2016 in Hawaii
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Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]Ongoing – Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption
- January 14 – 2016 United States Marine Corps helicopter collision: Two Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters collide mid-air during a training flight off the North Shore of Oʻahu, killing 12 U.S. Marines.[1][2]
- July 1 – The Hawaii Department of Health issues a public advisory about an outbreak of hepatitis A.[3] The source of the outbreak is traced in August to contaminated scallops served at Genki Sushi restaruants on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi.[4] 292 people are sickened by the end of the outbreak in October.[5]
- November 1 – Hawaii County mayor Billy Kenoi is acquitted of criminal charges related to misuse of his county-issued purchasing card after a jury trial.[6][7]
- November 8 –
- December 27 – U.S. president Barack Obama and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe meet at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. Abe is the first sitting prime minister of Japan to visit the memorial since it opened in 1962.[8][9][10]
- December 30 – A Cessna 172 goes missing off Molokaʻi. The aircraft is not found after a three-day search, and the three people on board are presumed dead.[11][12][13]
Deaths
[edit]- July 20 – Mark Takai, 49, member of the U.S. House of Representatives for HI-01 (2015–2016)[14][15]
- November 15 – Clift Tsuji, 75, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (2004–2016)[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Nakaso, Dan; Kakesako, Gregg K.; Cole, William (January 16, 2016). "Crews from military and civilian agencies scour the choppy waters for any survivors". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. ProQuest 1757500953. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Brumfield, Ben (January 20, 2016). "Search suspended for Marines missing in Hawaii helicopter crash". CNN. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Essoyan, Susan (July 1, 2016). "State investigates cluster of hepatitis A cases on Oahu". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Wiens, Richard (August 15, 2016). "Update: Hepatitis Source Found". Hononlulu Civil Beat. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Hawaii Department of Health (February 2017). "Hepatitis A Outbreak 2016". Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Kenoi acquitted; Jury finds mayor not guilty on all charges". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. November 2, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Teague, Courtney (November 1, 2016). "Kenoi Found Not Guilty". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Cole, William; Consillio, Kristen (December 28, 2016). "Obama and Japanese premier perform rites at the Arizona". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. ProQuest 1853661969. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Hu, Elise (December 28, 2016). "Obama, Abe Memorialize The Dead In 1941 Pearl Harbor Attack". NPR. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Rich, Motoko (December 26, 2016). "Japanese Leader's Pearl Harbor Visit, Called a First, Looks More Like a Fourth". New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Shikina, Rob (January 1, 2017). "Search for Cessna continues". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. ProQuest 1854571052. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Devera, Jobeth (January 2, 2017). "Family of passengers aboard missing plane off Molokai say search is 'far from over'". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Ancheta, Dillon (October 17, 2017). "NTSB releases final report on December 2016 Cessna crash near Molokai". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Viebeck, Elise (July 20, 2016). "Hawaii Rep. Mark Takai, 49, dies after battle with pancreatic cancer". Washington Post. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Blair, Chad (July 20, 2016). "Tributes Pour In After Death of Congressman Mark Takai". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Eagle, Nathan (November 15, 2016). "Hawaii State Rep. Clift Tsuji Dies". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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