ALBERT McWAYNE

Albert McWayne was born in Geneva, Illinois, on March 28, 1853, the son of Andrew McWayne. As a young man, he studied pharmacy and came to Honolulu aboard the "D. C. Murray", arriving on January 20, 1875. He obtained a position in the drug store owned by Dr. George Trousseau and for many years conducted a pharmacy on the site of the former Allen & Robinson building at Fort and Merchant streets.

In 1876 Dr. McWayne married Miss Lucy H. Robinson in Honolulu. She was the daughter of Mr. James Robinson, one of the most prominent figures in the early history of Hawaii. The McWaynes had one daughter, Lulu (Mrs. Kulamanu Nash), and three sons: Robinson Allen, Charles A. and C. Scott.

After a number of years in the field of pharmacy, Dr. McWayne decided to study medicine. He went to the mainland where he attended Hahnemann Hospital and College of Medicine in Philadelphia which granted his M.D. in 1883.

Returning to the Islands in June, 1885, Dr. McWayne practiced in Honolulu for the next nine years. On June 1, 1892, he was appointed superintendent of the Insane Asylum but resigned in June, 1894, to move to Kona, Hawaii, where he had acquired a large tract of land on which he planned to grow coffee. Some five years later an article on coffee growing mentioned Dr. McWayne as having fifty acres under cultivation. Along with managing his Kailua Kona Coffee Estate at Keopu, he was government physician for the North Kona district from 1895 to 1899. He also served as district magistrate from about 1897 until his death.

In April, 1899, Dr. McWayne obtained a leave of absence from the Board of Health and took a trip to the mainland, hoping this would improve his health. By July he was back in Kona but in October requested another leave of absence from his duties as government physician and came to Honolulu for professional help. He died November 18, 1899, at Waikiki at the age of 46.

He was a member of the Hawaiian Lodge No. 21 F.&A.M.

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