Hawaii History

... Mercado Kim's uncle, John Sayin Kim, became Godfather of Hawaii organized crime after the explosion of his Cadillac Eldorado in Chinatown ....

... On Sept. 17, 1959, King made a historic visit to Honolulu and addressed the first session of the Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives ....

... Hawaiian Airlines has not been owned by an individual or entity in Hawaii for a long time ....

... Rather than get personally involved and perhaps step on the wrong toes, people deliberately chose to go along to get along ....

... Sunday November 5, 2023, at State Capitol ....

... A recount of Hawaii’s votes ultimately reversed the outcome of the state election ....

... the Declaration of Independence set our nation on its course to become the leading light for freedom throughout the world ....

... why have prices spiked over the past half-century? ....

... Former President Barack Obama, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, Governor of Hawaii Josh Green, and Senator Hirono Promote Peace through Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Sister Park Arrangement ....

... a list of political careers derailed by rail ....

Today is Kamehameha Day in Hawaii....

... It’s a rare man who enters politics and leaves this world mourned as much by his political adversaries as his friends and allies ....

... the personal, face-to-face level, Sam was really hard to beat ....

... About 15,965 Americans residing in Hawaii enlisted to fight in World War II ....

“Sam dedicated some 20 years to representing East Honolulu and was a vocal member of the Republican Party and a longtime strong voice for small business.”

... SEW A LEI FOR MEMORIAL DAY ....

... Administratively, the Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission will be managed by the City’s Department of Planning and Permitting ....

... remember Al Hee?  The first in the current wave of Hawaii corruption cases, Hee's indictment was handed down on the exact second anniversary of Dan Inouye's death ....

... Abraham Lincoln freed Hawaii plantation laborers from indentured servitude--in 1900--35 years after he was assassinated.  How?  Keep reading ....

... Na Po’e Kokua failed to show it represents individuals seeking to recover loan funding meant for Native Hawaiian homelands ....

... a Maui-based 'nonprofit' filed a complaint seeking the funds ....

... Nickie Lum of the Infamous Lum Crime Family Sentenced for Facilitating Unregistered Lobbying Campaign in Exchange for Approximately $3 Million ....

... 40 miles off the coast of Hawaii, FV Rachel attached a large amount of Methamphetamine to a Radio Frequency (RF) buoy and dropped the drugs into the ocean ....

... Hawaii doesn’t have any more or less corruption than any other part of the country, but it does lack whistleblowers and introspection, which makes combating corruption so difficult ....

... HART excuses are nearly Biblical: Plague, Frogs, Fires, and Cracks -- but the real reason slipped out as COVID shut down Hawaii's tourism industry: “After Wasting Billions to Build Rail, is it worth $160 million a year to operate?” ....

... to identify geographic names and federal land unit names that are considered derogatory and solicit proposals on replacement names ....

... A number of talented staff have left the museum in recent months, many citing a toxic work environment ....

... In the United States, Hawaii was the first to pass a town-and-country-type land-use law in 1961 ....

... Waihee operative Norma Wong -- kitted out with a spanking new Hawaiian name ‘Kawelokū’ -- was sent, June 22, 2022, to denounce Kamehameha Schools and Lahainaluna School before the Sen Brian Schatz’ Indian Affairs Committee ‘Oversight Hearing on Indian Boarding Schools' ....

... Cultural appropriation by the Polynesian Voyaging Society is robbing me and my Micronesian brothers of our heritage, history and truthful place in the world ....

... Fat chance of the Feds giving us that much now ....

"... 1819 to 1969, the federal Indian boarding school system consisted of 408 federal schools across 37 states or then territories, including 21 schools in Alaska and 7 schools in Hawaii ...." -- US DoI report

... Kahele was picked for the Senate by the best friend of a double murderer.  A bribery convict helped him "transition to the State Senate", a friend of Katherine Kealoha works for him, and Honolulu's unindicted mayor made way for his Gubernatorial campaign ....

... At great cost, isolation from the world delayed the spread until vaccines and treatments were available ....

... the first evening tour of the ʻIolani Palace held in over a year ....

... 2,439,075 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Hawai‘i. DOH estimates 73.2% of the state’s population has received either two doses ....

... Father Damien, who had just been diagnosed with leprosy, needed an assistant to help him carry on his work after he was gone. Dutton threw himself into the work ....

... After years rotting in Hawaii, a 19th century Clyde-built ship is finally coming home ....

... New report details how Jones Act targeted Alaska from the start ....

"Manufactured attacks on critical race theory aim to dismantle ongoing efforts to provide an equitable education for all keiki" -- HSTA

... the science behind creating vaccines is not new. It has been around for more than 200 years ....

... Would the Hawaiian Kingdom Compel Everyone to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine? The Answer is “YES” ....

... we have now submitted our bid in the RFP process, set up recently by DOT Harbours Dept of Honolulu, for the removal of the Falls of Clyde ....

... there are at least eight separate federal Jones Acts ....

... DOT says solicitation for removal of the historic Falls of Clyde canceled, to be reissued in July ....

... At least six other current and former members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation have supported such legislation one or more times ....

... They were authorized via special legislation approved by Congress, including members of Hawaii’s own delegation ....

... “We’re not proud of it.  But crystal methamphetamine is our gift to the nation. It started here.” -- Judge and Former US Attorney Ed Kubo ....

... HR148 to change McKinley High School’s name back to Honolulu High School will be heard by the House Committee on Education on Thursday, March 18, at 2 p.m. ....

... Almost 15 years to the day since deadly Ka Loko flood March 14, 2006 ....