7 dated entries naming Hawaiian Islands, drawn from 6 separate years between 800 CE and 1946 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
800The first settlers of the Hawaiian Islands arrive (approximate date).source
18th century
1778January 18 – Third voyage of James Cook: Captain James Cook, with ships HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery, first views Oʻahu then Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, which he names the Sandwich Islands.source
1778November 26 – In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to land on Maui.source
1779February 14 – Captain James Cook is killed on the Sandwich Islands, on his third voyage.source
19th century
1817January 1 – Sailing through the Sandwich Islands, Otto von Kotzebue discovers New Year Island.source
1897October 12 – USS Baltimore (Cruiser # 3, later CM-1) is recommissioned, since 1890, for several months of duty in the Hawaiian Islands.source
20th century
1946April 1 – The 8.6 Mw Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands, resulting in many deaths, mostly in Hilo. Between 165 and 173 are killed.source