The history of today APRIL 10

The board of supervisors heard testimony on a proposal to open Tantalus road to automobiles, The Pacific Commercial Advertiser reported on April 10, 1911.

1877: Prince Leleiohoku, heir to the throne, dies.

1892: Hawai'i Supreme Court Associate Justice Lawrence McCully dies at age 60. He was also a member of the Privy Council of State.

1906: The board of directors for the Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land Co. adopts a 10- and 20-minute car service for the Hotel Street, Beretania Street and Wai'alae Avenue lines.

1925: History is made at KGU radio station when thousands on the Mainland tune into a program of Hawaiian music aired on the new 500-watt set, which was opened on the third anniversary of broadcasting in Hawai'i. Johnny Noble and his Moana Hotel orchestra performed.

1926: Mauna Loa erupts, sparking a large forest fire. At least five fountains are visible.

1933: With the sale of beer now legal again in the United States, 500 licenses to sell beer are taken out in Honolulu.

1940: With half of Pacific war drills completed, the U.S. Navy's fleet arrives at Lahaina. While off Lahaina, more than 40,000 officers and sailors went through antiaircraft and submarine drills.

1950: The U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee begins hearing testimony on alleged communism in Hawai'i. On the first day, three witnesses, including a chicken farmer and a Honolulu city-county supervisor said they belonged to the communist party.

1950: The Hawai'i Constitutional Convention, which had opened earlier in the month, begins drafting a Hawai'i Constitution.

1970: Sen. Daniel K. Inouye says the United States should admit it made a tragic mistake in Vietnam and should propose an immediate and complete cease-fire.

2002: City Councilwoman Rene Mansho resigns as a grand jury prepares to consider criminal charges involving her use of public funds and campaign money.

2002: The despised state traffic camera enforcement program ends when Gov. Ben Cayetano orders the Transportation Department to terminate the program.

2003: Police capture three Halawa prison escapees who had eluded an islandwide dragnet for almost a week. All three were captured in separate locations in Windward O'ahu.

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