Today in Hawaii History
Cities in Hawaii: Honolulu
Historical Events
Results 1 - 100 of 141
1778-01-18 - Capt James Cook stumbles over Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands)
1778-11-26 - Capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands [now Hawaii])
1792-03-04 - Oranges introduced to Hawaii
1803-08-09 - 1st horses arrive in Hawaii
1813-01-11 - 1st pineapples planted in Hawaii (or 1/21)
1813-01-21 - Pineapple introduced to Hawaii (or 01/111)
1817-06-24 - 1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast
1817-12-30 - 1st coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona)
1819-09-17 - 1st whaling ship arrives in Hawaii
1820-08-07 - 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii
1822-01-07 - 1st printing in Hawaii
1824-09-26 - Kapiolani defies Pele (Hawaiian volcano goddess) & lives
1825-04-10 - 1st hotel in Hawaii opens
1835-05-13 - 1st foreign embassy in Hawaii forms
1835-07-26 - 1st sugar cane plantation started in Hawaii
1835-07-29 - 1st sugar plantation in Hawaii begins
1836-07-30 - 1st English newspaper published in Hawaii
1839-06-07 - Hawaiian Declaration of Rights is signed
1839-06-17 - In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the Edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is later established as a result.
1840-10-08 - 1st Hawaiian constitution proclaimed
1842-12-19 - US recognizes independence of Hawaii
1843-11-28 - Ka Lahui: Hawaiian Independence Day - The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
1845-05-20 - 1st legislative assembly convenes in Hawaii
1846-05-21 - 1st steamship arrives in Hawaii
1847-03-10 - 1st money minted in Hawaii
1847-09-10 - 1st theater opens in Hawaii
1848-03-07 - In Hawaii, Great Mahele (division of lands) signed
1850-08-30 - Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city
1850-11-06 - 1st Hawaiian fire engine
1850-12-20 - Hawaiian post office established
1850-12-27 - Hawaiian Fire Dept established
1851-10-01 - 1st Hawaiian stamps issued
1852-01-03 - 1st Chinese arrive in Hawaii
1852-12-17 - 1st Hawaiian cavalry organized
1853-10-19 - 1st flour mill in Hawaii begins operations
1857-09-30 - US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland & Jarvis Is south of Hawaii
1858-08-17 - 1st bank in Hawaii opens
1859-09-02 - Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii
1860-08-08 - Queen of Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) arrives in NYC
1862-09-16 - Liliuokalani, queen of Hawaii (1891-93) marries John Owen Dominis
1865-02-04 - Hawaiian Board of Education formed
1866-09-04 - 1st Hawaiian daily newspaper published
1867-03-11 - Great Mauna Loa eruption (Hawaiian volcano)
1868-04-03 - An Hawaiian surfs on highest wave ever, he rides a 50' tidal wave
1869-04-30 - Hawaiian YMCA organized
1874-02-12 - King David Kalakaua of Sandwich Is Hawaii, is 1st king to visit US
1874-03-18 - Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights.
1874-12-15 - 1st reigning king to visit US (of Hawaii) received by Pres Grant
1876-08-13 - Reciprocity Treaty between US & Hawaii ratified
1877-07-23 - 1st telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii completed
1878-07-20 - 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii
1878-09-30 - 1st Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii
1879-03-01 - Library of Hawaii founded
1879-07-17 - 1st railroad opens in Hawaii
1882-04-10 - Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco & Hawaii)
1885-02-09 - 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii
1887-11-29 - US receives rights to Pearl Harbor, on Oahu, Hawaii
1889-11-18 - Oahu Railway begins public service in Hawaii
1889-12-19 - Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii
1891-01-29 - Liliuokalani is proclaimed Queen of Hawaii, its last monarch.
1892-01-11 - Hawaiian Historical Society founded
1892-06-18 - Macademia nuts 1st planted in Hawaii
1893-01-17 - Queen Liliuokalani deposed, Kingdom of Hawaii becomes a republic
1894-07-04 - Republic of Hawaii proclaimed, Sanford B Dole as president
1894-10-29 - 1st election of Hawaiian Republic
1895-11-13 - 1st shipment of canned pineapple from Hawaii
1895-11-26 - Hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn forms
1896-10-27 - 1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!)
1897-06-16 - A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
1898-06-15 - US House of Reps accept annexation of Hawaii
1898-06-17 - US Senate agrees to annex Hawaii
1898-07-07 - US annexes Hawaii
1898-08-12 - Hawaii formally annexed to US
1899-12-12 - 1st case of plague on Oahu, Hawaii
1900-02-22 - Hawaii became a US territory
1900-04-30 - USA annexes Hawaii
1900-06-14 - Hawaiian Territorial Government begins
1901-02-20 - 1st territorial legislature of Hawaii convenes
1901-03-02 - Hawaii's 1st telegraph company opens
1902-12-28 - Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US
1903-01-05 - SF-Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use
1903-07-04 - Pacific Cable (SF, Hawaii, Guam, Phil) opens, Pres TR sends message
1906-04-26 - 1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii
1907-04-30 - Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city.
1915-03-25 - 1st submarine disaster; a US F-4 sank off Hawaii, killing 21
1916-08-01 - Hawaii National Park forms
1917-06-21 - Hawaiian Red Cross forms
1918-06-28 - 1st flight between Hawaiian Islands
1922-02-09 - Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii
1924-09-09 - Hanapepe Massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii.
1927-06-29 - 1st flight from West Coast arrives in Hawaii
1927-07-14 - 1st commercial airplane flight in Hawaii
1928-05-01 - Lei Day begun (a Hawaiian celebration)
1931-04-27 - 100°F (38°C), Pahala, Hawaii (state record)
1934-10-20 - All-Star team led by Babe Ruth & Connie Mack sails to Hawaii & Japan
1935-07-05 - 1st "Hawaii Calls" radio program is broadcast
1936-10-22 - 1st commercial flight from mainland to Hawaii
1941-01-25 - Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu.
1946-04-01 - Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii
1947-11-01 - 1st Aloha Week Parade held in Hawaii
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 65 of 65
1738-05-01 - King Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (d. 1819)
1831-12-19 - Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Hawaiian philanthropist (d. 1884)
1835-01-31 - William Charles Lunalilo, Monarch of Hawaii (d. 1874)
1836-01-02 - Queen Emma of Hawaii, Consort of King Kamehameha IV (d. 1885)
1836-11-16 - David Kalakaua of Hawaii, Hawaiian king (d. 1891)
1838-09-02 - Liliuokalani, [Lydia Paki], last queen of Hawaii (1891-93)
1840-01-03 - Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii
1871-03-26 - Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole of the Kingdom of Hawaii (d. 1922)
1890-08-24 - Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24)
1907-02-03 - James A Michner, NYC, writer (South Pacific, Hawaii, Space)
1913-05-29 - Iris Adrian, LA Calif, actress (Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard)
1914-03-27 - Richard Denning, Poughkeepsie NY, actor (Steve-Karen, Hawaii Five-0)
1915-11-23 - John Dehner, [Forkum], Staten Is NY, actor (Big Hawaii, Bare Essence)
1919-05-27 - Kam Fong, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Hawaii Five-0)
1924-05-22 - Helen Wedemeyer, Hilo Hawaii, actress (Hawaii Five-O)
1924-08-28 - Peggy Ryan, Long Beach Calif, actress (Jenny-Hawaii Five-0)
1924-09-07 - Daniel Ken Inouye, (Sen-D Hawaii, 1963- )
1924-09-11 - Daniel Kahikina Akaka, (Rep-D-HI, 1977- /Sen-D Hawaii)
1926-03-12 - George R Ariyoshi, (Gov-D-Hawaii)
1928-12-30 - Jack Lord, NYC, actor (Steve McGarrett-Hawaii 5-0, God's Little Acre)
1929-04-10 - Max Von Sydow, Lund Sweden, actor (Hawaii, Exorcist, Dune, Dreamscape)
1930-03-02 - John Cullum, Knoxville, actor (Hamlet, Hawaii, Northern Exposure)
1930-08-13 - Don Ho, Hawaii, ukulele player (Tiny Bubbles)
1930-08-18 - Grant Williams, NYC, actor (Hawaiian Eye, Incredible Shrinking Man)
1932-03-24 - William Smith, Columbia Mo, actor (Rich Man Poor Man, Hawaii 5-0)
1933-04-10 - Poncie Ponce, actor (Kazuo Kim-Hawaiian Eye)
1935-05-07 - Kevin O'Connor, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Bogie, Special Effects)
1936-01-27 - Troy Donahue, NYC, actor (Surfside Six, Cockfighter, Hawaiian Eye)
1937-12-08 - James MacArthur, LA Calif, actor (Danny Williams-Hawaii 5-0)
1938-06-26 - Neil Abercrombie, (Rep-D-Hawaii, 1986-88)
1938-08-08 - Connie Stevens, Bkln, singer/actress (Hawaiian Eye, Back to Beach)
1944-06-16 - Takamiyama, [Jesse Kuhaulua], Hawaii, 1st non-Japanese sumo champion
1944-09-01 - Don Stroud, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Coogan's Bluff, Buddy Holly Story)
1946-06-24 - Ellison S Onizuka, Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast (STS 51C, 51L-Chal disaster)
1946-12-24 - Sharon Farrell, Sioux City Iowa, (Lori-Hawaii 5-0, Young & Restless)
1948-09-13 - Clyde Kusatsu, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Ali-Bring 'em Back Alive)
1950-01-07 - Erin Gray, Honolulu Hawaii, actress (Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers)
1957-09-07 - Margot Chapman, Hawaii, vocals (Starland Vocal Band-Afternoon Delight)
1958-01-11 - Lourdes Ann Kananimanu Estores, Honolulu Hawaii, playmate (Jun, 1982)
1960-07-15 - Alexander W Dunlap, Honolulu Hawaii, astronaut
1960-08-19 - Ron Darling, Hawaii, baseball pitcher (NY Mets)
1961-09-28 - Quentin Kawananakoa, pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaii
1962-08-01 - Traci Phillips, Honolulu Hawaii, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
1962-10-12 - Sid Fernandez, Honolulu Hawaii, pitcher (NY Mets, Phila Phillies)
1963-02-04 - Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, Hawaii, sync swimmer (Oly-2 gold/silver-84, 88)
1964-01-30 - Cheryl Akemi Toma, Pearl City Hawaii, Miss Hawaii-America (1991)
1965-05-10 - Jim Schreiner, Kailua Hawaii, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
1966-04-07 - Teri Ann Linn, Honolulu Hawaii, actress (Kristen-Bold & Beautiful)
1967-06-20 - Nicole Kidman, Honolulu Hawaii, actress (Dead Calm, Far & Away)
1969-10-07 - Malia Hosaka, Hawaiian professional wrestler
1969-12-17 - Dean Wilson, Kaneohe Hawaii, golfer (1991 Western Athletic)
1970-01-14 - Steve Cooke, Kanai Hawaii, pitcher (Pitts Pirates)
1970-04-01 - Wyatt Jones, Honolulu Hawaii, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
1970-06-03 - Peter Newton, Kailua Hawaii, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
1971-01-03 - Ku'ualoha Taylor, Hawaii, Miss USA (Hawaii-Miss Congeniality-1996)
1971-01-08 - Brook Mahealani Lee, Miss Universe/Miss USA (1997-Hawaii)
1971-04-09 - Austin Peck, Hawaii, actor (Austin Reed-Days of Our Lives)
1972-01-08 - Devlin Murphy, Honolulu Hawaii, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
1973-04-24 - Melissa Short, Kaaawa Hawaii, Miss America (Hawaii-Top 10-1997)
1974-02-02 - David Buck, Honolulu Hawaii, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
1974-11-09 - Traci Toguchi, Honolulu Hawaii, Miss America-Hawaii (1996)
1976-04-08 - Jim Farnum, Honolulu Hawaii, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
1976-06-30 - Brian Rocheleleau, Honolulu Hawaii, kayak (alt-olympics-96)
1979-04-13 - Monica Ivey, Miss Hawaii Teen USA (1996)
1979-10-15 - Mahana Ka'ahumanu Walters, Miss Hawaii Teen USA (3rd-1997)
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 14 of 14
1779-02-14 - James Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50
1819-05-08 - Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii
1872-12-11 - Kamehameha V, Hawaiian king (b. 1830)
1874-02-03 - Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)
1891-01-20 - David Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies
1899-03-06 - Victoria Kaiulani, Hawaiian princess (b. 1875)
1917-11-11 - Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii (1891-93), dies from a stroke at 79
1960-05-06 - Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67
1986-01-28 - Ellison S Onizuka, Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast, dies in Challenger disaster
1991-06-23 - Bill Buysman, Dutch guitarist/singer (Kilima Hawaiians), dies
1997-06-26 - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian singer (b. 1959)
1997-07-12 - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian musician (b. 1959)
1997-10-16 - James Mitchner, author (Hawaii), dies of kidney failure at 90
2004-08-18 - Hiram Fong, former U.S. Senator from Hawaii (b. 1906)
