| WAIKIKI NIGHTS |
| A HONOLULU STREET THEATER CLASSIC |
| Selected Chronology of Hawaiian History...cont. Sal P. Buonocore |
1795
Kamehameha the Great unites all the main Hawaiian Islands under one rule except for
Kaua’i, which was not ceded to Kamehameha until 1810. It is said of him that he was as
gentle in victory as he was ferocious in war. In many ways Kamehameha’s rule was the
golden age of Hawai’i.
1796-1797
Kamehameha puts down a rebellion on the Big Island led by Namakeha, the brother of
Kaiana, a chief of Kaua`i. The final battle occurs near Hilo in which Namakeha is captured
and sacrificed.
1819
Kamehameha the Great dies at Kailua, Hawai’i, and his son Liholiho is proclaimed
Kamehameha II. Kamehameha II abolishes the traditional pagan system of religion.
Whaling ships arrive in the islands for the first time. A whale is caught at Kealakekua Bay
on the Big Island that yields 110 barrels of oil. The whaling industry in Hawai’i begins and
flourishes for several decades.
Kamehameha the Great unites all the main Hawaiian Islands under one rule except for
Kaua’i, which was not ceded to Kamehameha until 1810. It is said of him that he was as
gentle in victory as he was ferocious in war. In many ways Kamehameha’s rule was the
golden age of Hawai’i.
1796-1797
Kamehameha puts down a rebellion on the Big Island led by Namakeha, the brother of
Kaiana, a chief of Kaua`i. The final battle occurs near Hilo in which Namakeha is captured
and sacrificed.
1819
Kamehameha the Great dies at Kailua, Hawai’i, and his son Liholiho is proclaimed
Kamehameha II. Kamehameha II abolishes the traditional pagan system of religion.
Whaling ships arrive in the islands for the first time. A whale is caught at Kealakekua Bay
on the Big Island that yields 110 barrels of oil. The whaling industry in Hawai’i begins and
flourishes for several decades.
