Europeans settled on the islands permanently beginning in the 19th century.

In the early 16th century the islands began to enjoy a period of prosperity.

And they couldn't stay there very long, as their "island" was beginning to crumble under them.

The islands began emerging from the sea shortly after the last ice age.

The islands began rising from the water 10,000 years ago.

The Hawaiian islands began to form as a result of volcanic activity about 5 million years ago.

In the 1970s the island began to be converted into a park with numerous sculptures.

It seemed forever before the little island began receding in the darkness.

It was from about this date that the island began, for the first time, to enjoy a prolonged period of prosperity.

The island is beginning to see an increase in foreign visitors, but as yet very little development has taken place.