Hawaii's History

Polynesians settled Hawaii about 1500 years ago. In 1778 a British explorer named Captain James Cook discovered the islands and they became known to the rest of the world. As soon as 1820, American missionaries arrived and started to teach Hawaiians to live like people from the west.

Hawaii became a US territory in 1900. During this time American influences spread throughout the islands. In 1908 the US Navy built a naval vase called Pearl Harbor on one of the islands. On Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and the US began fighting in World War II. After the war Hawaii applied for statehood and on August 21, 1959 Hawaii became the 50th state.

To find out About more of the Hawiian History Check out these Sites.

• Hawaii State Archives
• Attack on Pearl Harbor
• Errors of History in Our 20th Century - supporting the theory that FDR had foreknowledge of the plan to attack Pearl Harbor.
• Pearl Harbor - Mother of All Conspiracies
• Pearl Harbor - Remembered - information about the Pearl Harbor visitors center and the Arizona Memorial. Plus history and battle maps of the attack. Personal accounts of survivors are given.
• Pearl Harbor After a Quarter of a Century - by H.E. Barnes.
• Pearl Harbor: Remembered - created to honor the survivors of Pearl Harbor, their families and friends, and those who died during the attack.