
Fire in Lahaina wipes out two blocks of commercial buildings.
First large group of Samoans comes to Hawai'i.
Peter Fukunaga opens a two-car repair garage after placing a down payment of $25. The company grows to become Servco, the state's largest auto retailer.
Pablo Manlapit organizes Filipino Federation of Labor.
$58,965,000 worth of imports arrive in Hawai'i; exports total $102,614,000.
Six non-plantation strikes take place during the year, including walk-outs by fishermen, telephone operators, iron workers and molders.
Honolulu Rapid Transit granted perpetual license to operate railway
system.