Hawaiian History - The Monarchy Years

June 11 is King Kamehameha I Day in Hawaii, honoring the king who unified all of the Hawaiian Islands and who ruled the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1795-1819.

From your About.com Guide -  photos of the four statues of Kamehameha in Honolulu, Kapaau, Washington D.C. and Hilo.

A capsule view of the history of Hawaii from the arrival of Captain Cook to the present. A good place to start for the new learner.

Read about the Land Division of 1848 and it's role in the ultimate downfall of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Capsules of  Hawaii's royalty from Kamehameha I with some of the most important events which took place during their reign.

Dedicated to preserving historical materials relating to Hawaii and the Pacific region and to publishing scholarly research on Hawaiian and Pacific history.

ʻIolani Palace was the official residence of King Kalakaua from 1882 until his death in 1891 and of his sister-successor, Queen Liliʻuokalani, until the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893.

A brief biography of the woman whose estate provided for the establishment of a school to educate Hawaiian children. Today, her endowment supports the largest independent pre-kindergarten through grade 12 school in the United States, the Kamehameha Schools.

Hawaii-Nation.org tells the story of the last days of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Sugar was more than just a crop, it played a role in the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.

If you would like a good chart to show you the history of the Hawaiian Islands from the first migrations until the present day, check out this feature.