History of Hawaii
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The history of Hawaii began with the arrival of Polynesian peoples to the Hawaiian Islands between 940 and 1200 AD. The islands' history is marked by a slow, steady growth in population and the size o
Ahihineho, an officer of Kamehameha I, in a traditional mahiole helmet. Drawing by Jacques Étienne Arago (1819)
A heiau (drawing made around 1778).
A Hawaiian sanctuary in Kailua Bay on the island of Oahu. (Lithograph from the German edition of Otto von Kotzebue's notes, 1821.)
A depiction of a royal heiau (Hawaiian temple) at Kealakekua Bay
Hawaiian Kingdom
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The Hawaiian Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, was an archipelagic country from 1795 to 1893, which eventually encompassed all of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands. It was established in 179
History of Hawaii
…introducing firearms to Hawaiian warfare. Aided by firearms and ships, Kamehameha I conquered and unified most of the islands in 1795, establishing the Kingdom of Hawaii. The unification was completed in 1810 when Kauaʻi and Niʻihau voluntarily joined the kingdom. This event marked the end of the long tradition of warfare…
Hawaiian military officer, 1819 (by Jacques Arago).
King Kalākaua meeting U.S. President Grant at the White House, 1874.
King Kalākaua.
Liliʻuokalani.