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Big Island History – How we got here and some interesting tidbits along the way. Enjoy! 800,000 years ago:  The state's youngest island is born. 300-750 A.D.:  Archaeological finds put South  Point as one of Hawaii's first Polynesian settlements 480 A.D.: Mookini Heiau built in Kohala, was later the birthplace of King Kamehameha the Great in 1758. 1775:  As a teen, Kamehameha overturns the 4,500-poound Naha Stone in Hilo prophesying he would rule all of Hawaii. 1779:  Capt. James Cook is killed in Kealakekua Bay by Hawaiian warriors. 1801:  Hualalai erupts above Kona creating land now used for the Keahole-Kona International Airport. 1812-19:  Kamehameha returns to the Big Island and lives in Kailua at Anuena Heiau until his death. Visit my web pages on Historic Hilo and Kilauea Volcano
	Web Page Created by: Yolanda for ED 602 Updated: 6/29/2006 ydana@hawaii.edu.net