A few years later, C. H. Lewers enjoyed a sojourn on America's east coast, and returned to Hawaii on February 21, 1856, with his cousin Robert in tow.

[1] Initially, business was modest, but the economic prosperity from the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 trickled down to the lumber industry as sugar plantations had increasing needs for on-site construction materials.

Breaking away from the norms of businesses of that era, the new partnership stipulated in their articles of incorporation that the directors be given the discretion of making corporate contributions towards the social and religious benefit of the community.

[1] Transporting lumber evolved during Lewers' association with the company, from drays and hand carts to motorized vehicles.

[7] His fraternal and civic memberships included the Freemasons, Oahu Country Club, the Odd Fellows and the Shriners.

She was born February 24, 1844, in Honolulu, the only daughter of Massachusetts sea captain Joseph Oliver Carter (1802–1850) and his wife Hannah Trufant Lord (1809–1898).

[12] The two-story beach-front home he built for his family in 1883 was at the end of what is now Lewers Street in Waikiki, currently the location of the Halekulani hotel.