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Three minute men" were patrons of a quasi-legal prostitution industry north of Hotel Street near Honolulu Harbor from December 1941 to September 1944 (World War II). After martial law was declared in Honolulu, local police corruption and regulations were superseded, and a price of three dollars was set by military authorities. To satisfy an ...
In 1944, O'Hara's published her memoirs as My Life as a Honolulu Prostitute. [9] The book was later re-published under the title Honolulu Harlot. [10] The 1956 Jane Russell film, The Revolt of Mamie Stover was based on O'Hara's life in Honolulu (Mamie Stover was an alias O'Hara used). [6] O'Hara had married a 'local boy' [2] named Noriger. [11]
On August 28, 1942, the prostitutes of Hotel Street (the main street of the red-light district) went on strike for better conditions and the right to work away from the brothels. The strike lasted 22 days. [10] The best-known prostitute of the period was Jean O'Hara. She is credited with inventing the "bull pen" system where a single prostitute ...
Collins's last studio was at 1033 Smith Street in Honolulu's Chinatown. At the time, it was the only place on the island where tattoo studios were located. His studio became China Sea Tattoo after his death. His earlier studios were at 434 South State Street, 150 North Hotel Street and 13 South Hotel Street.
[6] [7] Two guardian lions mark the southern entrance to Chinatown on Hotel, between Bethel and Nuʻuanu near the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park (formerly Chinatown Gateway Park); [8] they were gifted to Honolulu by a sister city, Kaohsiung, in 1989. [9] Dr. Sun was born in another of Honolulu's sister cities, Zhongshan. [10]
1326 Keeaumoku St. Honolulu: Queen Ann "gingerbread"-style house owned by the Katsuki family, destroyed by fire May 6, 1978 [13] 4: Lishman Building: September 13, 1978 (#78001023) October 28, 2012: Makiki Park, Keeaumoku St. Honolulu
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Haleʻākala, later renamed ʻAikupika, and then the Arlington Hotel, was a historic structure in Honolulu, Hawaii, which was the home of various prominent Hawaiians, and later became a hotel, and the initial headquarters of the American military forces involved in the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.