Hawai'i By emefuture12 Period: 200 to 500 First Polynesian arrive in Hawai'i Most polonaises that where settling in Hawaii where migrated from northwest from the Marquesas Islands between the 4th and 7th centuries Period: 1734 to 1734 King Kamehameha is born He was born in 1734 Period: 1778 to 1778 Captain Cook anchors in Waimea Bay Off the island of Kaua'i Period: 1810 to 1810 Kamehameha completes his conquest of Hawai'i's main islands Period: 1820 to 1820 First Protestant missionaries arrive from New England Period: 1840 to 1840 King Kalakaua III grants the Kingdom of Hawai'i's first constitution Period: 1845 to 1845 The capital of the Hawai'ian Kingdom is moved to Honolulu Period: 1870 to 1870 The Royal Hawai'ian Band is organized Period: 1887 to 1887 King Kalakaua grants the United States exclusive rights to use Pearl Harbor as a naval base Period: 1893 to 1893 Queen Lili'uokalani is deposed by an American-led coup Period: 1894 to 1894 The independent Republic of Hawai'i is formed Period: 1898 to 1898 The United States annexes Hawai'i Period: 1902 to 1902 First transpacific telegraph cable links California and Hawai'i Period: 1927 to 1927 First airplane flight is made from the United States to Hawai'i Period: 1941 to 1941 Japanese fighter planes bomb Pearl Harbor; the United States enters World war II Period: 1959 to 1959 Hawai'i enters the Union as the 50th state Period: 1986 to 1986 Hawai'i's fist native Hawai'ian governor, John Waihe'e, is elected Period: 1993 to 1993 President Bill Clinton and Congress apologize to Hawai'i on the 100th anniversary of the overthrow of Queen Lili'uokalani Period: 2001 to 2001 Hawai'i enters the 21st century!!