The Kamehameha Dynasty ruled for nearly a century from the late-1700s to the late-1800s, while the Kalākaua Dynasty ruled from 1874 to 1893. Kamehameha Dynasty Kamehameha I, Paiʻea, Kamehameha the Great (1758-1819) Born in North Kohala on the Big Island, Kamehameha united all the major islands under one rule in 1810. The king traded with […]
Olowalu Massacre
In 1789, Simon Metcalf (captaining the Eleanora) and his son Thomas Metcalf (captaining the Fair American) were traders; their plan was to meet and spend winter in the Hawaiian Islands. The Eleanora arrived in the islands first at Kohala on the island of Hawaiʻi. After a confrontation with a local chief, Metcalf then sailed to […]
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