200-750 A.D.: Polynesians arrive
1778: Capt. James Cook first visit to Hawaii at Waimea Bay
1810: Kamehameha brings Kauai into his sovereignty
1820: Missionaries arrive in Waimea
1835: Hawaii's first sugar plantation is established in Koloa
1860: Princeville is named after Prince Albert Kamehameha by Robert C. Wyllie
1890: Kauai's first hotel opens, the Fairview Hotel in Lihue
1894: Republic of Hawaii assumes control of Provisional Government
1898: Lands ceded to USA which assumes trust responsibilities
1913: Kilauea Lighthouse boasts world's largest clamshell lens
1933: First movie filmed on Kauai, "White Heat"
1941: Nawiliwili Harbor shelled at the start of WWII
1957: "South Pacific" filmed on Kauai
1959: Hawaii becomes the 50th State
1982: Hurricane Iwa causes $200 million damage
1991: PGA Grand Slam played at Kauai Lagoon's Kiele Course
1992: Hurricane Iniki hits at 160 miles per hour causing $1.6 billion damage
1994: PGA Grand Slam of Golf returns to Kauai annually at Poipu Bay Golf Course.
-This Week Kauai, April 2002-
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