Hawaiian society before European contact (c. 1000–1778)

1. Polynesian settlement of the Hawaiian Islands begins

   Jan 1, 1000Labels: Polynesians, Hawaiian language, Kalo agriculture

   • Britannica
   • Kirch Oxford

2. Development of the kapu system of sacred law

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Kapu system, Mana belief, Religious law

   • Kapu
   • Hawaiian religion

3. Heʻeia Fishpond constructed on Oʻahu

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: He eia, O ahu, Loko i

   • He eia pond

4. Permanent settlement expands into districts such as Kahikinui

   Jan 1, 1400Labels: Kahikinui, Permanent settlement, Maui

   • Kirch Oxford

5. Construction of large-scale loko iʻa fishponds accelerates

   Jan 1, 1400Labels: Loko i, Aquaculture, Chiefly economy

   • USGS
   • Huilua pond

6. Alekoko (Menehune) Fishpond built on Kauaʻi

   Jan 1, 1400Labels: Alekoko Fishpond, Kaua i, Menehune tradition

   • Alekoko pond

7. Kalepolepo (Koʻieʻie) Fishpond built on Maui

   Jan 1, 1400Labels: Kalepolepo Fishpond, Ko ie, Maui

   • Kalepolepo pond
   • NOAA Sanctuary

8. Ahupuaʻa land-division system attributed to Māʻilikūkāhi

   Jan 1, 1500Labels: Ahupua a, M ilik, O ahu

   • M noa Heritage
   • NOAA B WET

9. Intensive heiau temple-building boom on Maui documented

   Jan 1, 1608Labels: Heiau temples, Maui, Temple construction

   • SciAm

10. Makahiki season institutionalized as a four-month ritual cycle

    Jan 1, 1650Labels: Makahiki, Lono, Makali i

    • NPS Haleakal
    • NPS Pu uhonua

11. Featherwork regalia used as chiefly status and diplomacy

    Jan 1, 1700Labels: Ahu ula, Ali i, Featherwork

    • British Museum
    • Ahu ula

12. Captain James Cook reaches Hawaiʻi and records first contact

    Jan 18, 1778Labels: James Cook, Kaua i, First contact

    • Cook Britannica