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Registers of Entries and Clearances

Records of cargo-carrying vessels in Honolulu Harbor; includes ship name, tonnage, wharfage, date of arrival and departure, where from, destination, and type of cargo. Variously called "Port of Honolulu - Arrivals and Departures" and "Entries and Clearances."

Also included are the Journal of William Paty, Harbormaster and first Collector General, from Jan. 1842-Jan. 1845 (in the 1842-1849 volume); and the correspondence of Capt. A. Fuller, agent for the Bureau Veritas, from 1882-1884 (in the 1881-1894 volume). There are no records for 1865-1867.

Board of Harbor Commissioners

Records of Marine Note of Protest

Notarized declarations of "boisterous weather" or other mishaps encountered at sea, declared by the ship's captain upon arrival at the Port of Honolulu. Includes name of vessel, captain, and date of arrival. Few give detailed accounts of damage done to ship or cargo and the storms or accidents which caused it.

Board of Harbor Commissioners

Pilotage Records

Contains name of vessel, captain, dates of arrival and departure, where from, nationality, tonnage, draft, weather at time of arrival, pilot's name and remarks. Variously called "Inward and Outward Pilotage Records" (1877-1913), "Pilot's Reports" (1900-1915), and "Pilot's Log" (1915-1929).

The records from 1877-1913 are much less detailed than later ones.

Board of Harbor Commissioners