| early 1800's |
Queen Ka'ahumanu visits
Hanauma Bay |
| 1848 |
The land is given to Victoria
Kamamalu; a descendent of King Kamehameha |
| mid 1800's |
Hanauma Bay is considered
the favorite fishing place of King Kamehameha V |
| 1883 |
The land is given to Bernice
Pauahi Bishop |
| 1884 |
Bernice Pauahi Bishop dies
and all her land holdings are placed in her estate |
| 1927 |
A road connecting Honolulu
and Makapu'u is completed allowing access to the bay |
| 1928 |
Hanauma Bay and Kokohead
district park is deeded to the City and County of Honolulu by Bernice
Pauahi Bishop Estate for use as recreational parks |
| 1941 |
Fearing Hanauma Bay would
be used as a landing site by Japan; defensive positions were established
by the army along all of Oahu's eastern shores, including Hanauma
Bay |
| 1950 |
Public bus starts service to Hanauma
Bay
The City and County of Honolulu budgets
$150,000 to dredge 3 swimming holes, to construct a road to the
beach, to build water tanks, and to improve the parking lot
|
| 1952 |
"Hanauma Bay is probably the most
popular of Oahu's parks" states the Board of Public Parks and
Recreation
A group from the University of Hawaii
excavates the cliff areas of Hanauma Bay
|
| 1956 |
A 200 foot wide channel
is dynamited through the center of the bay to accommodate the first
transpacific telephone cable, stretching from Hawaii to California |
| 1961 |
Keo Nakama becomes the first official
person to swim the 27 miles from Moloka'i to Hanauma Bay Oahu
The movie Blue Hawaii starring Elvis
Presley is filmed at Hanauma Bay
|
| 1966 |
A beach concession is opened
at Hanauma Bay |
| 1967 |
Hanauma Bay is designated
as Hawaii's first Marine Life Conservation District, thus prohibiting
fishing and collecting |
| 1970 |
Due to erosion, the City
and County imports sand to build a wave barrier on the reef crest
in order to close of the 1956 cable trench and restore the beach |
| 1979 |
Hanauma Bay is closed due to a visit
by a 6 foot gray shark
The City and County contracts a tram
service to and from the beach area. It is the only vehicle allowed
to use the access road from the beach to the parking lot
|
| 1983 |
A permit system for commercial use of
Hanauma Bay goes into effect
Construction begins to relocate the
parking lot and improve the picnic area
|
| 1987 |
Due to beach erosion 3,500
cubic yards of sand is imported from Kahuku Oahu |
| 1988 |
The Department of Transportation enacts
a ban on private and commercial boats entering the bay
Visitation to Hanauma Bay peaks at 3
million visitors annually
|
| 1990 |
New regulations enacted at the bay include
prohibiting the feeding of fish anything but permitted fish food
and closing the bay on Wednesdays until noon for maintenance purposes
The Friends of Hanauma Bay is formed
The University of Hawaii, Sea Grant
Extension Service begins the Hanauma Bay Education Program
|
| 1993 |
The City and County bans
smoking on the beach at Hanauma Bay |
| 1999 |
A fish feeding ban goes
into effect |
| 2002 |
The new education center
at Hanauma Bay opens; a short educational/conservation film is required
of everyone to see once per year in order to be granted beach access |
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