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The 91-day round-trip journey across the United States began in Honolulu on November 17, 1874, and was completed on February 15, 1875. His arrival at San Francisco on November 28, made him the first reigning monarch of any nation to set foot in the United States.
Honouliuli National Historic Site is near Waipahu on the island of Oahu, in the U.S. state of Hawaii.This is the site of the Honouliuli Internment Camp which was Hawaiʻi's largest and longest-operating internment camp, opened in 1943 and closed in 1946.
Critics in Hawaii believed the labor negotiations were just an excuse to see the world. The 281-day trip gave Kalākaua the distinction of being the first monarch to circumnavigate the globe; his 1874 travels had made him the first reigning monarch to visit the United States and the first honoree of a state dinner at the White House.
Steamer Day at Honolulu, marking the departure of a Matson liner (1930s) After the war, Matsonia (ex-Malolo) was the first to return to commercial service in May 1946, [49] [50] but she was laid up and sold in 1948 following the completion of the US$18,000,000 (equivalent to $228,300,000 in 2023) rebuild of Lurline.
Paper day, monthly, and yearly passes were phased out beginning in April 2021, [4] [11] and were completely discontinued by July 1, 2021. [1] [2] All cards were issued for free prior to March 1, 2022. There is a $2 fee for new and replacement cards to promote the reuse of cards, with selected discounted fare categories exempted from the fee for ...
TheBus' origin was The Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land Company, which operated buses and trolley lines mostly in the Honolulu district, while most outlying areas were serviced by competing bus companies. Honolulu Rapid Transit (HRT) was founded on June 6, 1898, the same day that Hawaiʻi was annexed by the United States. HRT started streetcar ...
Honolulu Shinbun newspaper begins publication. [20] 1907 - University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu County, [4] and Pacific Scientific Institution established. [1] 1908 - Honolulu Japanese Sake Brewing Co. in business. [20] 1909 - Joseph J. Fern becomes mayor. 1910 - Population: 52,183. [1] 1912 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin in publication.
Honolulu Harbor, also called Kulolia and Ke Awa O Kou and the Port of Honolulu, is the principal seaport of Honolulu and the State of Hawaiʻi in the United States.From the harbor, the City & County of Honolulu was developed and urbanized, in an outward fashion, over the course of the modern history of the island of Oahu.