Timeline in Hawaiian History...1900 - 1924 AD

1900 – President McKinley signs the Organic Act on April 30, making Hawai‘i a territory of the United States.
• The U.S. Senate confirms the appointment of Sanford B. Dole as governor of Hawai‘i.
• The first wireless telegraph messages are sent in Hawai‘i.

1901 – The Territory of Hawai‘i's first legislature is convened in Honolulu.

1902 – The cable ship Silverton links the telegraph cable from San Francisco to Sans Souci beach at Waikīkī December 28, and the first message to be telegraphed from Hawai‘i to the U.S. mainland is sent January 1.

1903 – The first Koreans arrive to work on the sugar plantations.
• March 10 – Prince Albert Kunuiakea, 49, the last of the Kamehameha heirs to Hawai‘i’s throne dies.
• The Honolulu Symphony Orchestra performs its first concert.
• The Order of Kamehameha is founded.

1904 – The Waikīkī Aquarium opens; it is the third oldest aquarium in the United States.

1905 – to 1907, Queen Lili’uokalani entered claims against the U.S. totaling $450,000 for property and other losses, claiming personal ownership of the crown lands, but was unsuccessful. The territorial legislature of Hawaii finally voted Lili’uokalani an annual pension of $4,000 and permitted her to receive the income from a sugar plantation of 6,000 acres (24 km²), which was the private property of her late brother before his election as king.
• Gas for household fuel is manufactured in Honolulu for the first time.
• The first-ever O‘ahu county election is held, choosing, among others, a sheriff, county clerk, county auditor, county attorney, and county treasurer.
• Honolulu's new immigration station, built at Kaka‘ako, is dedicated.

1907 – January 9 - Mauna Loa erupts, sending lava toward Kona.
• The Oahu Country Club formally opens.
• Fort Shafter, headquarters for the army, becomes the 1st permanent military post in the territory.
• The College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (today the University of Hawai‘i) begins with twelve faculty members and five students.

1908 – The cornerstone for McKinley High School is laid.
• The U.S. House passes a bill providing for the creation of a naval base at Pearl Harbor at a cost of $2 million; U.S. Congress approves $3.1 million for the naval station.
• June 2 - Prince David Kawananakoa Piʻikoi (1868–1908), 40, heir presumptive to the throne of Hawai‘i dies.

1909 – The City and County of Honolulu is inaugurated with J. J. Fern as its first mayor.
• Schofield Barracks is established.

1910 – Liliuokalani brought an unsuccessful lawsuit against the United States seeking compensation under the Fifth Amendment for the loss of the Hawaiian crown land.

1911 – The first Chinese public school in Hawai‘i, the Mun Lun School, opens in Honolulu.
• Kaumakapili Church is dedicated.

1912 – Duke Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890-January 22, 1968) wins a gold medal in the 100-meter swim at the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden.
• Former Queen Lili‘uokalani helps lay the cornerstone for the Lili‘uokalani School.
• The only ship in the Hawaiian navy, Kaimiloa, is beached at Pearl Harbor and burned.

1913 – The Library of Hawai‘i, the first public library in Hawai‘i, opens in downtown Honolulu.
• Duke Kahanamoku breaks world swimming records in 75-yard and 100-yard races.

1915 – A Congressional party tours Kilauea and favors creating a national park there.
• Charles Reed Bishop (1822–1915) 93, dies in San Francisco June 7.
• Kahuku is the relay point for the first wireless messages exchanged between Japan and the United States. The message originated in Tokyo and was sent to New York.

1916 – Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is signed into existence by President Woodrow Wilson.

1917 – Former Queen Lili‘uokalani (1838 – 1917), 79, dies at Washington Place November 11.
1918 – The first interisland flight is made, flying from O‘ahu to Moloka‘i and back.
• The Hawai‘i National Guard is mobilized to protect the Islands after most members of the regular army are dispatched to France.

1919 – The Pearl Harbor drydock is formally dedicated.

1920 – The Prince of Wales visits Honolulu.

1921 – President Harding signs the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act July 9.
• ‘Āinahau, the former home of Princess Likelike and her daughter, Princess Ka‘iulani, is destroyed by fire.

1922 – January 7 – Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana‘ole, 50, last titular prince of the monarchy and a delegate to the U.S. Congress dies.
• KGU begins commercial radio service in Hawai‘i May 11.
• Washington Place, former home of Queen Liliuokalani, opens as the official residence of Hawai‘i's governors.

1923 – Hawai’i's legislature passes a "Bill of Rights", asking Congress for higher appropriations of federal funds on grounds that Hawai’i, while not a state, is still an integral part of the country.

1924 – The U.S. Congress passes Hawaii's "Bill of Rights."