Chinatown, Honolulu
Chinatown,,Honolulu
The,Chinatown,Historic,District,is,a,Chinatown,neighborhood,of,Honolulu,,Hawaii,known,for,its,Chinese,American,community,,and,is,one,of,the,oldest,Chinatowns,in,the,United,States
Contents
1,History
2,Great,Honolulu,Chinatown,Fire,of,1900
3,Preservation
4,Government,and,infrastructure
5,Popular,culture
6,References
7,Further,reading
8,External,links
History
The,area,was,probably,used,by,fishermen,in,ancient,Hawaii,but,little,evidence,of,this,remains,Kealiʻimaikaʻi,,the,brother,of,Kamehameha,I,lived,in,the,area,at,the,end,of,the,18th,century,One,of,the,first,early,settlers,from,outside,was,Isaac,Davis,and,lived,there,until,18102,Spaniard,Don,Francisco,de,Paula,Marín,lived,in,the,southern,end,of,the,area,in,the,early,19th,century,,and,planted,a,vineyard,in,the,northern,end,,for,which,Vineyard,Boulevard,is,named3
During,the,19th,century,laborers,were,imported,from,China,to,work,on,sugar,plantations,in,Hawaii,Many,became,merchants,after,their,contracts,expired,and,moved,to,this,area,The,ethnic,makeup,has,alway,been,diverse,,peaking,at,about,56%,Chinese,people,in,the,1900,censuchinatown,honolulu,chinese,new,year,,chinatown,honolulu,restaurant,,chinatown,honolulu,dim,sum,,chinatown,honolulu,shopping,guide,,chinatown,honolulu,first,friday,,chinatown,honolulu,walking,tour,Chinatown,,Honolulu
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