Hawaii: Today in History 3/6
3-6-1899 Victoria Kaiulani, Hawaiian princess (b. 1875) Victoria Kawēkiu Kaʻiulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn (October 16,…
3-6-1899 Victoria Kaiulani, Hawaiian princess (b. 1875) Victoria Kawēkiu Kaʻiulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn (October 16,…
3-4-1792 Oranges introduced to Hawaii Archibald Menzies, the botanist and naturalist on the Vancouver Expedition,…
3-2-1930 John Cullum, American singer and actor (Hamlet, Hawaii, Northern Exposure), born in Knoxville, Tennessee…
3-1-1879 Library of Hawaii founded Hawaii’s first public library, the Library of Hawaii, traces its…
2-24-1992 Singer-songwriter Courtney Love (27) weds lead singer Kurt Cobain (25) on Waikiki Beach in…
2-18-2012 Activist and contributor for ABC News Elizabeth Smart (24) weds Matthew Gilmour (22) in…
2-14-1779 James Cook, British explorer, navigator and cartographer, discovered and explored Australia, Pacific Islands and…
2-13-1970 Vernon Patao, 141 lbs (64 kg) US weightlifter (alt-Olympics 1996), born in Wailuku, Hawaii…
2-10-1974 Tanoai Reed, American stunt performer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii Tanoai Reed (born February 10,…
2-5-1897 1st showing of a motion picture in Hawaii at the Hawaiian Opera House It…
2-4-1865 Hawaiian Board of Education formed 2-4-1963 Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, Hawaii, sync swimmer (Olympic 2 gold/silver-84,…
2-3-1907 James A. Michner, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, American author (Tales of the South Pacific, Hawaii) James…
1-31-1835 William Charles Lunalilo, Monarch of Hawaii (d. 1874) Lunalilo, born William Charles Lunalilo (January…
1-30-1965 Julie McCullough, playmate (Feb 86)/actress (Growing Pains), born in Honolulu, Hawaii Julie Michelle McCullough…
1-27-1926 Troy Donahue, American actor (Surfside Six, Cockfighter, Hawaiian Eye), born in NYC, New York Donahue…
1-25-1941 Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity…
1-23-1859 Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii begins an eruption that lasts 300 days On 23rd January…
1-22-1968 Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian swimmer (Olympics 3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24), dies at 77 Duke…
1-21-1813 Pineapple introduced to Hawaii (or 01/11?) The pineapple, long a symbol of Hawaii, did…
1-20-1891 David Kalakaua, emperor of Hawaii, dies Kalākaua (November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891),…