Why Hawaii Got Electricity Before Most of the Rest of the World

Recommendable! When the king of invention and the king of Hawaii got together ... 

" ... Interestingly, the electrification of Iolani Palace was not the first demonstration of electric lighting in the Hawaiian Islands. That distinction goes to a sugar mill on Maui owned by sugar magnate Claus Spreckels. On 22 September 1881, Spreckels demonstrated electric lights at Mill No. 1 on his plantation. He realized that artificial lighting would allow his workers to process sugar cane around the clock, thus avoiding the expense of any downtime during peak season. ... "

Why Hawaii Got Electricity Before Most of the Rest of the World - IEEE Spectrum In 1881, Thomas Edison convinced King Kalakaua that electric streetlamps were superior to gas