The Kingdom of Hawaii was established in 1810 — after a 15-year war to subjugate the smaller chiefdoms of Oʻahu, Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kauaʻi and Niʻihau — by the chiefdom of Hawaiʻi, the "Big Island." One unified government operated until its overthrow in 1894.
A series of violent battles, lasting 15 years, was led by the warrior chief who would become Kamehameha the Great. The Kingdom of Hawaii was established with the help of western weapons...
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The Kingdom of Hawaii was established in 1810 — after a 15-year war to subjugate the smaller chiefdoms of Oʻahu, Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kauaʻi and Niʻihau — by the chiefdom of Hawaiʻi, the "Big Island." One unified government operated until its overthrow in 1894.
A series of violent battles, lasting 15 years, was led by the warrior chief who would become Kamehameha the Great. The Kingdom of Hawaii was established with the help of western weapons and advisors, such as John Young and Isaac Davis. Although successful in attacking both Oʻahu and Maui, he failed to secure a victory in Kauaʻi, his effort hampered by a storm and a plague that decimated his army. Eventually, Kauaʻi's chief swore allegiance to Kamehameha. The unification ended the ancient Hawaiian society, transforming it into an independent constitutional monarchy crafted in the traditions and manner of European monarchs.
The Hawaiian army and navy developed from the warriors of Kona under Kamehameha I, who unified Hawaii in...
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