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Battle Of Kawela
In 1736, O'ahu fought with Molokai and Hawai'i. Even though the O'ahu were more powerful, the spiritual strength of the Molokai fighters won the battle after five days of fighting. The O'ahu cheif, Kapiiohookai, was killed. Puuhonua is a temple where defeated warriors could take sanctuary. -
Meeting Captain Cook
Captain Cook first discovered O'ahu, then Kaua'i. He named the islands 'Sandwich Islands' in honor of Earl of Sandwich. After, a trade developed between the English and the Hawaiians. People started treating Captain Cook as a chief or god. The Hawaiians thought he was the god Lono that has returned. -
Battle of Moku’ohai
In 1782, Kamehameha won his first major victory in a battle called Battle of Moku'ohai. Kiwala'o was killed by one of Kamehameha's officers in the melee but Keoua escaped to the Southern part of the district. -
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Kamehameha United
Kamehameha was the highest of all cheifs. He kept the ways of his culture and added the best of the new. His people said that he was a farmer, a fisherman, a maker of cloth, a provider for the needy and a father to the fatherless. -
Hawaiian Tradition: Hula
Hula was a Hawaiian tradition that was used to tell legends and stories. -
Kamehameha's Attack On Kaua'i
Kamehameha's plan to attack Kaua'i involved about 7,000 Hawaiians along with 50 Europeans. They were all armed with muskets, along with 8 cannons and other Western weapons. As Kamehameha and his army was about to attempt their attack on Kaua'i, a disease swept throughout the population, killing thousands of people. Because of that, Kamehameha failed to conquer Kaua'i. -
Kaumualiʻi Makes An Agreement With Kamehameha
After Kamehameha I's second attempt to conquer Kaua'i, Kaumuali'i met with Kamehameha at Pākākā on Oahu in 1810. This made Kamehameha to stop his thoughts of war across the islands. -
Kamehameha And The Boston Captains Make An Agreement
In 1811, Boston ship captains and Kamehameha made a monopoly on sandalwood trade. The agreement lasted for only one shipment. But to prevent sandalwood from going out, he placed a Kapu on the young tree's so that no one could cut it until it grew older. -
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The Reign Of LIholiho
Liholiho's short reign as Kamehameha II was a time of change and uncertainty. The Kapu system was weakening, and missionaries were preaching a new religion. Foreign ships brought new goods and deadly diseases. Liholiho died in 1824 because of illness and the shock of Keopuolani's death -
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The Reign Of LIholiho (Part 2)
1824 because of illness and he couldn't bare himself from the death of Keopuolani. -
Overturn Naha Stone
In Ancient Hawaii, the Naha Stone was used to tell which people belonged to the ruling Naha groups. Each time a baby was born, people put it on the stone. If the baby felt calm and didn't cry, then it was Naha. If the baby ended up crying, it was not Naha. People believe that this 7,000 pound rock was brought to the Big Island from Kaua'i using a Kanoe. -
End Of Kapu (2)
ordered to end the Kapu system. Some of the cheifs were angry that the Kapu system have been demolished. Soon after the Kapu system ended, life changed. People started to protect themselves and making their own heiaus. Also, some still kept the images of their gods. -
End Of Kapu
After Kamehameha died, Liholiho was crowned as Kamehameha II. Shortly later, Vancouver disobeyed Kapu and ate with the men on the ship. People started to notice that he didn't get punished for doing it so they thought about if there really was gods. The Kapu system effected the women because they had to stay in their homes and couldn't do as much as men could. Ka'ahumanu and Liholiho both ate on the ship and some Hawaiians were against it. Soon many people started to break the Kapu so Liholiho -
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The Rule of Ka'ahumanu as Kuhina Nui
Ka'ahumanu became the first co-leader (Or Kuhina Nui) in Hawai'i. She was Kamehameha's favorite wife. However, her power went far beyond him. -
Arrival Of The First Missionaries
In October 1819 the board organized the first group of missionaries to the Hawaiian Islands. The missionaries had different talents and personalities. They each have been giving a diificult assignments. They built houses, schools, and churches. Also, they were to learn the language of the people and teach them to read the Bible. Behind all this, they were leading the Hawaiians away from their old religion. -
The First Sugarcane Plantation
Sugarcane was already a crop when Captain Cook first arrived in 1778. They were planted near Kalo patches and was used for food supply. They didn't sell it out because they didn't know what use it could make. Also, it was really valuable to Hawai'i and it was like their snack. -
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The Whaling Economy
In 1840, fisihing grounds in the Kodiak area (near Alaska) were being explored. The grounds in the Arctic Ocean north of the Bering Strait were discovered. Prices of whale oil and bone remained high until the Civil War. The Civil War changed whaling. The most important reason for the decay of the industry was that the cost of voyages was increasing as the herds of whales were decreasing. -
The Great Mahele
The Mahele was an act that allowed private ownership of land for the first time. This was a disaster for the Hawaiians because it would end up to ownership of land by foreigners. By 1893, foreigners controlled 90% of the land in Hawai'i. Since they owned most of Hawai'i, they wanted to take over the government. They toke over the kingdom in 1893. -
Prince Albert Died
Prince Albert died in 1861 due to sickness.
