Hawaiian History

By AnnieYan
  • 1946 BCE

    Great tsunami hits Hilo

    Great tsunami hits Hilo
    This tsunami killed over 100 people and caused $25 million damage. There is also some disaster happen during the past years. The tsunami is one of them. And it killed a few amount of people and caused some economic damage.
  • 1910 BCE

    First airplane flight in Hawaii

    First airplane flight in Hawaii
    This shows that Hawaii becomes more and more international, and be able to connect with another part of the world. The flight represents the transport will be easier, it a representation of development.
  • 1900 BCE

    Hawai‘i becomes a Territory of the United States

    Hawai‘i becomes a Territory of the United States
    It is a very important event, it means that Hawaii becomes a part of United States. And this still affects on the present days that Hawaii is a state of America.
  • 1898 BCE

    Hawaii's state flag is replaced by the United States' "Stars and Stripes".

    Hawaii's state flag is replaced by the United States' "Stars and Stripes".
    It shows that Hawaii is no longer an independent place, it belong to America since then.
  • 1890 BCE

    US and European settlers began to plant pineapples

    US and European settlers began to plant pineapples
    Start from then, some US and European settlers began to plant pineapples, and the sugarcane planting starts to growing. It actually became an important industry of Hawaii in following long times.
  • 1873 BCE

    William Charles Lunalilo become the king of Hawaii.

    William Charles Lunalilo become the king of Hawaii.
    It is important because William Charles Lunalilo is the first elected king in Hawaii. It causes a big change in the politics.
  • 1873 BCE

    William Charles Lunalilo become the king of Hawaii

    William Charles Lunalilo become the king of Hawaii
    It is important because William Charles Lunalilo is the first elected king in Hawaii. It causes a big change in the politics.
  • 1839 BCE

    Roman Catholics receive religious freedom

    Roman Catholics receive religious freedom
    It is the time Hawaii start to receive freedom, step by step from religious to economic and politics.
  • 1820 BCE

    First group of American Protestant missionaries arrived

    First group of American Protestant missionaries arrived
    It is important because it represents the time period of American trade with Hawaiian began. And it also leads a big amount of immigration later in the island.
  • 1820 BCE

    First group of American Protestant missionaries arrived

    First group of American Protestant missionaries arrived
    It is important because it represents the time period of American trade with Hawaiian began. And it also leads a big amount of immigration later in the island.
  • 1780 BCE

    Englishman James Cook found Hawaii

    Englishman James Cook found Hawaii
    After Englishman James Cook found Hawaii, some other European and US trading ship discovered Hawaii on their way to China. This is important because more and more people knows Hawaii start from that. And the disease brought from other parts of the world also affect Hawaii, it killed many of the Hawaiians.
  • 1780 BCE

    Englishman James Cook found Hawaii

    Englishman James Cook found Hawaii
    After Englishman James Cook found Hawaii, some other European and US trading ship discovered Hawaii on their way to China. This is important because more and more people knows Hawaii start from that. And the disease brought from other parts of the world also affect Hawaii, it killed many of the Hawaiians.

  • Hawaii adopted its first constitution

    Hawaii adopted its first constitution
    After released the religious control, Hawaii government start to adopted their first constitution in order to manage the society. The appear of law helps the politic system become more complete.