Shape of History

A public history project about how we made the world's borders- physical, social, and institutional

Colonizing Hawai’i

“Kamehameha I.” Louis Choris. 1817. Watercolor. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Public Domain.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:'King_Kamehameha_I',_watercolor_by_Louis_Choris,_1817,_Bernice_P._Bishop_Museum.jpg

Colonizing Hawai'i/Part 1- The Polynesian Triangle posted 6/8/24

Colonizing Hawai'i/Part 2- Americans Immigrate 6/17/24

Colonizing Hawai'i/Part 3- The 1840 Constitution posted 6/18/24

Colonizing Hawai'i/Part 4- The Great Māhele posted 6/22/24

Colonizing Hawai'i/Part 5- The Bayonet Constitution posted 6/28/24

Colonizing Hawai'i/Part 6- The 1893 Coup, Lili'uokalani Overthrown posted 7/7/24

Colonizing Hawai'i/Part 7- From Republic to Annexation posted 7/14/24

Colonizing Hawai'i/Part 8 The Territory and the Big Five posted 7/28/24