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2002 Kam Fong, actor, Hawaii Five-O, dies at 84
1998 Richard Denning, actor, Hawaii Five-O, dies at 84 1998 Jack Lord, actor, Hawaii Five-O, dies at 77 1997 James Mitchner, author (Hawaii), dies of kidney failure at 90 1997 1st baseball game in Hawaii, Cards beat Padres in doubleheader 1997 San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals play at Aloha Stadium Hawaii 1997 Brook Lee, Hawaii, crowned 46th Miss USA (en route to Miss Universe) 1995 Most distant galaxy yet discovered found by scientists using Keck telescope in Hawaii (est 15 billion light years away) 1992 Hurricane Inuki pounds Hawaii 1992 Hurricane Iniki hits Kauai Hawaii; 3 die and 8,000 injured 1991 Keck II, biggest telescope in use at Mauna Kea Hawaii 1991 Carolyn Suzanne Sapp (Hawaii), 24, crowned 65th Miss America 1992 1991 Total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii 1989 NASA closes down tracking stations in Hawaii and Ascension 1989 Partial eclipse of the Sun in Hawaii, North West North America, Greenland 1989 Exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil 1986 Ellison S. Onizuka, born in Hawaii, Major USAF/Astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster 1985 Kelly Hu, 16, of Hawaii, crowned 3rd Miss Teen USA 1980 Brooke Alexander, 18, of Hawaii, crowned Miss World USA 1979 Mahana Ka'ahumanu Walters, Miss Hawaii Teen USA, 3rd-1997 1979 12 degrees F, on top of Mauna Kea, Hawaii (state record) 1978 1st Iron Man Triathlon held, Kona, Hawaii 1976 Kona Cormack, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, playmate, Feb, 1996 1976 Brian Rocheleleau, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak, alt-olympics-96 1976 Jim Farnum, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics 1975 Kilauea Volcano erupts in Hawaii 1974 Traci Toguchi, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Miss America-Hawaii 1996 1974 Mike Allen Lambert, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics 1974 David Buck, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics 1973 Melissa Short, born in Kaaawa, Hawaii, Miss America, Hawaii-Top 10-1997 1972 Devlin Murphy, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics 1971 Clifton Sunada, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, extra-lightweight judoka 1996 Olympics 1971 Austin Peck, born in Hawaii, actor, Austin Reed-Days of Our Lives 1971 Ku'ualoha Taylor, Hawaii, Miss USA, Hawaii-Miss Congeniality-1996 1970 Peter Newton, born in Kailua, Hawaii, sprint kayak 1996 Olympics 1970 Wyatt Jones, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak, alternate 1996 Olympics 1970 Steve Cooke, Kanai Hawaii, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1969 Dean Wilson, Kaneohe Hawaii, golfer, 1991 Western Athletic 1968 1st broadcast of "Hawaii Five-O" on CBS-TV 1967 Nicole Kidman, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Dead Calm, Far and Away 1966 Teri Ann Linn, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Kristen-Bold and Beautiful 1965 Jim Schreiner, Kailua Hawaii, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics 1964 Pam Kometani, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, LPGA golfer, 1992 Welch's Classic-27th 1964 Cheryl Akemi Toma, Pearl City Hawaii, Miss Hawaii-America 1991 1963 Mike Huff, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1963 Dannette Leininger, born in Kailua, Hawaii, team handball wing, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1962 Kelly Preston, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Mischief, Twins, A Tigers Tale 1962 Sid Fernandez, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, pitcher, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies 1962 Traci Phillips, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, sprint kayak 1996 Olympics 1961 Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 20 weeks 1961 Haleakala National Park forms in Hawaii 1961 Hawaii's, then all time low temperature, 14 degrees F recorded atop Haleakale 1960 Ron Darling, Hawaii, baseball pitcher for the New York Mets 1960 Alexander W. Dunlap, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, astronaut 1960 Virtually all coastal towns between 37th and 44th parallels severly damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo, Hawaii at 01:04 AM 1960 Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67 1959 Kilauea's most spectacular eruption (in Hawaii) 1959 Hiram Fong sworn in as 1st Chinese-American senator while Daniel K Inouye sworn in as 1st Japanese-American Rep (Both from Hawaii) 1959 Hawaii becomes 50th U.S. state 1959 Hawaii's 1st U.S. election sends 1st Asian-Americans to Congress 1959 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill 1959 U.S. House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood 1958 Lourdes Ann Kananimanu Estores, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, playmate, Jun, 1982 1957 Margot Chapman, born in Hawaii, vocals, Starland Vocal Band-Afternoon Delight 1956 96.5 cm precipitation at Kilauea Plantation, Hawaii (state record) 1955 Lenore Rittenhouse, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, LPGA golfer, 1983 United Virginia Bank 1952 1st TV broadcast in Hawaii 1951 Dean Pitchford, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, prolific songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, novelist, Oscar, Golden Globe award-winner, wrote with composers Alan Menken, Rupert Holmes, collaborated on songs for movie, Fame, wrote screenplay for movie, 'Footloose' 1950 Erin Gray, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers 1948 Clyde Kusatsu, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Ali-Bring 'em Back Alive 1947 1st Aloha Week Parade held in Hawaii 1946 Ellison S. Onizuka, born in Hawaii, Major USAF/astronaut, STS-51C, 51L-Chal disaster 1946 Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo, Hawaii 1944 Don Stroud, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Coogan's Bluff, Buddy Holly Story 1944 Takamiyama, Jesse Kuhaulua, Hawaii, 1st non-Japanese sumo champion 1936 1st commercial flight from mainland to Hawaii 1935 1st "Hawaii Calls" radio program is broadcast 1935 Kevin O'Connor, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Bogie, Special Effects 1934 All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails to Hawaii and Japan 1932 William Smith, born in Columbia, Missouri, actor, Rich Man Poor Man, Hawaii 5-0 1931 100 degrees F (38 degrees C), Pahala, Hawaii (state record) 1930 Don Ho, Hawaii, ukulele player, Tiny Bubbles 1930 John Cullum, born in Knoxville, actor, Hamlet, Hawaii, Northern Exposure 1929 Max Von Sydow, born in Lund, Sweden, actor, Hawaii, Exorcist, Dune, Dreamscape 1927 1st commercial airplane flight in Hawaii 1927 1st flight from West Coast arrives in Hawaii 1924 Daniel Akaka, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Representative-D-Hawaii 1977 - 1990, Senator-D-Hawaii 1990 - 1924 Daniel Ken Inouye, Sen-D Hawaii, 1963- 1924 Helen Wedemeyer, Hilo Hawaii, actress, Hawaii Five-O 1922 KGU-AM in Honolulu Hawaii begins radio transmissions 1922 Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii 1919 Kam Fong, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Hawaii Five-0 1917 Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii (1891-93), dies from a stroke at 79 1916 Hawaii National Park forms 1916 Alex Dreier, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, newscaster, Whats it all about World? 1915 John Dehner, Forkum, Staten Is, New York, actor, Big Hawaii, Bare Essence 1915 1st submarine disaster; a U.S. F-4 sank off Hawaii, killing 21 1914 Richard Denning, born in Poughkeepsie, New York, actor, Steve-Karen, Hawaii Five-0 1913 Iris Adrian, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard 1907 Hiram Fong, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, businessman, politician, Harvard law degree, United States Senator from Hawaii, Republican Party 1907 James A. Michener, New York City, writer, South Pacific, Hawaii, Space 1906 1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii 1903 Pacific Cable (SF, Hawaii, Guam, Phil) opens, President TR sends message 1903 San Francisco - Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use 1902 Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US 1901 Hawaii's 1st telegraph company opens 1901 1st territorial legislature of Hawaii convenes 1900 U.S. annexes Hawaii 1900 Hawaii became a U.S. territory 1899 1st case of plague on Oahu, Hawaii 1898 Hawaii formally annexed to U.S. 1898 U.S. annexes Hawaii 1898 U.S. Senate agrees to annex Hawaii 1898 U.S. House of Representatives accept annexation of Hawaii 1896 1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!) 1895 1st shipment of canned pineapple from Hawaii 1894 Republic of Hawaii proclaimed, Sanford B. Dole as president 1893 Queen Liliuokalani deposed, Kingdom of Hawaii becomes a republic 1892 Macademia nuts 1st planted in Hawaii 1891 David Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies 1890 Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer, Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24 1889 Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii 1889 Oahu Railway begins public service in Hawaii 1887 U.S. receives rights to Pearl Harbor, on Oahu, Hawaii 1885 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii 1882 Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco and Hawaii) 1879 1st railroad opens in Hawaii 1879 Library of Hawaii founded 1878 1st Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii 1878 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii 1877 1st telephone and telegraph line in Hawaii completed 1876 Reciprocity Treaty between U.S. and Hawaii ratified 1874 1st reigning king to visit U.S. (of Hawaii) received by President Grant 1874 King David Kalakaua of Sandwich Is Hawaii, is 1st king to visit U.S. 1862 Liliuokalani, queen of Hawaii (1891-93) marries John Owen Dominis 1860 Queen of Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) arrives in New York City 1859 Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii 1858 1st bank in Hawaii opens 1857 U.S. occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is south of Hawaii 1853 1st flour mill in Hawaii begins operations 1852 1st Chinese arrive in Hawaii 1850 Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city 1848 In Hawaii, Great Mahele (division of lands) signed 1847 1st theater opens in Hawaii 1847 1st money minted in Hawaii 1846 1st steamship arrives in Hawaii 1845 1st legislative assembly convenes in Hawaii 1842 U.S. recognizes independence of Hawaii 1840 Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii 1838 Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii, 1891 - 1893 1836 1st English newspaper published in Hawaii 1835 1st sugar cane plantation started in Hawaii 1835 1st foreign embassy in Hawaii forms 1825 1st hotel in Hawaii opens 1822 1st printing in Hawaii 1820 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii 1819 1st whaling ship arrives in Hawaii 1817 1st coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona) 1817 1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast 1813 Pineapple introduced to Hawaii 1813 1st pineapples planted in Hawaii (or 1/21) 1803 1st horses arrive in Hawaii 1792 Oranges introduced to Hawaii 1779 James Cook, explorer, murdered by natives in Hawaii 1778 Captain Cook discovers Maui in the Sandwich Islands, now Hawaii |
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