# 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

Part of a series on the :
History of Hawaii :
Early history (pre-1795) Discovery and settlement c. 1219–1266 Battle of Kealakekua Bay 1779 :
Hawaiian Kingdom (1795–1893) Kamehameha dynasty 1795–1874 Unification of Hawaii 1810 Laplace affair 1839 Paulet affair 1943 French invasion of Honolulu 1849 American Civil War 1861–1865 Kalākaua dynasty 1874–1893 Reciprocity Treaty 1875 Bayonet Constitution 1887 Rebellions and revolutions 1887–1895 Overthrow 1893 :
Provisional (1893–1894) Leper War on Kauaʻi 1893 Black Week 1893–1894 :
Republic of Hawaii (1894–1898) Counter-Revolution1895 Annexation 1898 :
Territory of Hawaii (1898–1959) Hawaiian Organic Act 1900 Oahu sugar strike 1920 Hanapēpē Massacre 1924 Massie Trial 1932 World War II 1939–1945 Attack on Pearl Harbor 1941 Niihau incident 1941 Honouliuli Internment Camp 1943–1946 Democratic Revolution 1954 :
State of Hawaii (1959–present) Hawaii Admission Act 1959 Kalama Valley protests 1971 State Constitutional Convention 1978 Xerox murders 1999 Occupation of Iolani Palace 2008 Honolulu molasses spill 2013 TMT protests 2014–now False missile alert 2018 Hurricane Lane 2018 COVID-19 pandemic 2020–present George Floyd protests 2020 Red Hill water crisis 2021–now Hawaii wildfires 2023 :
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* 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 - Kawaiahaʻo Church built.
* 1843
** Paulet Affair (1843)
** Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace built.
* 1845
** The capital is moved from Lahaina to Honolulu, with ʻIolani 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
** ʻIolani 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 Hawaiʻi, 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.