1. In 1934, the first Aloha Week was held in Honolulu to promote Hawaiian culture and traditions, now known as the annual Hawaii Festival.

2. On November 3, 1970, Hawaii became the first state to lower its voting age to 18, setting the precedent for the rest of the country to follow suit.

3. In 2002, the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park in Pearl Harbor opened a new exhibit featuring the fictional character, Godzilla. The exhibit showcased the history of the popular Japanese monster and its ties to Hawaii.

4. In 2008, Barack Obama won the presidential election, becoming the first Hawaii-born individual to win the position of President of the United States.

5. On November 3, 2018, Maui resident Paige Alms won the women's division of the Pe'ahi Challenge, a big-wave surfing event held at Jaws on Maui's North Shore. Alms is considered one of the top female big-wave surfers in the world.