The history of today MAY 11

	The May 11, 1911, Pacific Commercial Advertiser reported that nearly 3,000 names were on a petition asking Congress to approve a new federal build ing for Honolulu.

1905: The board of archives of the Territory of Hawai'i is formed.

1909: More than 2,000 Japanese laborers in Waipahu go on strike for higher wages. Workers at the Honolulu Plantation in 'Aiea had gone on strike the previous day. The Advertiser reported that Japanese workers in 'Ewa and Waialua were expected to continue working so they could contribute funds to support the striking workers.

1915: A congressional party tours Kilauea. The lawmakers say they favor creation of a national park there.

1921: Judge Cornell Franklin grants a decree of condemnation for Washington Place, home of the late Queen Lili'uokalani, and it becomes the property of the Territory of Hawai'i. The value of the property was fixed at $55,000 and the previous legislature had made provisions for the government to purchase the home and property. It then became the official home of Hawai'i's governors.

1922: KGU, which is owned by The Honolulu Advertiser, begins commercial radio service in Hawai'i.

1929: A boxing commission is formed.

1931: Lorrin A. Thurston, militant leader in Hawaiian affairs for more than half a century, lawyer, statesman and publisher, dies. His grandparents, Asa and Lucy Thurston, were in the first missionary company that arrived on the brig Thaddeus. He was a key figure in the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy and the annexation of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. In 1898, he purchased the Pacific Commercial Advertiser.

1957: Fire rages out of control for nearly an hour and destroys the main building of 30-year-old Kailua Elementary School and threatens to spread to other buildings in the heart of town before it is put out by firefighters aided by hundreds of citizens.

1957: The new Nu'uanu Pali bridge and tunnels open to traffic.

1971: Almost 50 police officers and High Sheriff John Young evict Kalama Valley pig farmer George Santos and arrest 32 nonviolent protesters in a confrontation that had been anticipated for a month. Kalama Valley farmers and residents had been on month-to-month leases on the land, which Bishop Estate owned and planned to develop.

1977: Larry Price resigns as UH head football coach.

2000: President Clinton upgrades the World War II decorations of 21 Asian-American heroes to the Medal of Honor, including at least 10 men from Hawai'i. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye was one of the 10.

2002: The Manoa Falls trail reopens after clearing a final safety inspection. The trail had been closed since Feb. 1 when a landslide sent tons of debris crashing down near the base of the waterfall.

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