Timeline of Honolulu

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA.

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18th-19th centuries

• 1795 - Area populated by "Kamehameha's chiefs and followers."^[1]
• 1810 - Kamehameha I relocates to inner harbour of Honolulu from Waikiki.^[2]
• 1816 - Fort built.^[3]
• 1820 - Honolulu becomes capital of Hawaii.^[4]
• 1826 - C. Brewer & Co. founded.^[5]
• 1833
  • Oahu Charity School founded.^[3]
  • Brinsmade, Ladd, and Hooper in business.^[1]
• 1836
  • Lahaina, Maui becomes capital from 1837-1845.
  • Royal Hawaiian Band founded.
  • Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce begins publication.^[6]
• 1840
  • Royal School founded.^[3]
  • The Polynesian newspaper begins publication.^[6]
• 1842 - Kawaiahaʻo Church built.
• 1843
  • Paulet Affair (1843)
  • Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace built.
• 1846 - Honolulu Police Department established.
• 1849
  • August–September: French invasion of Honolulu.
  • Hackfeld and Company in business.^[7]
• 1850 - City becomes capital of the islands.^[2]
• 1851
  • Honolulu Fire Department organized.^[8]
  • Castle & Cooke in business.^[9]
• 1853
  • Oahu College active.
  • British Club founded.^[3]
• 1854 - Melchers Building constructed.
• 1856
  • Pacific Commercial Advertiser newspaper begins publication.^[10]
  • Honolulu Sailor's Home opens.
• 1857 - Honolulu Rifles instituted.^[11]
• 1858 - Bishop & Co. (bank) founded.^[12]>
• 1860 - Queen's Hospital built.^[13]
• 1863
  • Population: 14,000 (estimate).^[14]
  • Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii built.
• 1865 - Hawaiian Gazette newspaper begins publication.^[6]
• 1866 - Wharf constructed.^[14]
• 1870 - Post office built.^[15]
• 1872
  • Hawaiian Hotel in business.^[15]
  • Population: 14,852.^[13]
• 1873 - Aliiolani Hale (Parliament House) built.^[13]
• 1877 - Kapiolani Park opens.
• 1879
  • ʻIolani Palace built.
  • Honolulu Library and Reading Room Association founded.^[16]
• 1884 - Kapuāiwa Building constructed.
• 1886 - Fire in Chinatown.^[17]
• 1889 - Bishop Museum and Manoa Chinese cemetery^[18] founded.
• 1890 - Population: 22,907.^[3]
• 1891 - Scottish Thistle Club founded.^[3]
• 1892
  • Hawaiian Historical Society established.^[19]
  • Harbour deepened.^[3]
• 1893 - January 17: Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii by Hawaiian League.
• 1894 - Theo H. Davies & Co. in business.
• 1896 - Yamato Shinbun Japanese/English-language newspaper begins publication.^[6]
• 1898
  • City becomes part of the U.S. Territory of Hawaii.
  • Honolulu Stock and Bond Exchange established.^[8]
• 1899 - U.S. Naval Station, Honolulu established.

20th century

• 1900
  • Alexander Young Hotel built.^[12]
  • Honolulu Japanese Merchants Association^[20][21] and Young Women's Christian Association chapter^[22] organized.
  • Alexander & Baldwin incorporated.^[23]
  • January 20: Fire in Chinatown.^[17]
• 1901
  • Streetcar begins operating.
  • Honolulu Shinbun newspaper begins publication.^[20]
• 1907 - University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu County,^[4] and Pacific Scientific Institution established.^[3]
• 1908 - Honolulu Japanese Sake Brewing Co. in business.^[20]
• 1909 - Joseph J. Fern becomes mayor.
• 1910 - Population: 52,183.^[3]
• 1912 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin in publication.
• 1913 - Hawaii State Library building constructed.^[16]
• 1920
  • John H. Wilson becomes mayor.
  • Mission Houses Museum established.
• 1922
  • Princess Theatre opens.^[24]
  • Hawaii Theatre built.^[25]
  • KGU signs on the air as Honolulu and Hawaii's first radio station
• 1924 - Central Union Church dedicated.^[26]
• 1926 - Honolulu Stadium opens.
• 1927
  • John Rodgers Airport and Honolulu Academy of Arts open.
  • YWCA Building (Honolulu, Hawaii) constructed.
• 1928 - Honolulu Municipal Building constructed.
• 1929 - Honolulu Board of Water Supply established.^[27]
• 1930 - Foster Botanical Garden bequeathed to city.
• 1931 - Kapiolani Maternity and Gynecological Hospital active.
• 1936 - Waikiki Theatre opens.^[24]
• 1941
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu established.
  • December 7: Japanese forces attack US naval base at Pearl Harbor.
• 1947 - Honolulu Zoo established.^[28]
• 1948 - Foodland opens its first store.
• 1951 - Chung-Hua Hsin Pao Chinese-language newspaper begins publication.^[6]
• 1952 - KGMB signs on the air as Honolulu's and Hawaii's first television station
• 1953 - Cherry Blossom Festival begins.^[20]
• 1955 - Waikiki Beach Press newspaper begins publication.^[6]
• 1959 -
  • Honolulu Diamond Sangha founded.^[29]
  • Ala Moana Center opens
• 1960
  • Hawaii National Bank headquartered in city.
  • Population: 248,034.^[4]
• 1961 - August 4: Birth of Barack Obama.
• 1962 - Honolulu International Airport terminal rebuilt.
• 1968 - Oceanic Cable begins cable television operations.
• 1969 - Hawaii State Capitol built.
• 1971 - TheBus (public transport) established.
• 1975 - Aloha Stadium opens near city.
• 1980 - Population: 365,048.^[30]
• 1986 - Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i founded.^[31]
• 1988 - Hawaii Maritime Center opens.
• 1990 - Population: 365,272.^[32]
• 1993 - U.S. Kunia Regional SIGINT Operations Center active near city.^[33]
• 1996 - City website online.^[34][35]

21st century

• 2005 - Mufi Hannemann becomes mayor.^[36]
• 2010
  • Honolulu Civil Beat begins publication.^[37]
  • Kirk Caldwell becomes mayor, succeeded by Peter Carlisle.
  • The Honolulu Star-Advertiser begins publications after the merger of the Advertiser and Star-Bulletin
  • Population: 390,738.
• 2013 - Kirk Caldwell becomes mayor again.^[38]

See also

• Honolulu history
• List of mayors of Honolulu
• Timeline of Hawaii^[39]

References

1. Greer 1998.
2. Daws 1967.
3. Britannica 1910.
4. Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts: G. & C. Merriam Co., 1960, OL 5812502M
5. Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1896. Honolulu: Thos. G. Thrum. 1896.
6. "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
7. W.D. Alexander (1896), History of later years of the Hawaiian Monarchy and the revolution of 1893, Honolulu: Hawaiian Gazette Company
8. Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1908. Honolulu: Thos. G. Thrum. 1907.
9. "Mid-Pacific Magazine" 4. Honolulu: Alexander Hume Ford. July 1912.
10. "Hawaiian Islands". Nelson Chesman & Co.'s Newspaper Rate Book. USA. 1922.
11. Howard Malcolm Ballou, ed. (1915). Preliminary catalogue of Hawaiiana in the library of George R. Carter, Honolulu. Boston.
12. Schnack 1915.
13. Henry M. Whitney (1875), Hawaiian Guide Book, for Travelers, Honolulu: H.M. Whitney, OCLC 7267149
14. McCulloch 1880.
15. Peterson 1952.
16. "Hawaii", Library Journal 45, April 15, 1920
17. "A History of Change". Honolulu's Chinatown. Greater Good Inc. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
18. Lau 2004.
19. "About the Hawaiian Historical Society". Honolulu: Hawaiian Historical Society. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
20. Brian Niiya, ed. (1993), Japanese American History: an A-To-Z Reference from 1868 to the Present, Facts on File, ISBN 9780816026807
21. "History of the Chamber". Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
22. "Historical Timeline of the YWCA of Oahu". YWCA. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
23. "History". Honolulu: Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
24. "Movie Theaters in Honolulu". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
25. "Historic Theatre Inventory". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
26. "(Items related to Honolulu)". Digital Gallery. New York Public Library. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
27. Edward J. Morgan (1957). "Honolulu Water Supply". Journal (American Water Works Association) 49. JSTOR 41254752.
28. "About Us". Honolulu Zoo. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
29. Pluralism Project. "Buddhism in America". America's Many Religions: Timelines. Harvard University. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
30. United States Census Bureau (1984), County and City Data Book, 1983, Statistical Abstract, Washington DC, OL 14997563M
31. "History". Honolulu: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
32. Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
33. Pike, John; Aftergood, Steven (2000-09-13). "Regional SIGINT Operations Center Kunia". Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
34. "Kokua Line: City will soon have its own home on the web", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, September 14, 1996
35. "City and County of Honolulu". Archived from the original on December 1996 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
36. "Mayor". City and County of Honolulu. Archived from the original on September 27, 2006.
37. "Hawaii". CJR's Guide to Online News Startups. New York: Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
38. "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
39. Info Grafik Inc. "Hawaii Timeline". HawaiiHistory.org. Honolulu: Hukilau Network.

Bibliography

Published in the 19th century

• Josiah Conder (1834), "Sandwich Islands", Dictionary of Geography, Ancient and Modern, London: T. Tegg, Honoruru
• James Jackson Jarves (1843), "(Honolulu)", Scenes and scenery in the Sandwich Islands, Boston: J. Munroe, OCLC 12254292
• Honolulu Directory, and Historical Sketch of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands. Honolulu: Chauncey C. Bennett. 1869.
• Manley Hopkins (1869), "Our Royal City of Honolulu", Hawaii: the past, present, and future of its island-kingdom; an historical account of the Sandwich Islands (Polynesia) (2nd ed.), New York: D. Appleton and Co., OCLC 10329531
• Laura Fish Judd (1880), "Honolulu in 1861 (etc.)", Honolulu, sketches of life, social, political, and religious, in the Hawaiian Islands from 1828 to 1861, New York: A.D.F. Randolph & Co.
• John Ramsay McCulloch (1880), "Sandwich Islands", in Hugh G. Reid, A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical and Historical of Commerce and Commercial Navigation, London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
• A.D. Hall (1898), "Honolulu", Hawaii, New York: Street & Smith, OCLC 10414631
• Charles Morris (1899), "Honolulu", Our Island Empire: a Hand-book of Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippine Islands, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, OCLC 541085

Published in the 20th century

• John L. Stevens (1900), "Honolulu", Riches and Marvels of Hawaii, Philadelphia, Pa: Edgewood Publishing Company
• "Honolulu", Chambers's Encyclopaedia, London: W. & R. Chambers, 1901
• Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1902. Honolulu: Thos. G. Thrum. 1901.
• "Honolulu", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
• Ferdinand J.H. Schnack (1915), "Honolulu (etc).", Aloha Guide; the Standard Handbook of Honolulu and the Hawaiian Islands, Printed by Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• Views of Honolulu, Honolulu: Hawaiian Jewelry and Novelty Co., 1919, OCLC 5950429
• Charles E. Peterson (1952). "Concrete Blocks, Honolulu, 1870's". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 11. JSTOR 987613.
• Gavan Daws (1967). "Honolulu in the 19th Century: Notes on the Emergence of Urban Society in Hawaii". Journal of Pacific History 2. JSTOR 25167896.
• George Thomas Kurian (1994), "Honolulu", World Encyclopedia of Cities, 1: North America, Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO (fulltext via Open Library)
• Trudy Ring and Robert M. Salkin, ed. (1995). "Honolulu". Americas. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Routledge. p. 283+. ISBN 978-1-134-25930-4.
• Richard A. Greer (1998). "Along the Old Honolulu Waterfront". Hawaiian Journal of History 32 (Hawaii Historical Society). pp. 53–66. hdl:10524/430. delete character in |id= at position 53 (help)
• "Hawaii: Honolulu", USA, Let's Go, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999, OL 24937240M
• Frederick Lau (2004). "Serenading the Ancestors: Chinese Qingming Festival in Honolulu". Yearbook for Traditional Music 36. JSTOR 20058795.

External links

• Info Grafik Inc. "Hawaii Timeline". HawaiiHistory.org. Honolulu: Hukilau Network.
• Items related to Honolulu, various dates (via Europeana).
• Items related to Honolulu, various dates (via US Library of Congress, Prints & Photos division)
• Items related to Honolulu, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).

Coordinates: 21°18′00″N 157°49′00″W / 21.3°N 157.816667°W