[3] In 1937, Mabel Leilani Smyth died suddenly after serving as the superintendent of the Territory of Hawaii Public Nursing Service for eight years.

[3] The massing of the building is simple, and double doors on the second floor are carved with a torch ginger design.

[4] In January 1940, a site was chosen for the building on the grounds of Queen's Hospital, oriented diagonally toward the intersection of Punchbowl and Beretania Streets.

Plans were made almost immediately to provide a refresher training for nurses, which included a variety of demonstrations and lectures.

[6] The Mabel Smyth Memorial Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 1994.