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1856. Arrived in Honolulu.
1857. Photographer, worked for W.F. Howland, Merchant Street
      1861-1862. Photographer, worked for J.W. King, Merchant Street
      1862-1865. Photographer and photo studio owner/operator, Merchant Street
      1866-1870. Photographer and photo studio owner/operator, 65 Fort Street
      1870-1874. Photographer and photo studio owner/operator, Cosmopolitan Gallery. 64 & 66 Fort Street
      1874-1876. Keene, New Hampshire.
      1876-1877. Photographer and photo studio owner/operator, Cosmopolitan Gallery. 64 & 66 Fort Street
1858. Photographer, distributed photographs by A.L. Smith, Fort Street
1859. Photographer and photo studio owner/operator 10 Nuuanu
1860. Photographer and photo studio owner/operator, 137 Fort Street
1861. Photographer and photo studio owner/operator, Hilo, Hawaii
1862. Photographer and photo studio owner/operator, Honolulu
      1884-1885. Photographer, distributed photographs by A.L. Smith, Fort Street
      1886-1901. Photographer, Main Street, Wailuku, Maui
1863. June 1, died Wailuku, Maui

The Supreme Court established by the Constitution of 1840 was abolished in December 1852 and reestablished by an 1853 act which mandated the transfer of the civil and criminal jurisdiction from the Superior Court to a new Supreme Court consisting of the three members of the former Superior Court.

While there is no statutory authorization for the Chinese Bureau of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department implemented the policy of the Hawaiian Government, through Cabinet Council resolution, adopted on July 13, 1883, to restrict the number of Chinese persons entering the Kingdom. Beginning with regulations issued on March 25, 1884, a system of entry permits was instituted limiting permanent entry to teachers, Christian clergyman, agricultural laborers, domestic servants, and to wives and children of Chinese residing in Hawaii. Temporary permits were issued to travelers and merchants with business affiliations in Hawaii. The Chinese Bureau first appears as a separate entity in the biennial reports of the Department of Foreign Affairs to the Legislature in 1892. Some naturalization records in this collection predate the Chinese Bureau but were used by the agency to conduct its business.

The functions of the Bureau relating to Chinese immigration were effectively terminated on November 24, 1898, when Joshua K. Brown assumed his duties as the United States Inspector of Chinese in Hawaii
to enforce the provisions of the United States Chinese exclusion laws. The Bureau continued to enforce the Hawaiian government's six-month residence bonds for merchants and travelers, and to complete the record keeping for outstanding permits until June 14, 1900. The Bureau issued death records of Chinese contract laborers up to 1902. All immigration functions were assumed by the United States government when territorial government was established in 1900.

Chun Afong arrived in Honolulu in 1849. He became a wealthy merchant and sugar planter. He was a commercial agent for China. In 1857, he married Julia Fayerweather. Together, they had 15 children. In 1890, he returned to China. He died in Macao in 1906.

The City & County of Honolulu 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.
Each County had their own Industrial Accident Board for a total of four: Hawai‘i, Maui, Kaua‘i and the City & County of Honolulu.

The records of the Collector General of Customs span the years 1841-1941 and include documents created by the Treasury Board, the Ministry of Finance, the Superintendent of Public Works and The Board of Harbor Commissioners. These records reflect the various functions, which were: the collection of customs duties; the regulation of entry and departure of passengers and cargo; the moorage of vessels; and the administration of the harbor.

Although official records of the Collector General of Customs begin in 1841, earlier documents indicate that the functions of the Harbor Master were carried out by Alexander Adams and Stephen Reynolds prior to that time. Related 20th century records may be found in the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Printed reports are filed in the Government Publication Collections. Broadsides and Tables of Customs House statistics are available for 1843-1873

The Commission on Aging existed from 1963 to 1977, but its records include those of two quasi-official predecessor agencies and date from 1958. It was concerned primarily with the development and coordination of plans, policies and activities for the elderly. The records consist of minutes and agendas of commission meetings.

There were two quasi-official predecessor agencies:
The Committee on Aging and Chronic Diseases, 1958-1959. It was established within the Department of Health on July 17, 1958, by the Director of Health, who also appointed its
members. It met five times between September 26, 1958 and February 16, 1959.
The Interim Commission on Aging. 1959-1964. When legislation to create a Commission on Aging failed to be reported out of committee, the Governor appointed an Interim Commission by "informal executive order." It was chaired by the Director of Health, first met on July 20, 1959, and met approximately monthly thereafter. Although it lost any official standing when the Commission on Aging was created by Act 198 on June 5, 1963, the Interim Commission continued to function until the Governor appointed the members of the new Commission. The Interim Commission last met on October 8, 1964.

Commission on Children and Youth. (May 17, 1949-June 30, 1976). Established by Act 294, SLH 1949 as the Territorial Commission on Children and Youth. Renamed and placed within the Department of Budget and Review by Act 1, 2nd Special SLH 1959. Transferred to the Office of the Governor by Act 107, SLH 1971. Had a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 21 members, including at least one member from each of the neighbor island counties, appointed to four year terms by the Governor. Ex-officio members included the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the President of the Board of Health, the Director of Public Welfare and the Judge of the Juvenile Court of the First Circuit. County committees on children and youth, mandated by Act 294, served as sub-committees of the Territorial Commission. The Commission was to study the needs of children and youth; review legislation dealing with children and youth, and propose changes and additions as necessary; appraise the availability, adequacy and accessibility of services for children and youth; encourage and foster local community action on behalf of children and youth; and develop and promote programs to prevent juvenile delinquency.

Predecessor agencies:
[Territorial Conference on Juvenile Delinquency]. (May [?], 1948-January [?], 1949). No reference to the conference has been located in statute or in the Governor's records, however reference to its final report (although not the report itself) has been found in newspaper reports and per Act 294, SLH 1949, it was explicitly superseded, and-its duties were taken over, by the Territorial Commission on Children and Youth.

[Governor's Citizens' Steering Committee on Juvenile Delinquency]. (ca. March 25, 1948-May 16, 1949). Newspaper reports indicate that it was appointed by Governor Stainback to prepare a program to combat juvenile delinquency. No reference to it has been located in statute or in the Governor's records however, per Act 294, SLH 1949, it was superseded, and its duties were taken over, by the Territorial Commission on Children and Youth.