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100 Years Ago – Body of a Sailor Found

100 Years Ago – Body of a Sailor Found

As noted in the 20 January 1921 issue of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, the body of Kauwi (Kaiwi) Mu was found...

OE35 Wave Energy Converter Buoy

OE35 Wave Energy Converter Buoy

OceanEnergy is a company based in Cobh (Cork), Ireland. Its OE35 Wave Energy Converter Buoy was built by Vigor Industrial...

From Names to Numbers

From Names to Numbers

On 6 January 1914, the Board of Harbor Commissioners unanimously accepted a special committee report that recommended that Honolulu Harbor...

100 Years Ago – Harbor Welcome for Duke Kahanamoku and Fellow Olympians

100 Years Ago – Harbor Welcome for Duke Kahanamoku and Fellow Olympians

On the morning of 9 November 1920, Matson’s Matsonia arrived in Honolulu Harbor from San Francisco with a group of...

100 Years Ago – Steerage Passengers with Mumps

100 Years Ago – Steerage Passengers with Mumps

The 3 September 1920 issue of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin contained an article about Filipino steerage passengers who were ill with mumps:...

100 Years Ago – Affordable Meals for Honolulu Stevedores

100 Years Ago – Affordable Meals for Honolulu Stevedores

In 1920, the high cost of living (popularly referred to as H.C.L. at the time) in Hawai‘i was of great...

Aloha Red Dolphin

Aloha Red Dolphin

On 29 December 2019, the catamaran Red Dolphin was towed out of Honolulu Harbor by Foss Maritime’s tug Freedom and...

National Maritime Day 2020

National Maritime Day 2020

May 22 is National Maritime Day in the United States. It was designated as such by the US Congress in...

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