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

 * 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.