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Washington Place was built by Captain John Dominis near ‘Iolani Palace in Honolulu on the island of O‘ahu. The two and a half story Greek Revival home constructed between 1844 and 1847, has lower level coral stone walls, columns circling the house, verandas, Tuscan columns, fanlight and sidelight entrance, Georgian floor plan, wood frame upper floor, and hipped roof.

Washington Place is significant for its association with the changing role of the United States in the world community and as the residence of the last ruling monarch of Hawai‘i, Queen Lili‘uokalani.

From 1919 to 2002, it continued to serve as the executive mansion for the territorial governors (1919-1959) and the state governors after Hawai‘i became the 50th State of the United States of America.

Washington Place was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2007.

Curtis Piʻehu Iʻaukea was born in the district of Waimea, island of Hawaiʻi on December 13, 1855 to J. W. and Lahapa [Nalanipo] Iʻaukea. Curtis was given in hānai (raised) to his uncle Kaihupaʻa, a royal retainer to Mōʻī (King) Kauikeaouli [Kamehameha III], who raised him to follow in his footsteps as a royal retainer. Being under the care of Kaihupaʻa, Iʻaukea lived near the palace grounds in Honolulu and grew up among the royal family. The education of Iʻaukea was sponsored by Mōʻī Alexander Liholiho [Kamehameha IV]. He attended St. Albanʻs in Paoua Valley, Oʻahu and Luaʻehu School in Lāhainā, Maui, both of which were Anglican schools founded in 1863 by order of Mōʻīwahine (Queen) Emma and were the fore-runner to ʻIolani School. In 1870, Iʻaukea returned to Honolulu and worked as a steward on the staff of Mōʻī Lota Kapuāiwa [Kamehameha V]. In 1872 Iʻaukea was sent to Maui to work at West Maui Sugar Plantation; his time there was a brief, five months. In 1874, at the request of Mōʻī David Kalākaua, Iʻaukea returned to Honolulu and resumed his service to the Royal Family. He began his new service as a personal aide to Kamaliʻikāne (Prince) Leleiohoku--heir apparent to the throne--then a year later received a commission as Captain in the Prince's Own Corps., followed by numerous other positions in the following years as stated below in the Historical/Biographical Chronology section. During this time, Iʻaukea met Charlotte Kahaloipua Hanks, daughter of Akini Tai Hoon and Frederick Leslie Hanks. They married on April 7th, 1877 in Honolulu and had 2 children, Frederick Hanks Nalaniahi and Loma Kahilipuaokalani. After the death of Mōʻī Kalākaua in 1891. Iʻaukea continued to work for the monarchy under Mōʻīwahine Liliʻuokalani. Following the 17 January coup that deposed the Queen, Iʻaukea continued in a number of government roles throughout the Provisional Government, Republic, and Territory of Hawaiʻi governments. Iʻaukea's travels took him to several countries, including organizing the Hawaiian legation to Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1897 and accompanying President Dole and his wife to Washington D.C. as secretary and military attache in 1898. Iʻaukea received several decorations from foreign dignitaries as well as Hawaiian Royal Orders from Mōʻī Kalākaua. Iʻaukea also served for a time as business agent for Mōʻī Liliuokalani in Her later years and as managing trustee of the “Liliuokalani Trust” from 1909 to 1923. Iʻaukea served as Secretary of the Territory of Hawaiʻi from 1917 to 1921; then Chair of the Hawaiian Homes Commission from 1933 to 1935; and as a member of the Archives Commission from 1937 until 1940. On March 5, 1940, Curtis Piʻehu Iʻaukea passed away in Honolulu.

The practice of leasing lands by His Majesty Kamehameha III predates the establishment of the Board of Commissioners of Crown Lands. The Crown Lands of the Hawaiian Kingdom were formally established after the mahele, or division of lands between Kamehameha III, the chiefs, and the konohiki. The mahele is a single land transaction that commenced on January 28, 1848 and ended on March 7, 1848. On March 8, 1848, Kamehameha III signed and sealed two instruments. One instrument surrendered a portion of Kamehameha III' s lands to the chiefs and people and served as his payment of commutation to the government. The lands conveyed by Kamehameha III to the government became known as Government Lands. The second instrument conveyed perfect title to the remaining lands for the personal use of Kamehameha III. These lands became known as Crown Lands and were the private lands of Kamehameha III, his heirs, and successors. "An Act relating to the lands of His Majesty the King, and of the Government" passed on June 7, 1848 codified the mahele and the creation of Government Lands and Crown Lands. Prior to 1865, the Crown Lands were alienable, the private domain of the King, leased and sold at his will, subject only to the rights of tenants.

"An act to relieve the royal domain from encumbrances, and to render the same inalienable," approved by Kamehameha V on January 3, 1865, made the Crown Lands inalienable and placed them under the administration of the Board of Commissioners of Crown Lands. The act mandated that Crown Lands descend to the heirs and successors of the Hawaiian Crown. The act limited Crown Land lease terms to a maximum of 30 years.

The act formally established the Board of Commissioners of Crown Lands.

Article 95 of the Constitution of the Republic of Hawaii merged Crown Lands and Government Lands to create what is known as Public Lands. The Crown Lands Commission dissolved by the passage of the Land Act of 1895. The function of managing Crown Lands which later became Public Lands passed on to the following Hawaiian government agencies: Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, Commissioner of Public Lands, and the Land Management Division upon approval by the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

The Industrial Accident Boards for the counties of Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii and the City and County of Honolulu had general powers to determine all questions arising under Act 221, SLH 1915. Appointed by the Governor, the boards were composed of five members, who served without salary and attended regular meetings about once a month. The bulk of the daily business and record keeping was done by a salaried secretary for each board.
The main functions of the boards, discussed further below, were: to monitor and ensure employer compliance with maintaining adequate security for payments, reporting injuries and paying out proper benefits per schedule; to hold hearings and render awards in disputed or complex cases; and to keep statistical records of the operation of the act.
Benefits were funded by the employers who were required to provide security for compensation. The boards were responsible for reviewing self insurance applications, and for monitoring compliance with security requirements; were empowered to hold hearings to determine delinquency and assess penalties; and if necessary could refer delinquencies to the county attorneys for prosecution. In furtherance of these duties, the boards had the right to inspect establishments of all employers in the Territory. Upon the occurrence of an injury, it was a board's duty to make sure reports were filed and procedures followed. The majority of the injury claims were settled by agreement between the employer and employee, subject to filing of a final report, which was reviewed and approved by the Board. Disputed or more complex cases were heard before the boards. The members had the power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths and examine books and records of the parties, and issue an award.
There was correspondence and dialogue between the various boards facilitating uniformity, but each board rendered its own independent rulings and awards. The award was final and enforceable by court decree unless stated procedures for appeal to the respective Circuit Courts were instituted. The Boards kept detailed statistical summaries of the injuries and claims and were required to make annual reports to the governor concerning the operation of the Act.
The records of the industrial accident boards have been organized into eleven series. In some cases the records in the series carry over to the period of the Bureau of Workmen's Compensation.

The County of Hawai‘i Industrial Accident Board was appointed by the [Territorial] Governor, consisting of five board members who served without salary and attended regular meetings about once a month. The bulk of the daily business and record keeping was done by a salaried secretary for each board.

1870-1874 H.L. Chase’s photo studio, 64 & 66 Fort Street
1876-1877. H.L. Chase’s photo studio, 64 & 66 Fort Street

At a a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Hawaiian Historical Society in 1925, trustee Albert P. Taylor, who was also Territorial Archivist, suggested that the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the Hawaiian Islands by Captain James Cook be commemorated by the Territory of Hawaii in 1928, with invitations to participate extended to the governments of Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The United States and Great Britain were requested to send warships to join in an international salute to Captain Cook. Bruce Cartwright, president of the Society, then suggested that the Society sponsor a request to the United
States Post Office and the Treasury Department for special issues of commemorative stamps and coins. These proposals met with favorable response and a committee was named to draft plans for such a celebration. Their plan was brought before the Chambers of Commerce of the different islands, approved by them and presented to Governor Wallace R. Farrington for consideration. He favored such a proposal but asked for more specific details to work on. This was complied with and the Hawaiian Historical Society's committee was designated by the Governor to act as a temporary "Governor's committee, for preparatory planning and help to draw up a measure to present to the Legislature. On April 13, 1927, Senator Lawrence M. Judd presented a Senate Concurrent Resolution which called for action on Mr. Taylor's and Mr. Cartwright's proposals. It was adopted by both houses and was followed by the Governor's approval of Act 256 on May 2, 1927, calling for a 5 man commission to take charge of arrangements for a week long (August 15-19, 1928) celebration of the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the Hawaiian Islands. Twenty thousand dollars was appropriated to provide entertainment for delegates who would attend and for the cost of conducting ceremonies. Albert P. Taylor, Bruce Cartwright, Colonel Curtis P. Iaukea, Commander
Victor Houston, U.S.N., and Reverend Henry Restarick were appointed commissioners. They elected Colonel Iaukea, chairman, and Commander Houston, vice-chairman, appointed Edgar Henriques, executive secretary, and named Dr. Herbert E. Gregory of the Bishop Museum and Professor Ralph Kuykendall to an advisory committee. When Commander Houston resigned to serve as Hawaii's Delegate to Congress, he
was made ·a member of the advisory committee with Dr. Gregory replacing him on the commission. Prior to the celebration, the advisory committee was renamed the honorary committee and expanded to include besides Delegate Houston and Professor Kuykendall, James Frank Wood, the Honorable Gerald H. Phipps, British Consul at Honolulu, Major-General Fox Conner, Commander of the U. 5. Army in Hawaii, and
Rear-Admiral George Marvell, Commandant of the Fourteenth Naval District. As Delegate to the U.S. Congress, Victor Houston helped push through it Public Resolution 13, authorizing the President to invite the government of Great Britain and other interested dominions to participate in the sesquicentennial
celebrations, and Public Resolution 86, which gave the director of the u. s. Mint authority to strike 10,000 fifty-cent coins in commemoration of the event and "for the purpose of aiding in establishing a Captain James Cook memorial collection in the Archives of the Territory of Hawaii." He and the Commission were
unsuccessful in their efforts for a commemorative stamp, but were able to have a supply of 2-cent and 5-cent stamps surcharged, "Hawaii, 1778-1928." Cook Sesquicentennial Commission. Assisting the Commission in carrying out the details of the programs on Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi were the Kona Civic Club, Kauaʻi Historical Society and the Kauaʻi Chamber of Commerce. Miss Marie von Holt of England helped by forwarding information regarding Captain Cook and especially about his and the crew's descendants, with the thought that invitations might be extended to them to participate in the activities in Hawaii. This project later became too complicated and involved and was dropped. Although Act 256 mentioned that the official Cook Sesquicentennial celebration was to cover the week of August 15-19, the program actually started on
the 13th and ended on the 20th. Four major events were: 1) Unveiling and dedication of a monument commemorating the discovery of the Islands by Captain Cook at Waimea, Kauai; 2) Unveiling of a bronze tablet at Kealakekua Bay, Kona, Hawaii, marking the spot where Captain Cook "fell when attacked by natives;" 3) Literary exercises in Honolulu, where different papers pertaining to Hawaiʻi and Captain Cook were read; 4) Pageant at Hamohamo, Waikīkī (Queen Liliʻuokalani's former home) "Hawaii, One Hundred and Fifty Years Ago." Official representatives of their countries at these occasions were U.S. Secretary of War Dwight Davis, Sir Joseph Carruthers of Australia and Maurice Cohen, Dr. Peter Buck and Commodore G.T.C.P. Swabey, R.N., from New Zealand. Besides these representatives, the different governments sent men-of-war to help make the celebration an impressive and formal event. The United States sent the
battleship U.S.S. Pennsylvania, Australia the cruiser H.M.S. Brisbane, New Zealand the cruiser H.M.S. Dunedin and Great Britain the cruiser H.M.S. Cornwall. The commemorative coins were all sold by the end of September at $2.00 each, except for a couple of hundred which were presented to certain personages
and all participants of the celebration. The Cook Sesquicentennial Commission
through commissioner Albert Taylor began to gather the materials for the Captain Cook Memorial Collection in the Archives of Hawaii. Miss Ruth A. Fisher of London assisted by buying, copying and photostating desired materials in various English collections and institutions. Mr. Taylor also compiled a narrative of the entire celebration, "Sesquicentennial Celebration of Captain Cook's Discovery of Hawaii (1778-1928)" and edited a pamphlet containing the papers read at the celebration. On June 25, 1929, the Cook Sesquicentennial Commission passed a resolution declaring its work ended. But it was not until April 29, 1931, that the Territorial Legislature abolished it with Act 259, which created a special revolving fund, providing for augmentation of the Cook Collection.

The Contractors License Board was established on June 4, 1957.