Hawaii: Today in History 8/21
8-21-1959 August 21, 1959 (the third Friday in August), President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a…
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Hawaii: Today in History 8/19
8-19-1960 Ron Darling, Hawaii, baseball pitcher (NY Mets) Darling was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to…
Hawaii: Today in History 8/18
8-18-1857 Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate and the fourth vicar apostolic of the Vicariate…
Hawaii: Today in History 8/17
8-17-1858 1st bank in Hawaii opens August 17, 1858 –Charles Reed Bishop, who had immigrated from…
Hawaii: Today in History 8/15
8-15-1944 Pamela Polland, American singer-songwriter (Hawaiianized Pop Classics), born in California Pamela is married to…
Hawaii: Today in History 8/13
8-13-1930 Don Ho [Donald Tai Loy Ho], Chinese-American musician (Tiny Bubbles), born in Honolulu, Hawaii…
Hawaii: Today in History 8/12
8-12-1898 Hawaii is formally annexed to US SUMMARY: The Hawaiian Islands were first discovered by the West…
Hawaii: Today in History 8/11
8-11-1963 Mike Huff, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Honolulu, Hawaii A really great article…
Hawaii: Today in History 8/10
8-10-2001 “Dixie Chick’s” Martie Maguire (31) weds actor Gareth Maguire in Kailua, Hawaii Martie married…
Hawaii: Today in History 8/9
8-9-1803 1st horses arrive in Hawaii In 1803 Richard Cleveland, an American trader, brought the…
Hawaii: Today in History 8/8
8-8-1860 Queen of Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) arrives in NYC 1,500 years ago: Polynesians arrive in…
Hawaii: Today in History 8/7
8-7-1820 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii `UALA Uala`Uala – here’s a plant that grows easily,…
Hawaii: Today in History 8/4
8-4-1961 Barack Obama, 44th United States President (Democrat: 2009-17) and first African-American president, born in…
Hawaii: Today in History 8/1
8-1-1916 Hawaii National Park forms On August 1, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the country’s…
Hawaii: Today in History 7/30
7-30-1836 First English language newspaper published in Hawaii As was typical with the first newspaper…
Hawaii: Today in History 7/26
7-26-1835 1st sugar cane plantation started in Hawaii Sugar cane was already present when Captain…
Hawaii: Today in History 7/23
7-23-1877 1st telephone and telegraph line in Hawaii completed True telegraphy, involving the electric transmission…
Hawaii: Today in History 7/20
7-20-1878 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii First telephone lines in Hawai`i connect Samuel G. Wilder’s…
Hawaii: Today in History 7/19
7-19-2013 Poncie Ponce, American actor (Kazuo Kim-Hawaiian Eye), dies from heart failure at 80 Poncie…
Hawaii: Today in History 7/17
7-17-1879 1st railroad opens in Hawaii The Kahului Railroad (KHRR) was formerly a common carrier railway company…