Hawaii: Today in History 7/23
7-23-1877 1st telephone and telegraph line in Hawaii completed True telegraphy, involving the electric transmission of coded messages through wires,...
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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 Interior Ministry office with his...
Hawaii: Today in History 7/19
7-19-2013 Poncie Ponce, American actor (Kazuo Kim-Hawaiian Eye), dies from heart failure at 80 Poncie Ponce (born Ponciano Hernandez; April...
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 in Hawaii (United States). It operated on 3 ft (914 mm) narrow...
Hawaii: Today in History 7/15
7-15-1960 Alexander W Dunlap, astronaut, born in Honolulu, Hawaii American physician payload specialist astronaut, 1996-1998. Candidate specialist for STS-90 Neurolab....
Hawaii: Today in History 7/13
7-13-1943 Danny Lockin, Lanai, Hawaii, actor/dancer (Hello Dolly), (d. 1977) Daniel Joseph "Danny" Lockin (July 13, 1943 – August 21,...
Hawaii: Today in History 7/9
4-9-1971 Austin Peck, Hawaii, actor (Austin Reed-Days of Our Lives) Austin Peck (born April 9, 1971) is an American actor. He...
Hawaii: Today in History 7/8
7-8-2000 Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi (28) weds Carolina Hurricanes ice hockey player Bret Hedican (29) at the Mauna Lani...
Hawaii: Today in History 7/7
7-7-1898 US President McKinley signs the Organic Act to annex Hawaii On February 15, 1898, the U.S. Battleship Maine was blown...
Hawaii: Today in History 7/6
7-6-1898 US Senate agrees to annex Hawaii America's annexation of Hawaii in 1898 extended U.S. territory into the Pacific and...
Hawaii: Today in History 7/5
7-5-1935 1st "Hawaii Calls" radio program is broadcast Hawaii Calls was a radio program that ran from 1935 through 1975...
Hawaii: Today in History 7/4
7-4-1894 Republic of Hawaii proclaimed, Sanford B Dole as president The Republic of Hawaiʻi was a short-lived puppet state in...
Hawaii: Today in History 7/1
7-1-1920 Harold Sakata , American actor (Gold Finger, Dimension 5), born in Holualoa, Hawaii (d. 1982) Harold Sakata (ハロルド 坂田...
Hawaii: Today in History 6/29
6-29-1927 1st flight from West Coast arrives in Hawaii First west coast flight to Hawaii by GARY_SATANOVSKY Just a few short...
Hawaii: Today in History 6/26
1938-06-26 Neil Abercrombie, American politician (Rep-D-Hawaii, 1986-88), born in Buffalo, New York Neil Abercrombie (born June 26, 1938) is an American...
Hawaii: Today in History 6/24
6-24-1946 Ellison S Onizuka, Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast (STS 51C, 51L-Challenger disaster) Born June 24, 1946, in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii. His...
Hawaii: Today in History 6/23
6-23-1991 Bill Buysman, Dutch guitarist/singer (Kilima Hawaiians), dies The Kilima Hawaiians were a well known and popular Dutch Hawaiian music...
Hawaii: Today in History 6/21
6-21-1917 Hawaiian Red Cross forms Officially chartered as a chapter of the American Red Cross in 1917, the humanitarian work...
Hawaii: Today in History 6/20
6-20-1967 Nicole Kidman, American actress(Dead Calm, The Hours), born in Honolulu, Hawaii On June 20, 1967, Nicole Kidman was born in...
Hawaii: Today in History 6/18
6-18-1892 Macadamia nuts 1st planted in Hawaii The macadamia is indigenous to the Brisbane area on the eastern shore of...
