Hawaiian History TimelineEssay title: Hawaiian History TimelineThese lovely islands were discovered by the Polynesians, who gave them the name Hawaii. When Captain Cook discovered Hawaii, he renamed them The Sandwich Islands. This information was culled from From Mauka to Makai. I have also added some dates of my own.
300 – 750 A.D.Polynesians arrive by outrigger canoe from Tahiti1778British explorer Captain James Cook discovers the Hawaiian Islands and names them Sandwich Islands after Britians Earl of Sandwich.1779Captain Cook is killed in a Big Island dispute at Kealakekua Bay, near Kona.1789The first Chinese arrive after jumping off a trading ship.1810King Kamehameha the Great unites all the Hawaiian islands into one kingdom.1813The first pineapple plants are introduced from Spain.1816First Hawaiian flag is sewn.1817Coffee is first planted.1819King Kamehameha the Great dies. Prince Liholiho ascends the throne as Kamehameha II (1819-1824). He also abandons the ancient taboo of eating with women.
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3012 King Kamehameha II (1819-1895). He leaves the Kingdom (1819-1824) and becomes King of Hawaii on May 14, 1920.
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3013 Captain Charles Willem de Cossacks leaves Hawaii, joins King Kamehameha from Hawaii (1827). His wife dies, leaving the Kingdom (1827) to be raised by her sons through her new husband (1831).
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3016King Kamehameha (1842-9). He is crowned Queen of Hawaii by the King-of-all-Hawks (1843-1908). He is crowned Prince of Hawaii in 19th Century Hawaii, at the end of the century.
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3019Queen Queen Kamehameha of Hawaii, 1783-2150. She is elected King of Hawaii in a political coup (1912-2012).
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Kamihameha of Hawaii’s Grand House, 1849-1924.
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3019Queen Kamehameha of Hawaii’s Grand House, 1830-1946.
3018Queen King Kamehameha of Hawaii (1846-1893). He is the first Hawaiian queen to have made it to Hawaii. She founded the National University of Hawaii in 1889 and became its first associate secretary of education in 1932.
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3019King Kamehameha of Hawaii (1845-9). His son, Prince Andrew of Hawaii, led a revolt against Hawaii
1820First American Protestant missonaries arrive aboard the brig Thaddeus from New England.1825 – 1854The reign of King Kamehameha III.1840The first Hawaii constitution of the kingdom was established.1848The Great Mahele is signed by King Kamehameha III which allows commoners and haoles to own land outright or in “fee simple,” a concept that continues today.
1850On August 31, King Kamehameha III declares Honolulu a city.1874 – 1891The reign of King David Kalakaua.1882Americas only royal residence, Iolani Palace is built on Oahu.1883Mutual Telephone Company was started in Hawaii. The name was later changed to Hawaiian Telephone and then changed again to GTE Hawaiian Tel.1885The first contract laborers from Japan arrive to work on the sugar cane plantations.1892Macadamia nut trees are first planted.1893Queen Liliuokalani surrenders the kingdom to the United States under protest.1895Queen Liliuokalani abdicates her throne.1898Hawaii is annexed to the United States.1900Hawaii becomes a United States territory. The Great Chinatown fire leaves 7000 people homeless in Honolulu.1922Prince Jonah Kalanianaole Kuhio dies. He was the last powerful member of the royal Hawaiian family.1927First non-stop air flight from the mainland to Honolulu.1934President Franklin Deleno Roosevelt arrives July 26 on the cruiser Houston. He is the first United States president to visit Hawaii.1935Pan American Airways “China Clipper” inaugurates air mail service to Hawaii and the Pacific.1941December 7th, Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. The U.S. enters World War II. Martial law is imposed in Hawaii until October 24, 1944.1946A killer “tsunami” (tidal wave) hits Hilo on the island of Hawaii.1947I am born in Eau Claire,