Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-24
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The question has often been asked
How far back In the history OF Ha-
wall can q Chamber of Commerce be
traeed?" The question is one difficult
to answer. AS Tar as can be aseer.
tanned no Chamber Of Commerce ex,
listed In Hawaii prior to March 18th.
1853. The 1Polynesian," under date
OF February II. 1853, says, in discuss
ing commercial matters. and the fail.
ure TO perform certain acts, which, In
the opinion oflits editor, should have
.,een undertaken IN. Honolulu:
Here in Honolulu we have no .
merchants association, no library
or what not We cannot even get
up a Chamber OF Commerce.
There p plenty Of material but
no cement" u.
mo cement meaning, no doubt,
that there was lack OF interest in or
ganizing for commercial interests. e..
Again in the "Polynesian." In its
issue Of February 26th, 1859, appears
the foilowing:t
- Perhaps this will be remem-
bered when the Chamber OF Com
mefee goes into operation. an
event looked forward to with as
much confidence as the coming OF (
Christmas
The Commercial Advertiser, under
date 0f Mkrth 80, 1859, says, in m
article wherein the value OF certain
American coins is discussed:
A meeting Of the Chamber Of
Commerce took place on Monday
at which II was resolved that $50
slugs should be placed at a dis
count Of 5%"
The Monday mentioned In that ar
ticle was, no doubt, Monday, March
2Sth, 1853, on which date, as far as
can be learned, the first Chamber of
Commerce in these Islands was or.
gained. A careful search Of the rec
ords fails b find any mention Of OIL
GERS There we're no minutes as far
as can beSfound, and q search in the
Archives bpilding OF the Territory
fails to discpse any charter or any.
application foh charter, and II is safe
to assume thatQt was an association
Of business men for the discussion of
mutual affairs and protection Of their
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the files ofsthe Polynesian and Paci.
nc Commercial Advertiser there Is, to
be found frequent mention Of the ac-
tfyities Of the Chamber of Com
merce. The attention of the cham.
Der at that time was occupied more
particularly with Question Of dis
counts which were to prevail in Ha-
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