What is the history of Honolulu, Hawaii?
It is not known when Honolulu was first settled by the original Polynesian migrants to the archipelago. Oral histories and artifacts indicate that there was a settlement where Honolulu now stands in the 12th century. However, after Kamehameha I conquered Oahu in the Battle of Nuuanu Pali, he moved his royal court from the Hawaii (island)Island of Hawaii to Waikiki in 1804. His court later relocated, in 1809, to what is now downtown Honolulu. Captain William Brown of England was the first foreigner to sail, in 1794, into what is now Honolulu Harbor. More foreign ships would follow, making the port of Honolulu a focal point for merchant ships traveling between North America and Asia. In 1845, Kamehameha III moved the permanent capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom from Lahaina, HawaiiLahaina on Maui to Honolulu. He and the kings that followed him transformed Honolulu into a modern capital, erecting buildings such as Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, HonoluluSt. Andrew’s Cathedral, Iolani Palac
