Another Bishop estate holds lots of island history

By Bob Sigall

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 11, 2013

~~<p>My editor and I were talking about the decision to close Macy's downtown on Fort and King streets. Several articles have looked at the site, which, for more than 100 years, was a Liberty House, or H. Hackfeld & Co. as it was called before that. Instead, I thought I'd write about the site across the street from it this week.</p>
<p>The property across Fort Street, near the mauka corner of King Street, has a great deal of historical significance. King Street was a lot narrower 170 years ago, and Bishop Street did not exist until the Alexander Young Hotel was built around 1902.</p>
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My editor and I were talking about the decision to close Macy's downtown on Fort and King streets. Several articles have looked at the site, which, for more than 100 years, was a Liberty House, or H. Hackfeld & Co. as it was called before that. Instead, I thought I'd write about the site across the street from it this week.

The property across Fort Street, near the mauka corner of King Street, has a great deal of historical significance. King Street was a lot narrower 170 years ago, and Bishop Street did not exist until the Alexander Young Hotel was built around 1902. Login for more...