Average Member Review: Based on 1 reviews. Royalty of Hawaii By Rochelle "In my research paper at boarding school, the kings and queen are my topic, are there a lot of more monarchs on each island before Kamehameha? " CULTURE By LYDIA "PLEASE OHANA EMBRACE YOUR HISTORY AND KEEP IT STRONG. ALOHA" Timeline Guest! Find something to talk about on this page? Share your story here. • Add an event or photo. • Add an article on a specific topic, person or detailed event.

Ancient Hawai`i Editorial Features Pre-Contact Timeline Birth of the Islands Hawaiian Culture Polynesian Migrations Voyaging Cosmology Temple Worship Social and Political Structure Ahupua`a Sharing Resources Architecture Farming Fishing Fishponds Food Preparation & Cooking Methods Clothing & Adornment Healing Hula Recreation Warfare & Weapons Bibliography Overview of post-contact Hawai`i Contact to Mahele (1778-1848) The Mahele to the Overthrow (1848-1893) Annexation to World War II (1899-1941) World War II to Statehood (1941-1959) Statehood to Today (1959-present)     Editorial Features Hula Lei Surfing The Paniolo Chinatown Architecture Monarchs Kamehameha I Kamehameha II Kamehameha III Kamehameha IV Kamehameha V William Charles Lunalilo David Kalakaua Lili`uokalani `Iolani Palace   Governors Sanford Ballard Dole George Robert Carter Walter Francis Frear Lucius Eugene Pinkham Charles J. McCarthy Wallace Rider Farrington Lawrence McCully Judd Joseph Boyd Poindexter Ingram Macklin Stainback Oren E. Long Samuel Wilder King William Francis Quinn John Anthony Burns George Ryoichi Ariyoshi John David Waihee III Benjamin Cayetano     Short Stories Sort stories alphabetically or chronologically Captain Cook arrives in Hawai`i, 1778 Captain Cook killed, 1779 La Perouse in Hawaiian waters, 1786 Olowalu Massacre, 1790 Battle of Kepaniwai, 1790 Kamehameha dedicates Pu`ukohola heiau, 1791 Captain Vancouver in Hawai`i, 1793 Kamehameha unites the Hawaiian Islands, 1795 Russians in Hawai`i, 1804 Sandalwood trade, 1810 Breaking of the kapu, 1819 Battle at Kuamo`o, 1819 Protestant missionaries arrive, 1820 Liholiho and Kamamalu die in London, 1824 Kamehameha III rules, 1825 Hawaiian standardized as a written language, 1826 First paniolo arrive, 1830 Ka`ahumanu dies, 1832 The French in Hawai`i, 1837 Constitution of 1840, 1840 Lord Paulet temporarily claims Hawai`i for Britain, 1843 Whaling industry, 1846 The Mahele, 1848 Alexander Liholiho and Lot Kamehameha travel abroad, 1849 Honolulu Fire Department Established, 1850 Whalers riot in Honolulu, 1852 Constitution of 1852, 1852 Chinese laborers in Hawai`i, 1852 Alexander Liholiho ascends the throne, 1854 First Kaho`olawe leases granted, 1858 Queen's Hospital opens in temporary quarters, 1859 Prince Albert dies, 1862 Lot ascends the throne, 1863 Constitution of 1864, 1864 Japanese laborers arrive, 1868 Hurricane hits Maui, 1871 Lunalilo elected king, 1873 Father Damien arrives at Kalaupapa, 1873 Kalakaua elected king, 1874 Claus Spreckels arrives in Hawai`i, 1876 Portuguese workers arrive, 1878 Cornerstone laid for `Iolani Palace, 1879 Kalakaua's coronation, 1883 Bernice Pauahi dies, 1884 Queen Emma dies, 1885 Chinatown fire of 1886, 1886 Bayonet Constitution, 1887 Lili`uokalani succeeds Kalakaua, 1891 Monarchy overthrown, 1893 Counterrevolution to reinstate Queen Lili`uokalani, 1895 Ka`iulani dies, 1899 Chinatown fire of 1900, 1900 Korean laborers arrive, 1903 Filipino laborers arrive, 1906 James Dole establishes the Hawaiian Pineapple Company, 1907 Jack London sails to Hawai`i, 1907 Hawai`i Volcano Observatory founded, 1911 Duke Kahanamoku wins gold medal at Stockholm Olympics, 1912 Hawai`i National Park established, 1916 Kaho`olawe leased to Angus MacPhee, 1918 Work on Pearl Harbor begins, 1918 Hawaiian Homes Commission Act passed, 1922 Honolulu Academy of Arts opens, 1927 SS Malolo arrives; Royal Hawaiian Hotel opens, 1927 Natatorium War Memorial opens, 1927 First Lei Day celebration, 1929 Massie case, 1931 Big Five, 1933 Mauna Loa eruption threatens Hilo, 1935 First commercial aloha shirt produced, 1936 Soichi Sakamoto founds Three-Year Swim Club, 1937 Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, 1941 442nd Regimental Combat Team activated, 1943 Martial law ends, 1944 Tsunami hits Hilo, 1946 ILWU strikes against shipping, 1949 Sir Peter Buck dies, 1951 Hawai`i becomes a state, 1959 Haleakala National Park and Pu`uhonua O Honaunau National Historic Park esta, 1961 John Burns elected governor, 1962 Don Ho debuts, 1962 Sammy Amalu hoax revealed, 1962 William S. Richardson named Chief Justice, 1966 Henry Kaiser dies, 1967 Kamehameha I and Father Damien honored in Statuary Hall, 1969 First Merrie Monarch hula competition, 1970 Polynesian Voyaging Society established, 1973 Protesters occupy Kaho`olawe, 1976 Hokule`a sails to Tahiti, 1976 Hawaii Police Department, 1976 Pu`u `O`o eruption begins, 1983 Voyage of Rediscovery begins, 1985 Apology Bill, 1993 Hawaiian sovereignty movement, 1993 H-3 opens, 1997 1898 Hui Aloha `Aina petition published, 1998 Hokule`a sails to Rapa Nui, 1999 Endeavour replica visits Hawai`i, 1999 Polar Bears visit the USS Honolulu while on a mission to the Arctic Circle., 2003 Back to the top | Print or Email page.