Stamp Act goes into effect establishing production and cancellation procedures for adhesive postage stamps; production falls under the jurisdiction of the government's Minister of Finance.
Hamakua-Haiku water works opens.
Import duties increase to 25 percent.
$2,554,000 worth of imports arrive in Hawai'i. The Islands export $2,578,000 worth of goods.
Contract drafted for Portuguese plantation labor. Signing up for 36 months of service, workers will receive free passage from Madeira, daily rations, lodging, garden space, medical care and wages paid in gold or silver.
Fire breaks out along Honolulu's waterfront Esplanade, destroying old buildings and warehouses and causing $258,700 in losses.
