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Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Honolulu Harbormaster
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Other form(s) of name
- Honolulu Harbor Master
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Description area
Dates of existence
1842-1921
History
The earliest records of shipping and harbor affairs date from 1841 and were kept by the Officer of Customs, entitled the Harbor Master, and placed under the Treasury Board in the Ministry of the Interior. In 1845, an act to organize the Executive Departments, the Treasury Board was dissolved and its functions were taken over by the newly created Ministry of Finance.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Harbormaster was separated from and made responsible to the Collector General. The Harbormaster's duties included keeping seamen's records, issuing bonds and permits to ship, collecting harbor fees and directing vessels to moorage.
Mandates/sources of authority
An Act to Organize the Executive Departments, October 29, 1845, Hawaiian Kingdom.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
1989-09-26, Compiled by Janet K. Zastrow.
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Maintenance notes
2021-03-29, Carol Kellett: Entered into AtoM.