August 2nd and 3rd 2025
Margaret Morgan McCarthy (Mrs. Gov. C.J. McCarthy) (1865-1934) -- born in Honolulu in 1865 to Robert D. Morgan and Catherine Ward Morgan. Her parents both came from Ireland. She was educated at the Sacred Hearts Convent and married Charles James McCarthy in 1889. Her husband was Territorial Governor from 1918-1921. They had 5 daughters. She not only maintained and entertained at Washington Place as First Lady of the Territory, but also operated the Donna Hotel on Beretania St. from 1910 until her death. The Donna was one of the early "apartment hotels" that began opening in the early 1900s when tourist accommodations were relatively sparse compared to today. She also managed other apartment buildings at Waikiki.
Alexander Young (1833-1910) - Born in Scotland, he was an apprentice engineer in Glasgow and London before marrying Ruth Pearce in 1860 and going to Vancouver Island in 1860 to construct a sawmill. They arrived in Hawaii in 1865. He operated a small machine shop and foundry in Hilo. In 1869 he moved to Honolulu and bought the Honolulu Iron Works. He briefly served in the government under King Kalakaua and Queen Liliuokalani. Around 1900 he founded the Von Hamm-Young Co. With his son and son-in-law. They built the Alexander Young Hotel in the center of Downtown Honolulu. He eventually acquired the Moana Hotel and the Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki and opened up his private residence in Waikiki as an annex to the Alexander YOung Hotel, becoming Hawaii's first hotel magnate.
William F. Pogue ( 1856-1932) — son of Rev. John F. Pogue and Maria Kapule Whitney Pogue, born at Lahainaluna. His wife was Emma Victoria Saffery. He was a member of the Maui County Fair committee, Maui Chamber of Commerce, and the Maui Country Club. He worked for Alexander and Baldwin at the Haiku Sugar Co., managed Rose Ranch in Ulupalakua, Haleakala Ranch, and Kihei Plantation Co. He was chairman of the Maui County Board of Supervisors from 1908-1912, chairman of the Maui Loan Fund commission from 1912 until its disbanding. He was County Supervisor when the Hana Belt Road was being planned and was instrumental in raising money for the completion of the Hana Belt Road, which was built specifically to support tourism to the Hana area.
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