Honolulu has rocketed from being a remote fishing village to a major Pacific metropolis. Honolulu means 'protected bay', which aptly describes the calm, deep-water harbour that borders it. Then Captain William Brown, came upon the bay and dubbed it Fair Haven, echoing the Hawaiians' name for it. When word spread about Brown's discovery, traders were ecstatic. And the village grew into a bustling seaport, chock-a-block with sandalwood exporters and whalers.