[7] When Marcos died in 1989, the Consulate General refused to lower the Philippine flag to half staff, despite being pressured to do so by pro-Marcos groups in Hawaii, and showed no visible signs of mourning his death.

[4] Originally owned by the family of German-born businessman William Pfotenhauer,[10] who was hailed as one of Honolulu's greatest businessmen upon his death in 1913,[11] the house later passed to the possession of another German couple, Kauaʻi sugar barons Albert and Florence Horner, to serve as their summer home, where it quickly became a center for social and cultural events.

[10] On July 4, 1947, the first anniversary of Philippine independence from the United States, Farolan proposed the acquisition of a building for the Consulate's chancery, which would be funded by pooling donations.

[13] This led to the formation of the Philippine Memorial Foundation (PMF), which purchased the property from Marshall the following year for $80,000 ($1.01 million in 2023 dollars).

[13] The new chancery was inaugurated on November 14, 1948, with the Farolans throwing a reception to celebrate the occasion,[10] but full operations would not begin until the following Tuesday.

[4] Two years later, the city government of Honolulu later acquired 11,395 square feet (1,058.6 m2) of the estate to facilitate the widening of the Pali Highway,[12] and the PMF, having already served its purpose, dissolved in 1961.

[17] The Philippine government signed an agreement with construction company Rider Levett Bucknall in 2017 for another renovation,[18] which was completed in March 2021.