over during the year was negligible and morale remained high. Hobby Activities. Inmate Hobby Activities continue to be very popular and have shown steady growth. The Inmate Hobby Club, an inmate organization which encourages hobbies for inmates, helps increasingly as an edifying instrument in building interest and individual growth. Through functions of the Hobby Club, inmates have shown increased interest in learning for themselves and making good use of their spare time. This also allows them an opportunity to earn money for themselves or for personal luxuries. Various prizes have been won by inmate displays at the annual Maui County Fair and Kiwanis Hobby Shows. Gorse Control. The gorse, a noxious thistle growth, continues to spread rapidly to territorial and farm lands in this area, with virtually little or no control measures taken in eradication. All prison owned lands, comprising 114.46 acres, are cleared of gorse from time to time by prison labor but this does not check the spread or growth of the weed in other areas. Farm. Throughout the year, we had approximately 24 acres under cultivation with truck crops. Approximately 4 acres were rotated with green manure and legumes due to the condition of the soil. Head cabbage and carrots were the major crops throughout the year. Maintenance of the Keanae Nursery area continued throughout the year with the harvesting of bananas. Re-terracing of some areas in our farm was completed. The University of Hawaii Extension Service has cooperated very well in extending their services from time to time. Approximately 450 plum trees in our orchard area have been growing nicely during the past year since replanting, pruning and applying fertilizer. This year saw some of the trees beginning to bear fruit. Additional fruit trees and grapes were planted in this area during the year. Difficulties were experienced various times in marketing of surplus vegetables. After several meetings with interested agencies, permanent marketing plans were made. In general, the farm outlook for the past year was fair with the exception of the drought period which lasted for about 6 months. Road Projects. During the past year, very little road work was done. This camp cooperated with the Maui Waterworks Board in assisting on repairs to their road in the Waikamoi Forest to the water reservoirs. We also assisted the Territorial Public Works Department with building of the Kula Forest Reserve road. These two projects were taken on for training purposes for the inmates and are still in progress. Unfortunately, the County of Maui was not able to come to a mutual agreement with the Public Land Agent in planning the Waihee to Kahakuloa Road, which was to have been done with prison labor. This project is still pending. Construction. Construction projects undertaken during this period. included the following: a. New residence for superintendent b. Baseball field for inmates c. Salvaged two-story quonset huts at Kahului Airport Community Participation. The inmates of Olinda Project have been called upon several times during the past year to decorate buildings or areas where community shows or special entertainment programs were to be held. On each occasion, they did a grand job and were highly praised by the people of Maui. They took an active part in various community projects such as the Maui County Fair, Aloha Week Programs, Kamehameha Day Parade, etc. 1 1 1 1 1 |