1. In 1778, Captain James Cook became the first known European to visit the Hawaiian Islands when he sailed into Waimea Bay on the island of Kauai. He named the archipelago the "Sandwich Islands" after his sponsor, the Earl of Sandwich.

2. In 1885, Hawaii's first public school, the Royal School, was established in Honolulu. This school was founded by King Kamehameha III to educate the children of Hawaii's elite, including his own children.

3. In 1946, a deadly tsunami hit the Hilo Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii, killing more than 170 people. The massive waves were triggered by an earthquake in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, which caused a series of waves to travel across the Pacific Ocean.

4. On November 13, 1978, the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial was closed due to safety concerns. This monument was built in 1927 to honor the soldiers from Hawaii who served in World War I, and it also served as a public swimming pool. However, it had fallen into disrepair, and there was concern that it could collapse.

5. In 2017, Hawaii became the first state to pass legislation in support of the Paris Agreement, the international climate accord that seeks to limit global warming. Governor David Ige signed two bills into law, committing Hawaii to abide by the goals of the agreement despite the US withdrawal under the Trump administration.