A short TL (with an overly long title) about an alternate unification of the Hawaiian Islands into a native monarchy, written by Petike.
What if the Hawaiian islands were kept without European intrusion for a few more years and Kamehameha the Great died too soon to unite them into a single native monarchy?
Formerly just a short backstory for a flag entered in round 65 of the Weekly Flag Challenge, it very quickly got expanded, resulting in this fairly plausible mini TL. The author decided to give it a chance due to the noted lack of Polynesian-centered TLs and the small number of TLs based on non-European and non-American 18th century PODs. Future plans for the TL include a far more detailed remake, a MkII version, if you will. Until then, some additional media (a few more flags and maps) will gradually be posted in the TL's thread.
If yes, then read it here.
Colonial flag of the French Sandwich Islands (1795-1875)
Merchant flag of the French Sandwich Islands (1795-1875)
Colonial flag of the British Sandwich Islands (1805-1875)
Colonial flag of the British Sandwich Islands (1875-1960)
Flag of the independent Kingdom of Kauai (1960-present)