June 17, 2006 PCU Hawaii, commanded by Cmdr. David A. Solms, was christened during an 11 a.m. EDT ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Conn. She is designed with a reactor plant that will not require refueling during the planned life of the ship - reducing lifecycle costs while increasing underway time.

December 22, General Dynamics Electric Boat delivered PCU Hawaii to the U.S. Navy ahead of schedule.

May 5, 2007 USS Hawaii was commissioned during an 11 a.m. EDT ceremony in Groton, Conn. The third submarine of the Virginia class, SSN 776, will bear the name Hawaii to recognize the tremendous support the Navy has enjoyed from the people of the Aloha State and in honor of the rich heritage of submarines in the Pacific theater.

May 6, 2008 SSN 776 returned to Naval Submarine Base New London after a maiden underway period.

May 7, 2009 USS Hawaii became the second Naval submarine in history to receive the U.S. Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation for its part in counter-drug operations in the eastern Pacific Ocean, in support of Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South from Feb. 20 to April 17, 2008.

July 23, USS Hawaii arrived in its new homeport of Naval Station Pearl Harbor afer more than two-month transit forom Groton, Connecticut.

January 7, 2010 Cmdr. Stephen Mack relieved Cmdr. Edward L. Herrington as CO of USS Hawaii during a change-of-command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

February 16, SSN 776 is currently conducting tests at Southeast Alaska Acoustic Measurement Facility in Katchikan, Alaska.

March 30, The Virginia-class attack submarine entered the dry-dock at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) for routine inspection and maintenance until early May.

August 25, USS Hawaii departed Pearl Harbor for a maiden western Pacific deployment.

September 3, The Hawaii pulled into Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for a scheduled port visit, marking the very first time in the history of the U.S. 7th Fleet that a Virginia-class submarine visited the region.

September 24, SSN 776 pulled into Apra Harbor, Guam, for a sonar system repair.

November 10, USS Hawaii arrived in Busan Naval Operations Base for a scheduled port visit to the Republic of Korea.

December 28, The Hawaii recently arrived in Guam for repairs. She is the first Virginia-class attack submarine to be moored outboard of a submarine tender.

January 14, 2011 USS Hawaii pulled into Changi Naval Base for a scheduled port call to Singapore.

February 24, USS Hawaii returned home after a six-month underway period.