2015 Event NASA is isolating a six-person team for a year within a small dome in Hawaii in order to simulate theoretical conditions of a Mars mission; the team will have no fresh air or fresh food, and a spacesuit must be worn when exiting the dome 2015 Event The U.S. state of Hawaii raises the legal smoking age from 18 to 21, the highest smoking age among all the states 2014 Event Pahoa, a town of about 1,000 people on Hawaii's Big Island, must evacuate due to a stream of lava flowing at 20 yards per hour from the Kilauea volcano; Red Cross Hawaii is assisting residents with temporary shelter 2013 Event Hawaii joins 15 other states in legalizing same-sex marriage 2013 Event Days after a new U.S.-South Korea military pact, North Korea issues new threats to strike targets in Hawaii, Guam, South Korea and the U.S. mainland 2012 Event U.S. CEO of Oracle Corp, Larry Ellison, agrees to purchase 98 percent of Hawaii's island of Lanai 2011 Event In Hawaii, the U.S. commemorates the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor 2010 Event Hawaii's Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument and Sri Lanka's central highlands are added to the World Heritage List 2010 Event A bill to allow same-sex civil unions is vetoed by Linda Lingle, U.S. governor of Hawaii 2002 Death Kam Fong, actor, Hawaii Five-O, dies at 84 1998 Death Richard Denning, actor, Hawaii Five-O, dies at 84 1998 Death Jack Lord, actor, Hawaii Five-O, dies at 77 1997 Death James Mitchner, author (Hawaii), dies of kidney failure at 90 1997 Event 1st baseball game in Hawaii, Cards beat Padres in doubleheader 1997 Event San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals play at Aloha Stadium Hawaii 1997 Event Brook Lee, Hawaii, crowned 46th Miss USA (en route to Miss Universe) 1995 Event Most distant galaxy yet discovered found by scientists using Keck telescope in Hawaii (est 15 billion light years away) 1992 Event Hurricane Inuki pounds Hawaii 1992 Event Hurricane Iniki hits Kauai Hawaii; 3 die and 8,000 injured 1991 Event Keck II, biggest telescope in use at Mauna Kea Hawaii 1991 Event Carolyn Suzanne Sapp (Hawaii), 24, crowned 65th Miss America 1992 1991 Event Total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii 1989 Event NASA closes down tracking stations in Hawaii and Ascension 1989 Event Partial eclipse of the Sun in Hawaii, North West North America, Greenland 1989 Event Exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil 1986 Death Ellison S. Onizuka, born in Hawaii, Major USAF/Astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster 1985 Event Kelly Hu, 16, of Hawaii, crowned 3rd Miss Teen USA 1980 Event Brooke Alexander, 18, of Hawaii, crowned Miss World USA 1979 Birthday Mahana Ka'ahumanu Walters, Miss Hawaii Teen USA, 3rd-1997 1979 Event 12 degrees F, on top of Mauna Kea, Hawaii (state record) 1978 Birthday Brooke Burns, born in Dallas, Texas, model, actress, appeared on 'Baywatch', 'Baywatch Hawaii' television shows, hosted 'Hole in the Wall' television game show 1978 Event 1st Iron Man Triathlon held, Kona, Hawaii 1976 Birthday Kona Cormack, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, playmate, Feb, 1996 1976 Birthday Brian Rocheleleau, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak, alt-olympics-96 1976 Birthday Jim Farnum, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics 1975 Event Kilauea Volcano erupts in Hawaii 1974 Birthday Traci Toguchi, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Miss America-Hawaii 1996 1974 Birthday Mike Allen Lambert, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday David Buck, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Melissa Short, born in Kaaawa, Hawaii, Miss America, Hawaii-Top 10-1997 1972 Birthday Devlin Murphy, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Clifton Sunada, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, extra-lightweight judoka 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Austin Peck, born in Hawaii, actor, Austin Reed-Days of Our Lives 1971 Birthday Krista Allen, born in Ventura, California, known for playing Billie Reed on 'Days of Our Lives' and Jenna Avid on 'Baywatch Hawaii', films include, 'Liar Liar' 1971 Birthday Ku'ualoha Taylor, Hawaii, Miss USA, Hawaii-Miss Congeniality-1996 1970 Birthday Peter Newton, born in Kailua, Hawaii, sprint kayak 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Wyatt Jones, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak, alternate 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Steve Cooke, Kanai Hawaii, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1969 Birthday Dean Wilson, Kaneohe Hawaii, golfer, 1991 Western Athletic 1968 Event 1st broadcast of "Hawaii Five-O" on CBS-TV 1967 Birthday Nicole Kidman, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Dead Calm, Far and Away 1967 Birthday Lauren Graham, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, producer, appeared on 'Gilmore Girls' television series, films include, 'Bad Santa', 'Evan Almighty' 1966 Birthday Teri Ann Linn, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Kristen-Bold and Beautiful 1965 Birthday Debbye Turner, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, beauty queen, Miss America 1990, veterinarian, talk show host, CBS News reporter 1965 Birthday Jim Schreiner, Kailua Hawaii, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Pam Kometani, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, LPGA golfer, 1992 Welch's Classic-27th 1964 Birthday Cheryl Akemi Toma, Pearl City Hawaii, Miss Hawaii-America 1991 1963 Birthday Mike Huff, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1963 Birthday Dannette Leininger, born in Kailua, Hawaii, team handball wing, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Kelly Preston, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Mischief, Twins, A Tigers Tale 1962 Birthday Sid Fernandez, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, pitcher, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies 1962 Birthday Traci Phillips, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, sprint kayak 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Joey Meyer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, professional baseball player, played for Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball team 1961 Event Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 20 weeks 1961 Birthday Barack Obama, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, politician, Democratic party, 44th President of the United States, former U.S. Senator from Illinois 2005 - 2008 1961 Event Haleakala National Park forms in Hawaii 1961 Event Hawaii's, then all time low temperature, 14 degrees F recorded atop Haleakale 1960 Birthday Ron Darling, Hawaii, baseball pitcher for the New York Mets 1960 Birthday Alexander W. Dunlap, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, astronaut 1960 Event Virtually all coastal towns between 37th and 44th parallels severly damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo, Hawaii at 01:04 AM 1960 Death Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67 1959 Event Kilauea's most spectacular eruption (in Hawaii) 1959 Event Hiram Fong sworn in as 1st Chinese-American senator while Daniel K Inouye sworn in as 1st Japanese-American Rep (Both from Hawaii) 1959 Event Hawaii becomes 50th U.S. state 1959 Event Hawaii's 1st U.S. election sends 1st Asian-Americans to Congress 1959 Event President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill 1959 Event U.S. House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood 1958 Birthday Lourdes Ann Kananimanu Estores, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, playmate, Jun, 1982 1957 Birthday Margot Chapman, born in Hawaii, vocals, Starland Vocal Band-Afternoon Delight 1956 Event 96.5 cm precipitation at Kilauea Plantation, Hawaii (state record) 1955 Birthday Lenore Rittenhouse, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, LPGA golfer, 1983 United Virginia Bank 1953 Birthday Linda Lingle, born in St. Louis, Missouri, politician, Republican, 6th Governor of Hawaii, chairman, 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City 1952 Event 1st TV broadcast in Hawaii 1952 Birthday Ed Case, born in Hilo, Hawaii, politician, Democratic party, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district 1951 Birthday 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 Birthday Erin Gray, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers 1948 Birthday Clyde Kusatsu, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Ali-Bring 'em Back Alive 1947 Event 1st Aloha Week Parade held in Hawaii 1946 Birthday Ellison S. Onizuka, born in Hawaii, Major USAF/astronaut, STS-51C, 51L-Chal disaster 1946 Event Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo, Hawaii 1944 Birthday Don Stroud, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Coogan's Bluff, Buddy Holly Story 1944 Birthday Takamiyama, Jesse Kuhaulua, Hawaii, 1st non-Japanese sumo champion 1936 Event 1st commercial flight from mainland to Hawaii 1935 Event 1st "Hawaii Calls" radio program is broadcast 1935 Birthday Kevin O'Connor, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Bogie, Special Effects 1934 Event All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails to Hawaii and Japan 1932 Birthday William Smith, born in Columbia, Missouri, actor, Rich Man Poor Man, Hawaii 5-0 1931 Event 100 degrees F (38 degrees C), Pahala, Hawaii (state record) 1930 Birthday Don Ho, Hawaii, ukulele player, Tiny Bubbles 1930 Birthday John Cullum, born in Knoxville, actor, Hamlet, Hawaii, Northern Exposure 1929 Birthday Max Von Sydow, born in Lund, Sweden, actor, Hawaii, Exorcist, Dune, Dreamscape 1927 Event 1st commercial airplane flight in Hawaii 1927 Event 1st flight from West Coast arrives in Hawaii 1924 Birthday Daniel Akaka, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Representative-D-Hawaii 1977 - 1990, Senator-D-Hawaii 1990 - 1924 Birthday Daniel Ken Inouye, Sen-D Hawaii, 1963- 1924 Birthday Helen Wedemeyer, Hilo Hawaii, actress, Hawaii Five-O 1922 Event KGU-AM in Honolulu Hawaii begins radio transmissions 1922 Event Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii 1919 Birthday Kam Fong, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Hawaii Five-0 1917 Death Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii (1891-93), dies from a stroke at 79 1916 Event Hawaii National Park forms 1916 Birthday Alex Dreier, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, newscaster, Whats it all about World? 1915 Birthday John Dehner, Forkum, Staten Is, New York, actor, Big Hawaii, Bare Essence 1915 Event 1st submarine disaster; a U.S. F-4 sank off Hawaii, killing 21 1914 Birthday Richard Denning, born in Poughkeepsie, New York, actor, Steve-Karen, Hawaii Five-0 1913 Birthday Iris Adrian, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard 1907 Birthday Hiram Fong, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, businessman, politician, Harvard law degree, United States Senator from Hawaii, Republican Party 1907 Birthday James A. Michener, New York City, writer, South Pacific, Hawaii, Space 1906 Event 1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii 1903 Event Pacific Cable (SF, Hawaii, Guam, Phil) opens, President TR sends message 1903 Event San Francisco - Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use 1902 Event Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US 1901 Event Hawaii's 1st telegraph company opens 1901 Event 1st territorial legislature of Hawaii convenes 1900 Event U.S. annexes Hawaii 1900 Event Hawaii became a U.S. territory 1899 Event 1st case of plague on Oahu, Hawaii 1898 Event Hawaii formally annexed to U.S. 1898 Event U.S. annexes Hawaii 1898 Event U.S. Senate agrees to annex Hawaii 1898 Event U.S. House of Representatives accept annexation of Hawaii 1896 Event 1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!) 1895 Event 1st shipment of canned pineapple from Hawaii 1894 Event Republic of Hawaii proclaimed, Sanford B. Dole as president 1893 Event Queen Liliuokalani deposed, Kingdom of Hawaii becomes a republic 1892 Event Macademia nuts 1st planted in Hawaii 1891 Death David Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies 1890 Birthday Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer, Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24 1889 Event Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii 1889 Event Oahu Railway begins public service in Hawaii 1887 Event U.S. receives rights to Pearl Harbor, on Oahu, Hawaii 1885 Event 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii 1882 Event Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco and Hawaii) 1879 Event 1st railroad opens in Hawaii 1879 Event Library of Hawaii founded 1878 Event 1st Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii 1878 Event 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii 1877 Event 1st telephone and telegraph line in Hawaii completed 1876 Event Reciprocity Treaty between U.S. and Hawaii ratified 1874 Event 1st reigning king to visit U.S. (of Hawaii) received by President Grant 1874 Event King David Kalakaua of Sandwich Is Hawaii, is 1st king to visit U.S. 1862 Event Liliuokalani, queen of Hawaii (1891-93) marries John Owen Dominis 1860 Event Queen of Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) arrives in New York City 1859 Event Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii 1858 Event 1st bank in Hawaii opens 1857 Event U.S. occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is south of Hawaii 1853 Event 1st flour mill in Hawaii begins operations 1852 Event 1st Chinese arrive in Hawaii 1850 Event Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city 1848 Event In Hawaii, Great Mahele (division of lands) signed 1847 Event 1st theater opens in Hawaii 1847 Event 1st money minted in Hawaii 1846 Event 1st steamship arrives in Hawaii 1845 Event 1st legislative assembly convenes in Hawaii 1842 Event U.S. recognizes independence of Hawaii 1840 Birthday Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii 1838 Birthday Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii, 1891 - 1893 1836 Event 1st English newspaper published in Hawaii 1835 Event 1st sugar cane plantation started in Hawaii 1835 Event 1st foreign embassy in Hawaii forms 1825 Event 1st hotel in Hawaii opens 1822 Event 1st printing in Hawaii 1820 Event 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii 1819 Event 1st whaling ship arrives in Hawaii 1817 Event 1st coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona) 1817 Event 1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast 1813 Event Pineapple introduced to Hawaii 1813 Event 1st pineapples planted in Hawaii (or 1/21) 1803 Event 1st horses arrive in Hawaii 1792 Event Oranges introduced to Hawaii 1779 Death James Cook, explorer, murdered by natives in Hawaii 1778 Event Captain Cook discovers Maui in the Sandwich Islands, now Hawaii
