1700s-1800s
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- 1794 - Honolulu’s safe harbour discovered.[1]
- 1795 - Area populated by "Kamehameha's chiefs and followers."[2]
- 1810 - Kamehameha I relocates to inner harbour of Honolulu from Waikiki.[3]
- 1816 - Fort built.[1]
- 1820 - Honolulu becomes capital of Hawaii and the principal residence of the sovereign.[4][1]
- 1826 - C. Brewer & Co. founded.[5]
- 1833
- Oahu Charity School founded.[1]
- Brinsmade, Ladd, and Hooper in business.[2]
- 1836
- Lahaina, Maui becomes capital from 1837 to 1845.
- Royal Hawaiian Band founded.
- Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce begins publication.[6]
- 1840
- Royal School founded.[1]
- The Polynesian newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1842 - Kawaiahaʻo Church built.
- 1843
- 1845
- The capital is moved from Lahaina to Honolulu, with ʻIolani Palace as the royal residence.
- 1846 - Honolulu Police Department established.
- 1849
- August–September: French invasion of Honolulu.
- Hackfeld and Company in business.[7]
- 1850 - City becomes capital of the islands.[3]
- 1851
- Honolulu Fire Department organized.[8]
- Castle & Cooke in business.[9]
- 1853
- Oahu College active.
- British Club founded.[1]
- 1854 - Melchers Building constructed.
- 1856
- Pacific Commercial Advertiser newspaper begins publication.[10]
- Honolulu Sailor's Home opens.
- 1857 - Honolulu Rifles instituted.[11]
- 1858 - Bishop & Co. (bank) founded.[12]>
- 1860 - Queen's Hospital built.[13]
- 1863
- Population: 14,000 (estimate).[14]
- Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii built.
- 1865 - Hawaiian Gazette newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1866 - Wharf constructed.[14]
- 1870 - Post office built.[15]
- 1872
- 1873 - Aliiolani Hale (Parliament House) built.[13]
- 1877 - Kapiolani Park opens.
- 1879
- ʻIolani Palace built.
- Honolulu Library and Reading Room Association founded.[16]
- 1884 - Kapuāiwa Building constructed.
- 1886 - Fire in Chinatown.[17]
- 1889 - Bishop Museum and Manoa Chinese cemetery[18] founded.
- 1890 - Population: 22,907.[1]
- 1891 - Scottish Thistle Club founded.[1]
- 1892
- 1893 - January 17: Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii by Hawaiian League.
- 1894 - Theo H. Davies & Co. in business.
- 1896 - Yamato Shinbun Japanese/English-language newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1898
- City becomes part of the U.S. Territory of Hawaii.
- Honolulu Stock and Bond Exchange established.[8]
- 1899 - U.S. Naval Station, Honolulu established.
- 1900
- Population: 39,306.[1]
- Alexander Young Hotel built.[12]
- Honolulu Japanese Merchants Association[20][21] and Young Women's Christian Association chapter[22] organized.
- Alexander & Baldwin incorporated.[23]
- January 20: Fire in Chinatown.[17]
