Images of Yesteryear. "Islands born in fire rising out of the sea. Settled by Polynesian navigators. Home to a Hawaiian culture that evolved in isolation for more than a thousand years. Western Discovery. The Hawaiian Kingdom. Missionaries. Whaling. Asian newcomers and the plantation era. Father Damien. Hawaiian Ways. Overthrow. Annexation. Big Five. Pineapple. Military. Waikiki. World War II. Tidal Waves. The Neighbor Islands. Statehood. Hawaiian Renaissance and Sovereignty. "