Luluku stream diversion

Early 1900s

Tunneling and intentional diversion diminishes the number of streams in Luluku.

Organic Act signed

April 30, 1900

President McKinley signs the Organic Act, making Hawai’i a U.S. territory.

Sanford B. Dole becomes governor

June 14, 1900

Dole is inaugurated as the first governor of the Territory of Hawai’i.

Hawai’i's first legislature is convened in Honolulu

February 20, 1901

Hawai’i's first telegraph cable

December 28, 1902

The first telegraph cable is Hawai’i is linked from San Francisco to Sans Souci beach.

Six county governments inaugurated

January 4, 1904

The six counties of Hawai’i formally inaugurate their county governments.

Gas manufactured in Honolulu

May 14, 1905

Gas for household fuel is manufactured for the first time.

Immigration Station dedicated

July 3, 1905

Honolulu’s immigration station in Kaka’ako is dedicated.

Mauna Loa erupts

January 9, 1907

Mauna Loa erupts, sending lava towards Kona.

Fort Shafter established

1907

As the headquarters for the army, Fort Shafter is established as the first permanent military post in Hawai’i.

Work begins on Pearl Harbor naval base and drydock

1908

Work begins on Pearl Harbor naval base and drydock.

Government of the City and County of Honolulu inaugurated

1909

J.J. Fern becomes the first mayor of Honolulu upon the inauguration of the first municipal government of the City and County of Honolulu.

Schofield Barracks is established

1909

Halawa Valley provided timber for commercial use

1910

Restabilization of the ridges and uplands in Halawa Valley provided timber (Norfolk Pine and Eucalyptus) for commercial use.

Duke Kahanamoku wins a gold medal

March 2, 1912

At the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, Duke Kahanamoku wins a gold medal in the 100-meter swim.

Hawaiian Navy ship, Kaimiloa is burned

May 21, 1912

The only ship in the Hawaiian Navy, the Kaimiloa, is beached and burned at Pearl Harbor.

World War I begins

July 28, 1914

World War I breaks out in Europe and the conflict ends when Germany agreed to a cease-fire on November 11, 1918.

A U.S. submarine explodes in Hawai’i waters

March 25, 1915

The U.S. submarine, Skate, explodes and sinks one mile off of Honolulu Harbor, killing all 21 crew members on board and making it the first major U.S. submarine disaster in U.S. Navy history.

Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park is established

August 1, 1916

The park is signed into existence by President Woodrow Wilson.

Queen Lili’uokalani dies at Washington Place

November 11, 1917

A state funeral is held on November 18, 1917.

Hawai’i National Guard mobilized

June 1, 1918

The Guard is mobilized to protect the islands after most members of the regular army are deployed to France.

Pearl Harbor drydock is formally dedicated

August 21, 1919

Train makes first run

March 6, 1921

The cars make their first run on the O’ahu Railway & Land Co.’s Honolulu-Hale’iwa route and take two and a half hours.

World War II begins

1939

World War II begins

Reclamation of Waikīkī swamplands begins

1921

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act signed

July 9, 1921

President Harding signs the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.

Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana’ole dies in Waikīkī

January 7, 1922

The last prince of the monarchy and a delegate to the U.S. Congress, widely known as Prince Kūhiō, dies in Waikīkī.

Hawai’i's legislature passes a “Bill of Rights”

1923

Addressed to the U.S. Congress, the bill asks for higher appropriations of federal funds on the grounds that the territory of Hawai’i, while not a state, is still an integral part of the country.

U.S. Congress passes the “Bill of Rights”

1924

Bishop Estate plans first campus

May 21, 1926

They announce plans for a $2.5 million Kamehameha Schools campus at Kapālama.

Royal Hawaiian Hotel opens

February 1, 1927

The estimated cost to build the hotel is $4 million.

Airport is dedicated

March 21, 1927

The John Rodgers Airport (now the Honolulu International Airport) is dedicated.

The first chain grocery store in Hawai’i opens

February 4, 1928

The first chain grocery store in Hawai’i, the Oakland-based Piggly Wiggly, opens in Honolulu.

Start of the Great Depression

September 1929

It originated in the U.S. with stock prices beginning to fall in September 1929.  The stock market crash of October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday, triggered the devastating effects in mostly every country.  It lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s.

Hawai’i's first interisland telephone call takes place

February 10, 1930

Forest Reserves in North Halawa Valley

1933

2,350 acres of private land were in forest reserves in North Halawa Valley. Forestry plants included: Tristania Conferta (Brush Box); Eucalyptus spp.; Suncarpia Glomulifera (turpentine tree); and Araucaria Heterphylla (Norfolk Island Pine).

President Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Hawai’i

July 25, 1934

He arrives at Kailua-Kona and is the first U.S. president to visit the islands.

Hawai’i's first traffic light is installed

February 19, 1936

An overhead signal is installed at the intersection of Nu’uanu Avenue and Beretania Street.

Naval air station at Kāne’ohe Bay is commissioned

February 15, 1941

Japan attacks Hawai’i

December 7, 1941

Japanese planes attack the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.

U.S. defeats the Japanese fleet in the Battle of Midway

June 5, 1942

Restoration Day is declared

March 10, 1943

Martial law is eased and many governmental functions return to civil rule.

The Democrats endorse statehood for Hawai’i

July 19, 1944

This marks the beginning of the push for Hawai’i to become a state under the United States of America.

Martial law ends

October 24, 1944

After being declared at the start of World War II, martial law ends in Hawai’i.

Hawai’i suffers damage from a major tsunami

April 1, 1946

An underwater earthquake in the Aleutian Islands triggers three tsunamis that hit the islands.  Hilo town  suffers the worst damage and 159 lives are lost.

The U.S. president endorses statehood for Hawai’i

February 2, 1948

President Harry S. Truman endorses statehood in his report to Congress.

The Mahele and Luluku

1948

The Mahele provides good documenation of the landscape of the project areas associated with Luluku with concentrated land claims associated with the project areas.

Construction of Likelike Highway commences

1950s

Likelike Highway is constructed and features associated with the Luluku Stream and other areas are destroyed (Allen et al. 1987).

A Hawai’i Constitutional Convention convenes

April 4, 1950

The convention meets to create a constitution in an effort to gain statehood. The constitution is later ratified by the public.

The first regular television program in Hawai’i is broadcasted on KGMB-TV

December 1, 1952

First Part-Hawaiian governor of the islands is named

February 16, 1953

Samuel Wilder King is named governor of the Territory of Hawai’i.

Lava explodes from a dormant volcano

February 28, 1955

A dormant volcano in Pahoa erupts and forces the evacuation of five hundred people living in Kapoho village.

The Nu’uanu Pali bridge and tunnels open to traffic

May 11, 1957

Statehood is approved for Hawai’i

1959

The U.S. Senate approves statehood for Hawai’i on March 11, and the House approves on March 12.  President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an act that becomes law on March 18, designating Hawai’i as the 50th state.  The first general election takes place in July and William F. Quinn is elected the first governor of the [...]

A Defense-Highway system, including the H-3, is approved

1959

A Defense-Highway system, including the H-3, is approved for O’ahu as part of the Statehood Act.