International trade brought an influx of foreigners to Hawai‘i....
Kauikeaouli was the son of Kamehameha I and his sacred wife, Keōpūolani....
By the mid-1830s, Hawai‘i had endured a series of escalating foreign conflicts....
John (Ioane) Kāneiakama Papa ‘Ī‘ī was an esteemed statesman and royal adviser, who ultimately served four consecutive monarchs, from Kamehameha...
For Hawaiians, land was not something to be bought and sold but a living ancestor....
From the first arrival of foreigners in Hawai‘i in 1778, Hawaiians perished from introduced diseases at an alarming rate....
In 1827, a small group of Catholics from France arrived in Honolulu to establish a mission....
View the interactive map of the islands of Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Maui and Hawai‘i to see key Ali‘i and mission members...
With the arrival of foreigners, Hawai‘i’s economy expanded beyond traditional systems....
Queen Ka‘ahumanu was the favorite wife of Kamehameha I, who united the Hawaiian Islands....