Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS IX
3. Preface XI
4. Introduction 1
5. PART 1. A POLITICAL CHRONICLE
6. 1. From Village to City 5
7. 2. The Island Capital 14
8. 3. A False Start in Creating Municipal Government 25
9. 4. The County of Oahu 43
10. 5. The Political World of Joe Fern 66
11. 6. Johnny Wilson's Honolulu 98
12. 7. The Depression Years 125
13. 8. Honolulu in World War II 164
14. 9. The Return of Johnny Wilson 192
15. 10. Honolulu under Mayor Blaisdell 224
16. 11. A New City in a New State 253
17. 12. The Blaisdell Era Ends 273
18. PART 2. CITY GROWTH AND PLANNING
19. 13. To Plan or Not to Plan 291
20. 14. City Growth: 1920-1940 307
21. 15. Postwar Growth and Planning 351
22. Epilogue 375
23. Appendix: Historical Statistics 381
24. Notes 393
25. Bibliography 423
26. Index 443