; ct2gcal.pl output ; ; Absolutely NO warrenty! ; ; ;# CalenTool V2.2 - nflag=1 range=1,12 - DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE ;# $Header: hawaii,v 1.2 91/03/07 16:21:11 billr Exp $ ;# Special dates in the history of Hawaii ;# Today in History dates provided by Robert Heckendorn at ;# Hewlett-Packard in Fort Collins, Colorado. ;# Any corrections or additions may be sent to robert@fc.hp.com ;# ;# Additional dates provided from ProLine's today file ;# ;# Converted to calentool format by Larry Virden (lwv27%cas.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.Edu) ;# and further edited and merged by Bill Randle (billr@saab.cna.tek.com). ;# All dates in this file are New Style unless otherwise noted. ;# Some duplicates may exist where I haven't been able to verify which ;# one is correct. ;# 00000103 first Chinese arrive in Hawaii. (1852)%s18520103 00000107 first printing in Hawaii. (1822)%s18220107 00000111 Hawaii Historical Society founded. (1892)%s18920111 00000111 first pineapples planted in Hawaii. (1813)%s18130111 00000117 the Kingdom of Hawaii becomes a republic. (1893)%s18930117 00000118 Captain Cook sights Hawaii which he dubs the Sandwich Islands (1778)%s17780118 00000120 The U.S. Senate approved the leasing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base (1887)%s18870120 00000121 the pineapple is introduced to Hawaii. (1813)%s18130121 00000204 the Hawaiian Board of Education is formed. (1865)%s18650204 00000209 first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. (1885)%s18850209 00000220 1st territorial legislature of Hawaii convenes. (1901)%s19010220 00000222 Hawaii becomes a US Territory. (1900)%s19000222 00000301 Library of Hawaii founded. (1879)%s18790301 00000302 first telegraph company in Hawaii opens. (1901)%s19010302 00000304 Oranges introduced to Hawaii. (1792)%s17920304 00000307 in Hawaii, the Great Mahele (division of lands) is signed. (1848)%s18480307 00000310 First money minted in Hawaii. (1847)%s18470310 00000311 Great Mauna Loa eruption (volcano in Hawaii). (1867)%s18670311 00000325 a summit eruption on Mauna Loa was spotted at 1:25 AM. The Northeast rift zone was fountaining by 4:30 PM. During the next 21 days lava would flow almost to the city of Hilo. (1984)%s19840325 00000326 Kuhio Day in Hawaii, honoring beloved Prince Kuhio of Kauai, the last member of Hawaiian royalty to wield political power 00000410 1st hotel in Hawaii opens. (1825)%s18250410 00000426 1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii. (1906)%s19060426 00000430 the Hawaiian YMCA organized. (1869)%s18690430 00000501 Lei Day begun (a Hawaiian celebration) (1928)%s19280501 00000513 1st foreign embassy in Hawaii is established. (1835)%s18350513 00000520 1st legislative assembly convenes in Hawaii. (1845)%s18450520 00000521 1st steamship arrives in Hawaii. (1846)%s18460521 00000601 Mauna Loa erupts from the Southwest rift 600M cubic yards of lava over 23 days (1950)%s19500601 00000607 the Hawaiian Declaration of Rights is signed. (1839)%s18390607 00000614 Hawaiian Territorial Government begins. (1900)%s19000614 00000618 Macademia nuts 1st planted in Hawaii. (1892)%s18920618 00000621 Hawaiian Red Cross founded. (1917)%s19170621 00000624 1st coffee planted in Hawaii, on the Kona coast. (1817)%s18170624 00000701 Haleakala National Park established in Hawaii. (1961)%s19610701 00000704 Pacific Cable (San Francisco, Hawaii, Guam, Phillipines) opens. President Roosevelt sends a message to the Phillipines,then a message around the world in 12 minutes (1903)%s19030704 00000707 Hawaii annexed to the US. (1898)%s18980707 00000717 1st railroad opens in Hawaii. (1879)%s18790717 00000720 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii. (1878)%s18780720 00000720 Kilauea begins a long eruption that as of May 1990 had not stopped. In the process over 650M cubic yards of lava will be released. (1986)%s19860720 00000723 first telephone and telegraph line in Hawaii is completed. (1877)%s18770723 00000726 1st sugar cane plantation started in Hawaii. (1835)%s18350726 00000729 first sugar plantation in Hawaii begun. (1835)%s18350729 00000801 Hawaii National Park established. (1916)%s19160801 00000807 Potatoes first planted in Hawaii. (1820)%s18200807 00000809 1st horses arrive in Hawaii. (1803)%s18030809 00000813 Reciprocity Treaty between US and Hawaii ratified. (1876)%s18760813 00000817 1st bank in Hawaii opens. (1858)%s18580817 00000821 Hawaii became the 50th state. (1959)%s19590821 00000830 Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city. (1850)%s18500830 00000902 gas lighting introduced to Hawaii. (1859)%s18590902 00000910 1st theater opens in Hawaii. (1847)%s18470910 00000917 1st whaling ship arrives in Hawaii. (1819)%s18190917 00001001 1st Hawaiian stamps issued. (1851)%s18511001 00001008 1st Hawaiian constitution proclaimed. (1840)%s18401008 00001019 1st flour mill in Hawaii begins operations. (1853)%s18531019 00001027 1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (the Pali is a cliff where the winds are so strong streams flow UP) (1896)%s18961027 00001029 first election of the Hawaiian Republic. (1894)%s18941029 00001101 1st Aloha Week Parade held in Hawaii. (1947)%s19471101 00001106 1st fire engine arrives in Hawaii. (1850)%s18501106 00001113 first shipment of canned pineapple from Hawaii. (1895)%s18951113 00001114 Kilauea's most spectacular eruption (in Hawaii). (1959)%s19591114 00001118 Oahu Railway begins public service in Hawaii. (1889)%s18891118 00001126 Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association formed. (1895)%s18951126 00001129 US receives rights to Pearl Harbor, on Oahu, Hawaii. (1887)%s18871129 00001217 first Hawaiian cavalry organized. (1852)%s18521217 00001219 Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii. (1889)%s18891219 00001220 Hawaiian post office established. (1850)%s18501220 00001222 Hawaiian Post Office established. (1850)%s18501222 00001227 Hawaiian Fire Department established. (1850)%s18501227 00001228 Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US. (1902)%s19021228 00001230 first coffee planted in Hawaii. (1817)%s18171230