
McKinley Tariff wipes out the advantages formerly held by Hawaiian sugar.
Inter-Island Telegraph Cable Company lays Moloka'i and O'ahu channel sections of cable but suspends operations after faulty cable is discovered.
SS
Farallon inaugurates direct trade between San Diego and Hilo.
Steam coasting service augmented by arrival of the
Hawai`i (wooden) from San Francisco and the
Claudine (iron) from Glasgow for Wilder's Steamship Company.
$6,962,000 worth of imports arrive in Hawai'i; exports total $13,143,000.