Sophie's Hawaiian History Timeline

By sdereus

  • Captain James Cook was killed

    This is important because he was the first person to discover Hawaii. He got in a dispute with the Hawaiians and they killed him.

  • Hawaii is placed under the protectorate of Great Britain.

    This is important because it led to the independent islands being put under one government.

  • The very first permanent sugar plantation on Kauai

    This is very important because this branched to the other islands and became one of the main crops in Hawaii. This brought a lot of money to Hawaii.

  • Hawaii adopts its first constitution.

    This is important because it was the first fully written constitution for the Kingdom. It was also extremely detailed.

  • The pineapple industry began with the importation of pineapple from Jamaica.

    This important because pineapple was another one of Hawaii's biggest crops. The dole Pineapple plantation brought tourism and money to the state.

  • The Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown.

    This led to the Kingdom of Hawaii to fade away. So the overthrow of the monarchy was the start to how Hawaii became apart of the U.S.

  • Helgenberger and Maitland made the first airplane flight from the mainland to Hawaii.

    This is important because this led to tourism and business men coming to Hawaii. This allowed for president Roosevelt to travel to Hawaii.

  • The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

    This is so important because this is what led the U.S. into World War II. This was a horrible day and now there is a huge monument that many people visit.

  • Hawaii became the 50th state of the Union.

    This is important because this led to many people living here.

  • Hawaiians got to vote for a President for the first time.

    This is important because it signifies equality between Hawaiians and America. The congress was established in University of Hawaii.