U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Stables, Mokapu & Summer Roads, Kailua, Honolulu County, HI

Significance: Building No. 713 Stables were first used by the military police to patrol the base for security purposes due to the increase of construction projects and the limited number of roads. Construction of an air base at Kaneohe was high on the priority of recommendations for strategic defenses made by the Hepburn Board and submitted to Congress in December 1938. The station was originally planned as a seaplane base with facilities to support five squadrons. By 7 December 1941, contractors had begun work on five seaplane ramps, seaplane taxiways, pier, four hangars, several warehouse/office buildings, administrative buildings, dispensary, mess, barracks, officers' houses, ammunition storage structures, fuel farm, water tanks, and some recreational facilities. Except for the ammunition areas, excavation into the hills on the west side of the runway, most of the permanent construction at the Naval Air Station was carried out in the area south of Puu Hawaii-Ioa and east of the runway. Most of the extant 1940 and 1941 buildings at the base were built of reinforced concrete, except for the hangars (some of which were constructed of corrugated cement asbestos panels) and officers' houses (which were wood). The first Marines at Kaneohe were stationed there as mounted security forces during the construction, and their temporary quarters were located at the west side of the runway where Building NO. 713 was built. ...
Survey number: HABS HI-311-C