1. Pu`uloa (Pearl Harbor) was officially named by Ka`ahumanu, the favorite wife of King Kamehameha. In 1843, a group of European businessmen approached Ka`ahumanu for permission to fill in the shallow water around the pearl-rich lagoon in order to create an official port.

2. The Great Mahele, the most significant land reform in Hawaiian history, was proclaimed on May 6, 1848, by King Kamehameha III. The Mahele, which aimed to redistribute land ownership from the Hawaiian monarchy to the people, resulted in the transfer of approximately 30 percent of Hawaiian land to foreign businessmen.

3. On May 6, 1896, the Hawaiian Rubber Company was established in Puna on the Big Island, marking the beginning of commercial rubber cultivation in Hawaii. The company was founded by Charles R. Bishop, the husband of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, and was one of the largest rubber plantations in the world at the time.

4. Hawaiian-born singer Don Ho was born on May 6, 1930, in Honolulu. Ho rose to fame in the 1960s with his signature tune "Tiny Bubbles" and became a beloved icon of Hawaiian music.

5. The Hawaii State Legislature passed a resolution on May 6, 1997, recognizing Hokulea, the traditional Hawaiian voyaging canoe, for its efforts to promote oceanic conservation and perpetuate Hawaiian culture. The resolution also recognized the voyages of Polynesian navigators who traveled thousands of miles across the Pacific using only traditional methods of navigation.