Hawaii: Today in History 9/1
9-01-1943 Don Stroud, American actor (Coogan's Bluff, Buddy Holly Story), born in Honolulu, Hawaii Stroud was born and grew up...
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Hawaii: Today in History 8/30
8-30-1850 Honolulu, Hawaii, becomes a city On August 30, 1850 – more than 100 years before Hawaii became an American...
Hawaii: Today in History 8/28
8-28-1924 Margaret O'Rene "Peggy" Ryan, American dancer and actress (Hawaii Five-0), Hawaii Five-O (appeared in 49 episodes between 1968–76), born...
Hawaii: Today in History 8/24
8-24-1890 Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian swimmer (Olympics 3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24), born in Waikiki, Honolulu County, Hawaii (d. 1968) Duke...
Hawaii: Today in History 8/21
8-21-1959 August 21, 1959 (the third Friday in August), President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation making Hawaii the 50th...
Hawaii: Today in History 8/19
8-19-1960 Ron Darling, Hawaii, baseball pitcher (NY Mets) Darling was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a Hawaiian-Chinese mother and a...
Hawaii: Today in History 8/18
8-18-1857 Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate and the fourth vicar apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands,...
Hawaii: Today in History 8/17
8-17-1858 1st bank in Hawaii opens August 17, 1858 --Charles Reed Bishop, who had immigrated from upstate New York a decade...
Hawaii: Today in History 8/15
8-15-1944 Pamela Polland, American singer-songwriter (Hawaiianized Pop Classics), born in California Pamela is married to designer Bill Ernst with whom...
Hawaii: Today in History 8/13
8-13-1930 Don Ho , Chinese-American musician (Tiny Bubbles), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 2007) Don Ho Known for 'Tiny Bubbles'Rebecca...
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 in 1778 by Captain James Cook....
Hawaii: Today in History 8/11
8-11-1963 Mike Huff, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Honolulu, Hawaii A really great article about Mike Huff: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/f9b3110b
Hawaii: Today in History 8/10
8-10-2001 "Dixie Chick's" Martie Maguire (31) weds actor Gareth Maguire in Kailua, Hawaii Martie married Irishman Gareth Maguire on Aug....
Hawaii: Today in History 8/9
8-9-1803 1st horses arrive in Hawaii In 1803 Richard Cleveland, an American trader, brought the first horse to Hawai`i and...
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 after navigating the ocean...
Hawaii: Today in History 8/7
8-7-1820 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii `UALA Uala`Uala - here's a plant that grows easily, is a valuable high-yield food...
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 Honolulu, Hawaii Barack Hussein Obama...
Hawaii: Today in History 8/1
8-1-1916 Hawaii National Park forms On August 1, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the country's 13th national park into existence....
Hawaii: Today in History 7/30
7-30-1836 First English language newspaper published in Hawaii As was typical with the first newspaper publishing efforts in states and...
Hawaii: Today in History 7/26
7-26-1835 1st sugar cane plantation started in Hawaii Sugar cane was already present when Captain James Cook discovered the Hawaiian...
