- 1753
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- 1778
| Jan 18 | Captain James Cook discovers the Hawaiian Islands, naming them the 'Sandwich Islands' after the First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Sandwich. | Ref: 2 |
- 1792
| Mar 04 | Oranges are introduced to Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1803
| Aug 09 | The 1st horses arrive in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1813
| Jan 11 | The 1st pineapples are planted in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Hawaiian King Kamehameha III is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Nov 01 | The first pineapples are planted in Hawaii. | Ref: 62 |
- 1817
| Jun 24 | First coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | First coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona). | Ref: 5 |
- 1819
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| Sep 17 | The 1st whaling ship arrives in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1820
| Aug 07 | Potatoes are first planted in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1822
| Jan 07 | First printing in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1824
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| Sep 26 | Kapiolani defies Pele (Hawaiian volcano goddess) & lives. | Ref: 5 |
- 1825
| Apr 10 | The 1st hotel in Hawaii opens. | Ref: 5 |
- 1830
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- 1834
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- 1835
| May 13 | The 1st foreign embassy in Hawaii is established. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 26 | The first sugar cane plantation is started in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 29 | First sugar plantation in Hawaii begins. | Ref: 5 |
- 1836
| Jul 30 | The first English newspaper is published in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1839
| Jun 07 | The Hawaiian Declaration of Rights is signed. | Ref: 5 |
- 1840
| Oct 08 | The 1st Hawaiian constitution is proclaimed. | Ref: 5 |
- 1842
| Dec 19 | US recognizes independence of Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1845
| May 20 | The 1st legislative assembly convenes in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1846
| May 21 | The first steamship arrives in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1847
| Mar 10 | First money minted in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 10 | The first theater opens in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1848
| Mar 07 | In Hawaii, the Great Mahele (division of lands) is signed. | Ref: 5 |
- 1850
| Aug 30 | Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 06 | The first fire engine arrives in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Hawaiian post office established. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | The Hawaiian Post Office is established. | Ref: 62 |
| Dec 27 | The Hawaiian Fire Department is established. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Hawaiian Fire Department established. | Ref: 5 |
- 1851
| Oct 01 | The first Hawaiian stamps are issued. | Ref: 5 |
- 1852
| Jan 03 | The first Chinese arrive in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | The first Hawaiian cavalry is organized. | Ref: 5 |
- 1853
| Oct 19 | The first flour mill in Hawaii begins operations. | Ref: 5 |
- 1854
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- 1858
| Aug 17 | The first bank in Hawaii opens. | Ref: 5 |
- 1859
| Sep 02 | Gas lighting is introduced to Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1860
| Aug 08 | Queen of Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) arrives in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1863
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- 1865
| Feb 04 | The Hawaiian Board of Education was formed | Ref: 5 |
- 1866
| Sep 04 | The first daily newspaper in Hawaii is published. | Ref: 5 |
- 1868
| Apr 03 | A Hawaiian surfs on highest wave ever, he rides a 50' tidal wave. | Ref: 5 |
- 1869
| Apr 30 | The Hawaiian YMCA organized | Ref: 5 |
- 1872
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- 1874
| Jan 13 | US troops land in Honolulu to protect the king. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Hawaii signs a treaty giving exclusive trading rights with the islands to the United States. | Ref: 2 |
| Nov 03 | James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti. | Ref: 5 |
- 1876
| Aug 13 | Reciprocity Treaty between US and Hawaii ratified | Ref: 5 |
- 1878
| Sep 30 | First Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1879
| Mar 01 | Library of Hawaii is founded. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | Cornerstone laid for Honolulu's Iolani Palace (only royal palace in US). | Ref: 5 |
- 1885
| Feb 09 | The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii | Ref: 5 |
- 1887
| Jan 20 | The U.S. Senate approved the leasing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 29 | US receives rights to Pearl Harbor, on Oahu, Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1889
| Dec 19 | Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1891
| Jan 20 | Queen Liliuokalani succeeds her brother Kalakava as ruler of Hawaiian Islands. | Ref: 10 |
- 1892
| Jan 11 | Hawaiian Historical Society founded. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 18 | Macademia nuts first planted in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1893
| Jan 17 | Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown as a group of American businessmen and sugar planters force Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate. | Ref: 70 |
| Jan 24 | Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani abdicates. | Ref: 2 |
- 1894
| Jul 04 | After seizing power, Judge Stanford B. Dole declares Hawaii a republic. | Ref: 2 |
| Oct 29 | First election of the Hawaiian Republic | Ref: 5 |
- 1895
| Nov 13 | The first shipment of canned pineapple is received from Hawaii | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 26 | Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association formed | Ref: 5 |
- 1896
| Oct 27 | First Pali Road completed in Hawaii (the Pali was a cliff where the winds are so strong streams flow UP) | Ref: 5 |
- 1897
| Jun 16 | The US government signs a treaty that will lead to the annexation of Hawaii. (TWA, 1997) | Ref: 95 |
- 1898
| Jun 15 | The US House of representatives approves the annexation of Hawaii. | Ref: 2 |
| Jul 07 | President McKinley signs resolution of annexation of the Hawaiian Islands. | Ref: 5 |
- 1900
| Feb 22 | Hawaii became a US territory. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Hawaii is organized as a US territory; Sanford B. Dole becomes first Governor. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 14 | Hawaiian Republic becomes the US Territory of Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1901
| Feb 20 | First territorial legislature of Hawaii convenes. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | The first telegraph company in Hawaii opens | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 11 | Construction begins on the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. | Ref: 2 |
- 1902
| Dec 28 | The Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US. | Ref: 5 |
- 1903
| Jan 05 | San Francisco-Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use. | Ref: 5 |
- 1906
| Apr 26 | First motion pictures shown in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1916
| Aug 01 | Hawaii National Park established | Ref: 5 |
- 1917
| Jun 21 | Hawaiian Red Cross founded | Ref: 5 |
- 1918
| Jun 28 | In Hawaii, the 1st inter-island flight | Ref: 5 |
- 1922
| Feb 09 | Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | KGU-AM in Honolulu HI begins radio transmissions. | Ref: 5 |
- 1926
| Sep 11 | Aloha Tower dedicated (in Honolulu) | Ref: 5 |
- 1927
| Jun 29 | First flight from West Coast arrives in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1928
| May 01 | Lei Day begun (a Hawaiian celebration). | Ref: 5 |
- 1931
| Apr 27 | 100º F (38º C), Pahala HI (state record). | Ref: 5 |
- 1935
| Jul 05 | First Hawaii Calls radio program is broadcast. | Ref: 5 |
- 1947
| Nov 01 | First Aloha Week Parade held in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1952
| Dec 03 | 1st television broadcast in Hawaii | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | KHON TV channel 2 in Honolulu HI (NBC) begins broadcasting. | Ref: 5 |
- 1955
| Apr 24 | KMAU (now KGMV) TV channel 3 in Wailuku HI (CBS) begins broadcasting. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | KPUA (now KGMD) TV channel 9 in Hilo HI (CBS) begins broadcasting. | Ref: 5 |
- 1956
| Jan 25 | 96.5 cm (38.0") of rainfall, Kilauea Plantation, HI (state record). | Ref: 5 |
- 1959
| Aug 21 | (new state) President Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. | Ref: 70 |
| Aug 24 | Hiram L Fong sworn in as 1st Chinese-American senator while Daniel K Inouye sworn in as 1st Japanese-American Rep (Both from Hawaii). | Ref: 5 |
- 1960
| May 15 | KHVO TV channel 13 in Hilo HI (ABC) begins broadcasting. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | Virtually all coastal towns between 37th & 44th parallels severely damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo HI at 01:04 AM. | Ref: 5 |
- 1961
| Jul 01 | Haleakala National Park established in Hawaii | Ref: 5 |
- 1962
| Dec 01 | KGMB TV channel 9 in Honolulu HI (CBS) begins broadcasting. | Ref: 5 |
- 1966
| Apr 15 | KHET TV channel 11 in Honolulu HI (PBS) begins broadcasting. | Ref: 5 |
- 1975
| Nov 29 | Kilauea Volcano erupts in Hawaii. | Ref: 5 |
- 1989
| Mar 02 | Exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil. | Ref: 5 |
- 1996
| Dec 03 | A judge in Hawaii ruled that the state had to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, prompting an appeal. | Ref: 64 |
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Hawaiian History Chronology