Activists George Helm and Kimo Mitchell disappear at sea while attempting to reach Kaho'olawe on surfboards.
UH Rainbow baseball becomes the first No. 1 nationally ranked team in the university's athletic history.
James Roumasset and six others are the first group to swim the nine-mile 'Au'au Channel between Lana'i and Maui.
Residents of Waiahole and Waikane valleys resist development plans; eventually the State buys land to keep it from developers.
Three thousand runners participate in the Honolulu Marathon.
Bribery charges against Mayor Fasi dropped when key witness refuses to testify.
H-2 Freeway and reef airport runway open.
Hawai'i residents reported longest-lived in nation.
