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Robert Lewers (March 15, 1836 – November 3, 1926) was a businessman during the Kingdom of Hawaii, Republic of Hawaii, and Territory of Hawaii. Born in New York City, he accompanied his cousin Christopher H. Lewers to Honolulu.
In 2008 a notable compilation of hits from the 1930s-1970s was released, Hawaii's Falsetto Poet, a title which referred to his nickname. [2] [3] There is a Bill Lincoln Record Shop in Hawaii on 304 Lewers Street in Honolulu. [3] The club where he performed is named La Hula Rhumba, located at 744 Lunalilo Street, also in the Hawaiian capital. [3]
On April 28, 1915, a new theatrical group called The Footlights was born when Will Lewers, Mrs. Walter F. Dillingham, Helen Alexander, Margaret Center and Gerrit Wilder appeared in The Amazons by Pinero. The performance took place at the Honolulu Opera House, where the main Post Office on Merchant Street now stands.
In 1917 T. Clive Davies and Ernest Hay Wodehouse were named co-managing directors, but Davies died the same day. A new headquarters building built in 1921 served through the 1960s when a 32-story Davies Pacific Center was built at 841 Bishop Street. [3]
Halekulani (var. Halekūlani) is an oceanfront luxury hotel located on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. Built in 1984, it contains 453 rooms in five buildings on 5 acres (20,000 m 2) of property. The name Halekūlani is a combination of Hawaiian words (hale + kū + lani) meaning "House Befitting Heaven".
Castle & Cooke was one of the "Big Five" corporations that dominated the economy of the Territory of Hawaii. [1] He married Anna Charlotte Rice (1853–1934) on April 30, 1874. In 1877 he became business partners with Joshua G. Dickson and Robert Lewers importing lumber and hardware. After Dickson died in July 1880, the firm became Lewers & Cooke.
The city of Honolulu on the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii has installed multiple pedestrian scramble crossings in the Waikīkī neighborhood. There are at least three of these intersections along Kalakaua Avenue at Lewers St, Royal Hawaiian Avenue and Seaside Avenue.
Residential, Honolulu Design Center Designed by Architects Hawaii Ltd. [5] Moana Pacific West Tower 422 ft (129 m) 46 2008 Residential, Honolulu Design Center Designed by Architects Hawaii Ltd. [6] Keola Lai 419 ft (128 m) 42 2008 Residential [7] Hokua at 1288 Ala Moana 418 ft (127 m) 40 2006 Residential [8] Pacifica Honolulu 418 ft (127 m) 46