Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Allen, Harry Haleole December 10, 1886 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/hi/hifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: J. Orr orr@hawaii.com October 15, 2009, 5:33 pm Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by The Honolulu Star Bulletin, Territory of Hawaii, 1925 Author: Edited by George F. Nellist HARRY HALEOLE ALLEN, Civil Engineer. Extensive professional work in his native Hawaii has marked the career of Harry H. Allen, construction engineer and surveyor of Hilo. He was born at Waikapu, Maui, Dec. 10, 1886, the son of U. Allen and Hattie (Palenapa) Allen, and was educated at the Wailuku public schools, St. Anthony School, Wailuku; Lahainaluna School, and later attended a technical night school in Oakland, Calif. He was assistant territorial surveyor, 1910-13; assistant city and county engineer of Honolulu, 1913-22; engineer of the Hilo waterworks extension, 1922- 23, and since the latter year has been engaged in the private practice of his profession in Hilo. He laid out the Manoa Improvement District, the first work done in Honolulu under the frontage tax law. In 1923, as a candidate on the Democratic ticket, he ran for chairman of the Board of Supervisors, County of Hawaii. In August, 1916, Mr. Allen married Mrs. Emma Weed Holt. He is a member of the Native Sons of Hawaii. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/statewide/bios/allen88bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/hifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb