Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Isenberg, Daniel Paul Rice June 11, 1866 - April 12, 1919
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by Honolulu Star Bulletin, Ltd., Territory of Hawaii, 1925
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

DANIEL PAUL RICE ISENBERG, Rancher. A scientific rancher, a music lover and 
art patron, keenly interested politician and a devoted friend of the Hawaiian 
people, the late D. P. R. Isenberg for many years was one of the best known 
men in the islands.
  Mr. Isenberg, who died in Honolulu, April 12, 1919, would have classified 
himself as a rancher, for the operation of his extensive holdings at Waialae, 
including a large dairy and stock farm, was his main interest and occupied the 
greater portion of his attention.
  But his was a nature which found expression in many lines of endeavor. He 
had a beautiful baritone voice, was a talented singer, loved good music and 
financially encouraged its development in Honolulu. Likewise, much of his 
energy was bent to aiding the Hawaiian people. He advocated a practical 
education for every Hawaiian boy and girl, and aided in establishment of 
schools for that purpose.
  During the reign of King Kalakaua, Mr. Isenberg was very close to the 
monarchy, numbering the King among his closest friends.
  A sportsman and supporter of athletics, he organized the first baseball team 
in the islands, was president of the first baseball association, and 
inaugurated the practice of bringing baseball reams from the mainland to play 
here. He was an enthusiastic follower of horse racing, and for many years bred 
fine horses at his Waialae ranch.
  Mr. Isenberg was prominent in political affairs of the Territory. He was a 
member of the senate for the 1903-1905 term, served as its president, and was 
in the House of Representatives for the 1913-1915 term.
  Born in Lihue, Kauai, June 11, 1866, Mr. Isenberg was the son of the late 
Paul Isenberg, one of the founders of H. Hackfeld & Co., now the American 
Factors, and one of the organizers of the Lihue Sugar plantation, in which 
capacity he did much to promote the sugar industry.
  Daniel Paul Rice Isenberg was educated in the schools of Honolulu and at 
Bremen, Germany, where he completed a course in agriculture and practical 
training. Returning to his native islands, he began work on Lihue plantation, 
then operated by his uncle, Carl Isenberg, and later removed to Honolulu, 
where he bought the lease of Waialae Ranch and devoted himself to the 
development of the property.
  Mr. Isenberg had other business connections, he was heavily interested in 
the Honolulu Dairymen’s Association and in 1913 he obtained an interest in a 
$7,000,000 coal concession from the Canadian government in the province of 
Alberta. He was a director of H. Hackfeld & Co. for many years and was a 
director of the Chamber of Commerce.
  In 1916, Mr. Isenberg married Bertha Kopke of Honolulu. They had one child, 
Dorothea Jane Isenberg.

Additional Comments:
A notation written in the book says that Dorothea became Mrs. Joseph Cole of 
Berkeley, California.

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