PORT AND HARBOR FACILITIES PIERS, WHARVES, AND DOCKS The two piers at the port were constructed and are operated by the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the Territory of Hawaii. They provide a total of 989 feet of berthing space, having a depth of 35 feet, and are connected with the 30-inch gage Lihue Plantation Railroad. These piers are described in the following table: Piers, wharves, and docks (except drydocks) Reference number on map.. Location on water front. Purpose for which used.. North side of Nawiliwili Harbor.. North side of Nawiliwili Harbor. Board of Harbor Commissioners.. Territory of Hawaii. Board of Harbor Commissioners. Concrete pile, concrete deck. 8.8 feet 500 pounds.. 1. 8.8 feet. Concrete floor and walls, steel trusses, 5-ply roof. 258 by 50 feet. 12,500 square feet.. 1.. 500 pounds.. None.. Lihue Plantation R. R.; 2 400-foot Line. Do. Lihue Plantation R. R.; 2 552-foot surface tracks on apron. Matson Steamship Co. and oil tankers. County service; 1 6-inch water line. County service; 1 6-inch water line. None... 1 10-inch molasses line; 1 6-inch and Extinguishers. None. 1 10-inch molasses line; 1 6-inch gasoline and 1 4-inch kerosene line. 37 38 THE PORT OF NAWILIWILI, T. H. STORAGE WAREHOUSES AND BULK FREIGHT STORAGE The only storage facilities at the port for general traffic are found in the transit shed on pier No. 1. Outgoing bulk freight shipments are taken direct from car to ship, and incoming freight is usually hauled away as unloaded. Several tanks are available for storing molasses. |