1. In 1877, the first ever telephone call in Hawaii was made on April 24th, between members of the Royal Hawaiian Band and their conductor, expressing their desire to have a rehearsal. This marked the introduction of the telephone to the islands, paving the way for modern communications.

2. On April 24th, 1893, Queen Liliuokalani, the last monarch of Hawaii, was arrested and placed under house arrest in Iolani Palace by the forces that had overthrown her government in January of that year. This event marked a decisive moment in Hawaii's history, as the kingdom was later annexed by the United States in 1898.

3. St. Damien of Molokai, a missionary and advocate for sufferers of Hansen's disease (leprosy), was born on April 24th, 1840. He spent his life serving the leper colony on Molokai and was eventually canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 2009.

4. On April 24, 1980, the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu officially opened its doors to the public. The multi-purpose stadium, with a seating capacity of over 50,000, has hosted numerous sports events, concerts, and other cultural events in the years since, becoming a significant landmark on Oahu.

5. April 24th, 1967 marked the dedication of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as the Punchbowl Cemetery. The cemetery, located in the Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu, is the final resting place for millions of service members and veterans from the Pacific region, including those who perished during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.