Timeline of Honolulu

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Honolulu, on Oahu, in the U.S. state of Hawaii.

1700s-1800s

• 1794 - Honolulu’s safe harbour discovered.
• 1795 - Area populated by "Kamehameha's chiefs and followers."
• 1810 - Kamehameha I relocates to inner harbour of Honolulu from Waikiki.
• 1816 - Fort built.
• 1820 - Honolulu becomes capital of Hawaii and the principal residence of the sovereign.
• 1826 - C. Brewer & Co. founded.
• 1833
• Oahu Charity School founded.
• Brinsmade, Ladd, and Hooper in business.
• 1836
• Lahaina, Maui becomes capital from 1837 to 1845.
• Royal Hawaiian Band founded.
• Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce begins publication.
• 1840
• Royal School founded.
• The Polynesian newspaper begins publication.
• 1842 - KawaiahaÊ»o Church built.
• 1843
• Paulet Affair (1843)
• Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace built.
• 1845
• The capital is moved from Lahaina to Honolulu, with Ê»Iolani Palace as the royal residence.
• 1846 - Honolulu Police Department established.
• 1849
• August–September: French invasion of Honolulu.
• Hackfeld and Company in business.
• 1850 - City becomes capital of the islands.
• 1851
• Honolulu Fire Department organized.
• Castle & Cooke in business.
• 1853
• Oahu College active.
• British Club founded.
• 1854 - Melchers Building constructed.
• 1856
• Pacific Commercial Advertiser newspaper begins publication.
• Honolulu Sailor's Home opens.
• 1857 - Honolulu Rifles instituted.
• 1858 - Bishop & Co. (bank) founded.>
• 1860 - Queen's Hospital built.
• 1863
• Population: 14,000 (estimate).
• Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii built.
• 1865 - Hawaiian Gazette newspaper begins publication.
• 1866 - Wharf constructed.
• 1870 - Post office built.
• 1872
• Hawaiian Hotel in business.
• Population: 14,852.
• 1873 - Aliiolani Hale (Parliament House) built.
• 1877 - Kapiolani Park opens.
• 1879
• Ê»Iolani Palace built.
• Honolulu Library and Reading Room Association founded.
• 1884 - Kapuāiwa Building constructed.
• 1886 - Fire in Chinatown.
• 1889 - Bishop Museum and Manoa Chinese Cemetery founded.
• 1890 - Population: 22,907.
• 1891 - Scottish Thistle Club founded.
• 1892
• Hawaiian Historical Society established.
• Harbour deepened.
• 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.
• 1898
• City becomes part of the U.S. Territory of Hawaii.
• Honolulu Stock and Bond Exchange established.
• 1899 - U.S. Naval Station, Honolulu established.
• 1900
• Population: 39,306.
• Alexander Young Hotel built.
• Honolulu Japanese Merchants Association and Young Women's Christian Association chapter organized.
• Alexander & Baldwin incorporated.
• January 20: Fire in Chinatown.

1900s

• 1901
• Streetcar begins operating.
• Honolulu Shinbun newspaper begins publication.
• 1907 - University of HawaiÊ»i, Honolulu County, and Pacific Scientific Institution established.
• 1908 - Honolulu Japanese Sake Brewing Co. in business.
• 1909 - Joseph J. Fern becomes mayor.
• 1910 - Population: 52,183.
• 1912 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin in publication.
• 1913 - Hawaii State Library building constructed.
• 1920
• John H. Wilson becomes mayor.
• Mission Houses Museum established.
• 1922
• Princess Theatre opens.
• Hawaii Theatre built.
• KGU signs on the air as Honolulu and Hawaii's first radio station
• 1924 - Central Union Church dedicated.
• 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.
• 1930 - Foster Botanical Garden bequeathed to city.
• 1931 - Kapiolani Maternity and Gynecological Hospital active.
• 1932 - Massie Affair criminal trial took place.
• 1936 - Waikiki Theatre opens.
• 1941
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu established.
• December 7: Japanese forces attack US naval base at Pearl Harbor.
• 1947 - Honolulu Zoo established.
• 1948 - Foodland opens its first store.
• 1951 - Chung-Hua Hsin Pao Chinese-language newspaper begins publication.
• 1952 - KGMB signs on the air as Honolulu's and Hawaii's first television station
• 1953 - Cherry Blossom Festival begins.
• 1955 - Waikiki Beach Press newspaper begins publication.
• 1959
• Honolulu Diamond Sangha founded.
• Ala Moana Center opens
• City becomes part of U.S. State of Hawaii
• 1960
• Hawaii National Bank headquartered in city.
• Population: 248,034.
• 1961 - August 4: Birth of Barack Obama.
• 1962 - Honolulu International Airport terminal rebuilt.
• 1965 - Foreign trade zone established.
• 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.
• 1986 - Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i founded.
• 1988 - Hawaii Maritime Center opens.
• 1990 - Population: 365,272.
• 1993 - U.S. Kunia Regional SIGINT Operations Center active near city.
• 1996 - City website online.

2000s

• 2005 - Mufi Hannemann becomes mayor.
• 2010
• Honolulu Civil Beat begins publication.
• 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.
• 2014 - Sit-lie ordinance effected.

See also

• Honolulu history
• List of mayors of Honolulu

References

Bibliography

Published in the 1800s

Published in the 1900s

• (fulltext via Open Library)

Published in the 2000s

External links

• 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).