Statewide County HI Archives News.....Hawai'ian Chronology and the United States -- Part 17. July 12, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/hi/hifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Darlene E. Kelley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00026.html#0006374 August 3, 2008, 6:56 pm Keepers Of The Culture, A Study In Time Of The Hawaiian Islands July 12, 2008 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Darlene E. Kelley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00026.html#0006374 July 12, 2008. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Historical Collections of Hawai'i Keepers of the Culture A Study in Time of the Hawai'ian Islands Hawai'ian Chronology and the United States -- Part 17. by Darlene E. Kelley ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chronology -- Part 17. ++ 1925 -- The United States battle fleet conducts extensive maneuvers in Hawai'ian waters. Five Army Air Corps airplanes land as use island facilities for occasionnal miltary exercises expands. First elected female serves in the Legislature. The Fronk-Wynn Clinic ( later the Fronk Clinic ) is founded in Honolulu by Dr. Clarence E. Fronk. Territorial Legislature establishes the Honolulu Sewer and Water Commission New Library building completed on University of Hawai'i Campus. Kawaiaha'o Church closed for safety reasons when all interior woodwork found to be honey-combed by white ants and borers. Bank of Bishop and Company building completed, later known as Bishop National Bank. $83,754, 000 worth of imports arrive in Hawai'i; Exports total $104,625,000. April 16 - The earliest locally written operetta, Pele and Lohiau, by Fred Beckley, is performed at the Hawai'i Theater; another, Prince of Hawai'i, by Charles E. King, is performed at the Liberty Theater on May 4. Seaside Hotel begins construction in Waikiki. English section added to Japanese language newspaper, Hawai'i i Hochi July 5 -- Wallace R. Farrington is the first Territorial Governor to be appointed to a second term. August 31- The first flight between the mainland and Hawai'i begins near san Francisco with departure of a two-engine PN-9 Navy seaplane under John Rodgers and crew of four; running out of fuel about three hundred miles from the islands, the plane is rescued on September 10 off Nawiliwali, Kaui by Submarine R-4. Radium used to treat leprosy at Kalihi Leper Receiving Hospital. Korean Episcopal Church completes construction of new Church building. Visiting performers include pianist Fritz Kreisler and violinists Zacharewitch and Jules Falk. U.S. -- Nellie Tayleo Ross is the first women to be elected Governor of a State ( Wyoming .) Concerns are made about Hitler's writing of Mein Kampf. Ku Klux Klan ( KKK ) reaches peak membership. ++ 1926 -- Sanford B. Dole dies June 9th -- Former President of the Republic of Hawai'i. Alaho Tower dedicated. Honolulu Stadium opens Tom Blake invents the hollow surfboard, revolutioning surfboard design. Beryl Mills, " Miss Australia passes through Hawai'i on her way to the beauty pageant to be held in Atlantic City. C. Brewer & Company celebrates centennial of compnay founding. $86,517,000 worth of imports arrive in Hawai'i' Exports total $100,145,000. Construction begins on Richards Street of YMCA building designed by San Francisco's architect Julia Morgan. Dr. Mon Fah Chong, a neurologist, is first to offer private psychiatric treatment in Honolulu. U.S. -- Gertrude Ederle of the United States is the first woman to swim the English Channel. The first pop-up toaster is introduced. Harry Houdini dies, saddens all world wide magicians. ++ 1927 -- The Natatorium War Memorial opens its doors to the Public; Hosting the AAU National Outdoor Swimming Championships. April 8 -- The Honolulu Academy of Arts, incorporated in 1922 under the sponserhip of Anna Charolette Rice Cooke, opens a a gallery and museum. Maryknoll Elementry School established. Hawai'i's first Territorial airport -- John Rogers opens --is dedicated.March 21, 1928 ( Now Honolulu International Airport.) thus becoming the first formally designated civilian airfield in Hawai'i. June 28-29 -- Lieutenants Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger of the United States Army, make the first fully successful non-stop flight from mainland to Hawai'i in Fokker C-2-3 Wright trimotor plane " Bird of Paradise." July 15- The civilian flight from the mainland ends in a crash landing when Ernest L. Smith and Emory B. Bronte, who flew their Travelair monoplane for twenty five hours, ran out of fuel and land unhurt after crashing into a keawe tree on Molokai. August 16 -- The Dole air derby from Oakland, California, to Hawai'i is won by Art Goebel in monoplane "Woolaroc" with William Davis as navigator; Martin Jensen of Honolulu is second, with navigator Paul Schluter in " Aloha " Two prizes, one of $25,000 and one of $10,000 were offered by James D. Dole. Out of eight planes starting at Oakland, California, two smash in taking off, two are forced to turn back, and two others disappeared over the ocean; altogether this first trans-oceanic flight in history claimed 10 lives. Art Goebel's time was 26 hours, 17 minutes. He is greeted by over 20,000 people at Wheeler Field. They say that over 24 planes entered, only the two make it to the finish line. Construction begins on a paved road to the head of Waimea Canyon on Kaua'i. Lunalilo Home moves location to Hawai'i Kai, takng over the former dormitory for workers and officers of the Marconi Wireless Company. Billboards are outlawed. Theodore Richards buys 35 acres on Kaneohe to found community project called Kokokahi ( one blood ). Royal Hawai'ian Hotel built with plans to cater to Cruise Liners. SS Malolo, first of Matson's great luxery liners, arrives in Honolulu. First drive-in restaurant called KC Drive Inn, opens at corner of Kalakaua and Ala Wai. $88,802,000 worth of imports arrive in Hawai'i; Exports total $111,504,000. Vigorous eruptions take place at Halema'urna'u. First Filipino graduate of the University of Hawai'i was Fortunato Teho. He earns a degree in Sugar Technology. Centennial of the Catholic mission in the islands are celebrated with a pageant and parade. U.S. - Charles Augustus Lindbergh in monoplane " Spirit of St.Louis " achieves the first solo transatlantic flight and lands in Paris. Ford introduces the Model A Ford. Overseas radio transmission service is introduced. Iron Lung invented. Clara Bow, Hollywood actress, stars and premiers in the film " Hula " which was filmed in Hawai'i. ++ 1928 -- The first complete crossing of the Pacific by air is achieved when Charles Kingsford-Smith and a crew of three, fly their Fokker trimotor plane " Southern Cross, " from Oakland, California to Australia by way of Hawai'i and Fiji. March 21 -- Dedication cerimonies of John Rodgers Airport; the first civilian airport in Hawai'i. Large celebration was attended with Hula dancers, Native music, Lei's, and food. Native Hawai'ian blessing was performed. Clarence Linden " Buster " Crabbe is Hawai'i's lone medalist at the Amesterdam Olympics, winning a Bronze in the 1,500-meter freestyle. Chain of Craters Road is competed in the volcano area of Hawai'i Island. Federal Government mints 50-cent silver coin to commemorate Cook Sesquincentennial. Hulihe'e Palace in Kona restored and dedicated as a museum. "Waialea" begins inter-island steamer service to Kaua'i. "Malolo" brings delegates from Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and other Pacific Northwest Cities to look at business and commercial opportunities in Hawai'i. New Industry produces paper and board ( called Celotex ) from bagasse, a sugar mill waste product. $74,977,000 worth of imports arrive in Hawai'i from the United States. Total imports equal $88,124,000, while exports stand at $119,480,000. Introduced songbirds in the Islands include African Ring doves, Mexican mockingbirds, Peking nightingales, meadow larks, Peewee larks, Willy Wagtails, and Yamagara. First hit song composed in Hawai'i for a Broadway musical comedy is Noel Coward's " A Room With A View." included in " This Year of Grace." O'ahu born Artist Isami Doi returne to Hawai'i from New York for his one man show. Arthur Brooke of the Boston Symphony arrives in Honolulu to lead the Symphony Society. U.S. -- Richard E. Byrd begins his two year expedition to Antarctica. First reclining chair invented, called the High Boy. Micky Mouse makes his first introduction of "Steamboat Willie." Penicillin is discovered. ++ 1929 -- Boxing legalized in the Territory of Hawai'i. Scheduled operation of Inter-Island Airways. Ltd. ( now Hawa'ian Airlnes ) begins. Laurence Judd appointed Governor by President Hoover. New Honolulu City Hall completed. Dillingham Hall auditorium built on Punahou Campus. National AAU women's swimming meet held at Waikiki. Cornerstone laid for new Kapi'olani Maternity Home. Hilo breakwater dredging is completed. " Hualali " and " Humuula "join fleet of inter-island passenger steamers. $92,703,000 worth of imports arrive in Hawai'i; Exports total $108,439,000 Kentucky or Virginia Cardinal released in the Islands between 1929 and 1931. The Hawai'ian blind snake, a tiny wormlike creature, arrives in the soil surrounding plants brought from the Philippines to landscape the Kamehameha School grounds. Frequent and severe eartquakes rock Kona district of Hawai'i. New project hatches nene goslings in captivity at game farm at Mokapu, O'ahu. First showing of sound films begins in Hawai'i Theaters. "Lei Day" first observed. Historic Markers placed at Polihale and Malae heiau on Kaua'i, at Pu'ukohola heiau on Hawai'i at Kawaihae, at the 'Iao Valley battleground where Kamehameha fought Maui's forces, and at Ka'ahumanu's birthplace in Hana, Maui. U.S. -- Stock-market prices collapse in autumn and American securities decline by twenty-six billion dollars; beginning of great worldwide depression and economic suffering. Al Capone organizes the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago. Richard Byrd starts mapping of Antarctica ++ 1930 -- The fourth Federal Census shows the Island population to be 368,336. Just over 46,000 Filipinos live and work in Hawai'i. Puerto Ricans in the Islands number 6,671. Pure Native Hawai'ians dwindle drastically. The growing depression lossens dominance of big corporations in the Islands and encourages challenges by labor organizers. First visit of Henry J. Kaiser to Hawa'i the future scene of his many activities. He became interested in developing the future island economy. Eighth Field Artillery Corps build a miltary road over Kolekole Pass, connecting Schofield Barracks with Waianae Heirs of J.M. Dowsett donate his Punahou Avenue home and grounds to the Shriners to be maintained forever as a hospital for the benefit of crippled children. Car Radios first sold in the Islands. First sports broadcast covers the California-Stanford game on KGU broadcasting company KGMB transmits a ten-minute Christmas segiment, the first radio broadcast from Hawai'i to California. Four Hawai'i athletes compete in the National Junior Oympic games at Atlantic City. $ 91,126,000 worth of imports arrive in Hawai'i; Exports total $ 100,916,000. Alexander & Baldwin Company occupies new headquarters building in downtown Honolulu. Matson Navigation Company merges with Los Angeles Steamship Company to develop Hawai'i trade with Pacific Coast Ports. New intimately-scaled Mediterranean-style headquarters completed for C. Brewer and Company in downtown Honolulu at Fort and Queens Streets. Mutual Telephone Company continues to place city phone wires underground. Underground cable milage in the Islands totals 33,262,49. U.S.-- Al Capone, Chicago gangster sentenced to eleven years in prison for Tax evasion. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Continued in part 18. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/statewide/newspapers/hawaiian10nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/hifiles/ File size: 12.3 Kb