300 ce - 750 ce is when Polynesians arrived at Hawaii
1778 Captain James hook and his crew arrived at Hawaii and the following year he's killed
1840 Hawaiians write their first constitution
1875 The kingdom of Hawaii enters into reciprocity treaty with the United States
1893 Queen Liliuokalani is overthrown by Americans living in Hawaii
1894 The Hawaiians establish their republic
On December 7, 1941 Japanese attack the Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States to world war II
On August 21, 1959 Hawaii becomes a state
1993 The U.S apologizes for overthrowing the kingdom in 1893
2002 Linda Lingle takes office as Hawaii's first female govenor