Charles Neal Arnold (May 18, 1880 – October 28, 1929) was the Mayor of Honolulu from January 2, 1927, to January 1, 1929. He was a Republican.

Background

Arnold was born in ʻŌʻōkala, Kingdom of Hawai'i of Native Hawaiian and European descent. ʻŌʻōkala is an unincorporated community near

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. The family relocated to Honolulu, and he worked temporarily for the Honolulu Bicycle, the California Feed Company. His long-term career spanned 27 years with the Honolulu Plantation Company in Aiea, Hawaii. He served on the Board of Supervisors of Oʻahu County, a governing body created during the

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. He retired from the sugar plantation only after he became Mayor of Honolulu.; During

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, he joined the military. He was stationed in Aiea, Schofield Barracks and

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. World War I ended November 11, 1918, and Arnold received an honorable discharge on February 3, 1919.

Personal life

Arnold was married twice and had 12 children. He had 6 children with Charlotte K. Taylor who died in 1916. Children by that marriage were Charles Jr., Alfred, William, Cecelia, Lillian Louise and Arthur. In 1918, he married Julia Kanaana Colburn, daughter of

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and Julia Naoho. Together, they also had 6 children - Shafter, June, Alice, Yvonne, Francis and Thomas.;

References

20th-century mayors of places in Hawaii Mayors of Honolulu 1880 births 1929 deaths Hawaii Republicans People from Hawaii (island) Military personnel from Hawaii Burials at Oahu Cemetery Native Hawaiian politicians American people of Native Hawaiian descent American military personnel of Native Hawaiian descent {{Honolulu-stub