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The history of today

OCTOBER 30


The Oct. 30, 1875, Pacific Commercial Advertiser reports on the birth of Princess Ka'iulani and on letters of congratulations sent to King Kalakaua and the parents of the princess, Princess Likelike and A.S. Cleghorn.

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1930: Matson Navigation Co. and the Los Angeles Steamship line announce they are merging.

1958: Wilson Tunnel opens for Kane'ohe-bound traffic. The tunnel was opened to Honolulu-bound traffic the next day.

1966: Hawai'i golfing legend Ted Makalena becomes the first Islander to win a PGA-sponsored championship by winning the $57,000 Hawaiian Open Golf Tournament at the Waialae Country Club.

2004: Almost 9 inches of rain falls in six hours in Manoa Valley. Debris collected at bridges and bends in Manoa Stream pushed floodwaters over the banks and into more than 120 homes, causing an estimated $5 million in damage. The floodwaters then rushed down to the University of Hawai'i-Manoa campus, causing an estimated $83.4 million in damage there.







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