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June 11-14, 1998 | Lawrence E. Pacheco attends the 1998 Superman Celebration in Metropolis Illinois. | ![]() |
July, 1998 | Superman Portrayals website is launched. Plans are set in motion for a Hawaii based Superman club. Preliminary promotion begins at local comicbook stores. | ![]() |
June 10-14, 1999 | Lawrence E. Pacheco attends the 1999 Superman Celebration in Metropolis Illinois. | ![]() |
January, 2000 | Occasional Orb on-line publication is launched on the Superman Portrayals website which reports on “comicbook heroes and/or their screen incarnations.” It has a 5 issue run until Superman Portrayals ceases updating by the end of October 2000. | ![]() |
June 8-11, 2000 | Lawrence E. Pacheco attends the 2000 Superman Celebration in Metropolis Illinois. | ![]() |
July 5, 2000 | The Superman Fans & Collectors Club of Hawaii is formed and the SupermanHawaii.com website is launched. | ![]() |
June 7-10, 2001 | Lawrence E. Pacheco attends the 2001 Superman Celebration in Metropolis Illinois. | ![]() |
January 12, 2002 | Now called the Superman Fan and Collectors Convention of Hawaii, the first SupermanHawaii.com event is held at Leeward Community College. Feature presentation: an extended version of Superman: The Movie. | ![]() |
April 13, 2002 | The second SupermanHawaii.com event is held at Leeward Community College. Feature presentation: selected Fleisher Superman cartoons. | ![]() |
June 6-9, 2002 | Lawrence E. Pacheco attends the 2002 Superman Celebration in Metropolis Illinois. | ![]() |
October 12, 2002 | The third SupermanHawaii.com event is held at Leeward Community College. Feature presentation: selected episodes of The Adventures of Superman. | ![]() |
June 12-15, 2003 | Lawrence E. Pacheco attends the 2003 Superman Celebration in Metropolis Illinois. | ![]() |
July 12, 2003 | The fourth SupermanHawaii.com event, which is now held annually, is once again at Leeward Community College. Attendance more than doubles and celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Superman III. | ![]() |
October, 2003 | Plans are set in motion for a supplemental monthly fan night. | ![]() |
May, 2004 | Superman Portrayals website becomes a part of SupermanHawaii.com. The merger offers visitors a wide range of Superman related topics at one location. | ![]() |
July 10. 2004 | The 2004 SupermanHawaii.com event is, once again, held at Leeward Community College. Attendance more than doubles again. Feature presentation: an animated double feature of Superman: The Last Son of Krypton and the Justice League pilot. | ![]() |
October 19, 2004 | Candlelight vigil held in memory of Christopher Reeve in Waikiki. | ![]() |
November 20, 2004 | First Hawaii Superman Fan Night held. | ![]() |
February 2005 | SupermanHawaii.com 3.0 premieres! A brand new look combined with even more features. | ![]() |
February 25-27, 2005 | SupermanHawaii.com booth at the 2005 Collectors Expo at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall. On display are various collectibles and the 6′ 9″ Warner Bros. Superman statue. | ![]() |
July 13-17, 2005 | SupermanHawaii.com visits the 2005 San Diego Comic Con and reports on the Superman Returns and Justice League Unlimited presentations. | ![]() |
July 23-24, 2005 | Hawaii All-Collectors Show 2005 booth at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall. Many Superman Collectibles were on display and the public was informed about the special events planned for December’s SFCCH 2005. | ![]() |
September 15, 2005 | Occasional Orb on-line publication is re-launched on SupermanHawaii.com and features in-depth articles by additional writers. | ![]() |
December 10, 2005 | The 2005 SupermanHawaii.com event held at the Best Western Plaza Hotel in Honolulu. Actress Noel “Lois Lane” Neill and Film Historian John Field become the first official V.I.P. guests. Presentation includes a film festival and an autograph session with Ms. Neill. Associate Coordinator Steven Kanzaki wins a SupermanHawaii.com Award. | ![]() |
December 17, 2005 | The 2005 SupermanHawaii.com event is mentioned on the K5 News at 9 Buzz with Diane Ako. | ![]() |
January 4, 2006 | SupermanHawaii.com is approached by Warner Bros. to help promote the upcoming Superman Returns film. Promotion included movie status updates and contest giveaways. | ![]() |
June 30, 2006 | The 2006 SupermanHawaii.com event held at the premiere of Superman Returns at Ward 16 Theatres in Honolulu. SupermanHawaii.com hosts Superman Returns interns from the University of Hawaii‘s Academy for Creative Media who show behind the scenes photos and share their experiences. Attendees also answered questions at the SupermanHawaii.com table while waiting to be let into the theatre. Just before the movie, three contestants answered a trivia question. The winner received a Superman prize pack. | ![]() |
April, 2007 | SupermanHawaii.com and all its events are put on an indefinite hiatus. | ![]() |
June 11, 2010 | The Noel Neill Lois Lane statue is unveiled in Metropolis Illinois. Thanks to donations from members, among the bricks at the base of the statue is a brick reading: “SUPERMANHAWAII.COM“. |
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July 11, 2014 | Scott Shinsato appears on the Hawaii News Now morning show Sunrise, with Superman and Batman collectibles, to promote the upcoming World’s Finest: A Superman/Batman Exhibit at the 2014 Hawaii All-Collectors Show at the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. |
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July 13, 2014 | Superman collector Lawrence E. Pacheco and Batman collector Scott Shinsato showcase selected pieces from their collections at a one-day exhibit called World’s Finest: A Superman/Batman Exhibit at the 2014 Hawaii All-Collectors Show at the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. Many attendees came to the show specifically to see the exhibit and some came in costume. |
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July 16, 2014 | Nerdcotics.com features an article dedicated to the coverage of the World’s Finest: A Superman/Batman Exhibit at the 2014 Hawaii All-Collectors Show at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall with brief interviews of Lawrence E. Pacheco and Scott Shinsato. | ![]() |
February 1, 2016 | Lawrence E. Pacheco and Scott Shinsato and their Superman and Batman collections are featured in the February/March 2016 issue of HILuxury Magazine. |
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February 5, 2016 | SupermanHawaii.com 4.0 gets a re-branding. In an effort to represent all the aspects of the group, the “convention” word is dropped from the title and is now known as Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii. A new logo is also unveiled. |
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February 12, 2016 | SupermanHawaii.com’s new YouTube site is launched. |
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February 15, 2016 | SupermanHawaii.com’s Google+ site is launched. |
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February 22, 2016 | SupermanHawaii.com’s Facebook site is launched. |
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February 29, 2016 | After a long hiatus, Superman Fan Night returns to celebrate Superman‘s Leap-Birthday at California Pizza Kitchen in Ala Moana Center. Myron Siu wins the prize pack which includes comicbooks and trading cards. |
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March 19, 2016 | Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii appears at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana Center to help celebrate Batman v Superman Day. The event, sponsored by DC Entertainment, features trivia and giveaways. | ![]() |
March 24, 2016 | Members of Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii attend a showing of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice at Ward 16 Theatres in Honolulu. | ![]() |
May 7, 2016 | Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii teams with Dragon’s Lair Comics & Collectibles to celebrate Free Comic Book Day in a unique way by donating comic books to Ronald McDonald House of Honolulu and Shriners Hospitals for Children of Honolulu. | ![]() |
August 19, 2017 | Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the motion picture Superman IV: The Quest for Peace with a screening at Coffee Talk in Kaimuki. In addition to watching the film attendees learned about how the film came to be, saw behind-the-scenes video and interviews, saw movie memorabilia, and participated in a drawing for a Superman IV related collectible. | ![]() |
November 15, 2017 | Members of Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii attend a screening of Superman: The Movie at Consolidated Theatres Ward 16. | ![]() |
November 16, 2017 | Members of Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii converge at Regal Theaters Dole Cannery to see the film Justice League. | ![]() |
June 3, 2018 | Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii participates in the first successful international Superman club conversation via Skype with Superman Fans of Indonesia. | ![]() |
June 7-10, 2018 | Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii attends the 2018 Superman Celebration in Metropolis Illinois. The event celebrates Superman’s 80th anniversary and Superman: The Movie’s 40th anniversary. | ![]() |
June 12, 2018 | Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii visits the Supertam on 66 Ice Cream Shop and Museum in Carterville Missouri and visits with its owner and Superman collector Larry Tamminen. | ![]() |
July 7, 2018 | Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii celebrates its 18th anniversary during Superman Fan Night at Other Realms. Nine new members are welcomed to the group. | ![]() |
July 10, 2018 | The Cover Gallery returns to SupermanHawaii.com with new additions. | ![]() |
July 15, 2018 | Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii return to the Hawaii All-Collectors Show 2018. Vintage Superman collectibles on display and visitors compete in the SuperQuiz for prizes. |
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July 19, 2018 | The Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii Instagram account is launched! |
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July 27, 2018 | The Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii Member Portal goes live and allows members access to exclusive resources. |
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September 15, 2018 | Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii participate in Blood Donor Day 2018. Members donate blood and offer support to help save lives. |
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November 25, 2018 | Members of Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii attend the Fathom Events showing of Superman: The Movie for its 40th Anniversary. |
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January 14, 2019 | Members gathered at Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 16 to watch the Fathom Events double feature showing of Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen animated movies. |
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April 2, 2019 | Google officially shuts down all consumer Google+ sites including the Superman Fans and Collectors of Hawaii Google+ page. |
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MORE HISTORY TO COME… AS WE MAKE IT! |