Timeline

1800–1899

Industrialism begins, sandalwood is found and the Kapu system begins to collapse

1801

Industrialism begins, sandalwood is found and the Kapu system begins to collapse

Horses are introduced

1803

Horses introduced

Hawaiian population decimated by disease

1804-1805

Hawaiian population decimated by disease

Missionaries arrive

March 30, 1820

Missionaries arrive

Whaling industry booms

1820

Whaling industry booms

Mosquitoes introduced to Hawai’i

1827

Mosquitoes introduced to Hawai’i

Sandalwood becomes extinct in Hawai’i

1830

Sandalwood becomes extinct in Hawai’i

Don Fransisco de Paula Marin dies

1837

Don Fransisco de Paula Marin dies

Various illnesses decimate Hawaiians

1848

Various illnesses decimate Hawaiians

Upper Halawa used as cattle rangeland

Mid-1800s

Upper Halawa used as cattle rangeland

Sugarcane agriculture in Halawa

1880s

Sugarcane agriculture in Halawa

Sugarcane agriculture begins to dominate Ewa region

1898

Sugarcane planted by the Honolulu Plantation Company