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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...

100 Years Ago – Captain Solomon Keonaona

100 Years Ago – Captain Solomon Keonaona

From the 1 April 1920 issue of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, an article regarding the quick action taken by Captain Solomon...

100 Years Ago – Influenza Epidemic

100 Years Ago – Influenza Epidemic

With the serious concern surrounding the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, which has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization...

Busy Christmas Afternoon

Busy Christmas Afternoon

While many people in Hawai‘i were enjoying Christmas Day with their families, it was a busy workday for others in...

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