Top 10 Events in Hawaiian History

By tesssavage
  • 900 BCE

    First people from Polynesia come to Hawaii

  • Captain Cook arrives in Hawaii for the first time

  • King Kamehameha unifies the Hawaiian islands

  • The Great Mahele

    Land division and ownership is now allowed.

  • Bayonet Consitiution

    King Kamehameha was forced to sign the Bayonet constitution, taking power away from the Hawaiian monarchy.

  • Annexation of Hawaii

  • Queen Lili'uokalani is overthrown

  • Hawaii is declared a U.S. territory

  • Pearl Harbor attack

  • Hawaii is declared a U.S. state

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