Articles About Chinatown Honolulu

A collection of articles about the history of Honolulu's Chinatown and efforts being made to improve that part of Honolulu today.

Hawaiian Historical Society Chinatown Essays - Chinatown Burns to the Ground - Downtown was Dangerous - Dousing Honolulu's Red Lights - My Experiences in the Honolulu Chinatown Red-Light District Charlie Chan http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/February-2017/8-Things-You-Can-Only-Find-in-Honolulus-Chinatown/ Eight Things You can Only Find in Honoluou's Chinatown

Chinatown is a "Preserve America" Community
In May of 2006, Chinatown Honolulu was designated a "Preserve America Community Neighborhood" by the United States White House Advisory Council on Historical Preservation.

Bright Ideas For Improving Chinatown
Each of these ideas for improving and rejuvenating Honolulu's historic Chinatown district won $4000 in a contest organized by the City and County of Honolulu.

Honolulu's Chinatown Was Burned Down Twice
In January of 1900 most of Honolulu's Chinatown was burned to the ground when a fire intentionally set to destroy a outbreak of bubonic plague burned out of control. Another fire thirteen earlier also destroyed most of Chinatown.

Honolulu Advertiser: "Designs on Chinatown"

World Tourist on Honolulu's Chinatown

Preserve America Article About Chinatown Honolulu

2007 Honolulu Star Bulletin Chinatown Articles
-2007 Jan 12: Month Long Chinese New Year Festival

2005 Honolulu Star Bulletin Chinatown Articles
-2005 Mar 28: Mayor Envisions Chinatown as Art Center
-2005 Mar 17: Food Safety Promoted in Chinatown
-2005 Mar 13: Police Seek Aid in Watching Chinatown
-2005 Jan 28: Chinese New Year: Year of the Rooster
-2005 Jan 09: Book Review: Plague and Fire

2004 Honolulu Star Bulletin Chinatown Articles
-2004 Nov 04 Lighting Up the Hawaii Theater Marquee
-2004 Jan 04: Corner Saw Chinatown's First Big Fire

2003 Honolulu Star Bulletin Chinatown Articles
-2003 Dec 28: Like a Phoenix Wo Fat Rises
-2003 Dec 21: Armstrong Building is Chinatown Archetype
-2003 Dec 14: Design and Location Define Market
-2003 Jul 02: Proposal to Ban Sidewalk Vendors
-2003 Jun 30: Vendors Sprout on Chinatown Walkways
- 2003 Apr 10: Chinatown Eatery Suffer from SARS Fears

2002 Honolulu Star Bulletin Chinatown Articles
-2002 Mar 26: House of Fire Glows in Chinatown
-2002 Aug 28: Bye Bye Black Bird: Black Silkie Chicken
-2002 Mar 26: Book Review: The Money Dragon

2000 Honolulu Star Bulletin Chinatown Articles
-2000 May 29: Smile You're on Camera in Chinatown
-2000 Feb 01: 1900 Chinatown Fire: City at War
-2000 Feb 01: The Great Chinatown Fire
-2000 Feb 01: Plague Claimed More Lives then Fire
-2000 Jan 25: 1900 Chinatown Fire: False Hope
-2000 Jan 24: 1900 Chinatown Fire: Dark Days

1999 Honolulu Star Bulletin Chinatown Articles
-1999 Oct 06: Chinatown Food Walk

1998 Honolulu Star Bulletin Chinatown Articles
-1998 Oct 02: Boolk Review: Tale of Waipahu Chinese
-1998 Sep 29: A City Waiting to Be Reborn
-1998 Sep 29: Future Promise, Past Glory
-1998 Sep 19: New Era of Chinatown Crime Fighting
-1998 Jul 03: Taking Stock of Chinatown
-1998 May 26: Chinatown Sign May Be Granted More Prominence

1997 Honolulu Star Bulletin Chinatown Articles
-1997 Mar 18: Rain Doesn't Dampen Chinatown Tour

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About the Chinatown District of Honolulu

City of Honolulu Visitor's Guidee

Oahu Island Travel Guide

Hawaii for Visitors

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