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Ancient Hawai`i Editorial Features
Editorial Features
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- 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
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