Magic Island Complex, Including Kewalo Basin and Ala Wai Boat Harbor, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. Hydraulic Model Investigation.

Abstract

Tests were conducted on a 1:100-scale model of an area along the beach at Honolulu, Hawaii, to investigate wave action and related phenomena pertinent to the proposed construction of a large artificial island for recreational and associated activities. The proposed island will be constructed between two existing facilities: Kewalo Basin, primarily a commercial fishing-boat harbor, and Ala Wai Boat Harbor, a pleasure craft harbor. These two harbors and sufficient offshore area to permit generation of the required test waves were included in the model. The study included an investigation of (1) currents and possible pollution in the proposed recreational areas and (b) remedial plans for the reduction of undesirable wave heights in the two existing harbors. Model equipment included wave-generating and wave-measuring apparatus, a water and simulated pollution inflow system, and apparatus for the simulation of a tidal cycle in the model. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0722227

Entities

People

  • Charles W. Brasfeild
  • Claude E. Chatham Jr.

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commercial Fishing
  • Construction
  • Construction Equipment
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Hydraulic Models
  • Models
  • Offshore
  • Pleasure
  • Scale Models
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering