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The history of today

FEBRUARY 15


The arrival of the commercial jet age meant thousands of Honolulu residents would have to move to make way for a new airport, as this Feb. 14, 1956, story reported.

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1891: The funeral for King Kalakaua is held at 'Iolani Palace.

1909: The Pacific Commercial Advertiser reports that the Floral Parade General Committee will name the malihini judges who will select the winners of the Washington's Birthday Floral Parade. It was reported the idea of having visitors select the winners was met with almost universal favor and they were having little trouble finding people willing to serve.

1921: Two flying boats from the U.S. naval air station at Pearl Harbor set off to visit every harbor of every island of the Hawaiian archipelago. The flight, involving about 1,500 miles of flying, is to be the first comprehensive survey of the military and commercial potential of aviation in Hawai'i.

1941: The new U.S. naval air station at Kane'ohe Bay is commissioned in a brief five-minute ceremony.

1954: Central Pacific Bank opens. Tokumatsu Okazaki of Kalihi opened the first savings account.

1958: East Coast financier Harry Weinberg demands a seat on the board of directors for Honolulu Rapid Transit Co. but insists despite a spree of HRT share-buying that he is not after control of the company.

1958: Testimony before the Hawaii Aeronautics Commission overwhelmingly favors construction of a new Kona airport.

1959: Heloise Cruse, a military housewife living in Hawai'i, begins her column in The Honolulu Advertiser. First called Reader's Exchange, it eventually becomes the nationally syndicated Hints from Heloise. The first column asked readers for advice on cleaning a rug and for new ideas on cocktail foods. A Manoa housewife wanted tips on getting the shine out of her husband's navy blue suit.

1965: Hawai'i's application for a foreign trade zone at Pier 39 is approved in Washington. It is the nation's seventh foreign trade zone.

1976: Striking nurses ratify a new two-year contract, ending a 19-day walkout at six major hospitals.

1983: Reacting to an unfounded rumor of impending closure, Honolulu Federal Savings and Loan Association depositors withdraw $24 million from the institution's downtown office and branches. Police were asked to guard branches because of the large amount of money being given to depositors.


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