Hawaii Before Colonization By Lilybrubnjak Period: 300 to 600 The settlement of the first Hawaiians 1627 Spanish sailors visit Hawaii Period: 1778 to Feb 14, 1779 The Colonization of Captain James Cook in Hawaii 1780 Trading ships Other Europeans and US trading ships began arriving on their way to China and brought many diseases killing many Hawaiians 1810 A new King Unification of the Hawaiian Islands under King Kamehameha