William Lowthian Green founded the club in 1851 and was its first president. It was originally called "The Mess", and then called "The British Club" since many of its members were former British residents. In 1892 it was renamed the Pacific Club. After moving around Honolulu, in 1926 it finally acquired the former estate of
Archibald Scott Cleghorn, the birthplace of
Princess Kaiulani. In 1959
Vladimir Ossipoff designed a new building with an open
lanai which won the Hawaii
American Institute of Architects award in 1965. In 1991, the club surpassed 1,000 members. ==Notable members==