ðɪ ˈaɪləndɚz wɜːɹ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐn ˈæmətʃɚ tˈiːm, bˌʌt ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ sˈɛvəntˌiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, ðə sˌækɹəmˈɛntoʊ sˈɑːlɑːnz, ɐ lˈɔŋtaɪm pˌiːsˌiːˈɛl stˈɔːlwɔːɹt, mˈuːvd tə hˌɑːnəlˈuːluː.
The Islanders were originally an amateur team, but on December 17, 1960, the Sacramento Solons, a longtime PCL stalwart, moved to Honolulu.