Hawaii

By emmacrocker59
  • 1200 BCE

    Polynesian Immigrants

    A new wave of Polynesian immigrants arrived, and then the migration abruptly halted, possibly due to rising seas or conflicts.
  • 1200 BCE

    Tahitian priests

    Tahitian priests, led by Paao, arrived and established the Kapu system, a caste-based social structure.
  • 450 BCE

    Voyaging to the Hawaiian islands

    Polynesians from the Marquesas began voyaging to the Hawaiian Islands.
  • 420 BCE

    Oldest known archeological evidence

    Oldest known archeological evidence of humans in Hawaii found at South Point on the Big Island. Fishing lures from this period suggest early human activity in Hawaii.

  • Keaunni

    Keaunui, a chief, is said to have cut a navigable channel near Pu’uloa to improve access for canoes.

  • James cook arrives

    Captain James Cook arrived in Hawaii. He met King Kahekili of Maui and King Kalaniopu’u of the Big Island. Cook was eventually killed during a conflict on the Big Island.

  • King Kahekili died

    King Kahekili died, leading to power struggles among his sons.

  • Kamehameha

    Kamehameha ceded the Big Island to Great Britain in exchange for armaments.