Singer-songwriter Israel Kamakawiwo'ole dies; nearly 10,000 gather at Makua Beach to mourn his passing; thousands more visit his body lying in state at the capitol.
National Cemetery of the Pacific-Punchbowl and six other cemeteries desecrated.
Miss Hawai'i Brooke Lee crowned Miss USA; she is later crowned Miss Universe.
State Board of Agriculture cuts quarantine for pets from 120 to 30 days.
Hawai'i is the first state to have at least one Internet connection in each school.
Over 100 students at two Catholic schools - Sacred Hearts and St. Theresa's - contract scarlet fever.
