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First Polynesian arrive in Hawai'i
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King Kamehameha is born
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Captain Cook anchors in Waimea Bay
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Kamehameha completes his conquest of Hawai'i's main islands
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First Protestant missionaries arrive from New England
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King Kalakaua III grants the Kingdom of Hawai'i's first constitution
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The capital of the Hawai'ian Kingdom is moved to Honolulu
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The Royal Hawai'ian Band is organized
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King Kalakaua grants the United States exclusive rights to use Pearl Harbor as a naval base
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Queen Lili'uokalani is deposed by an American-led coup
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The independent Republic of Hawai'i is formed
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The United States annexes Hawai'i
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First transpacific telegraph cable links California and Hawai'i
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First airplane flight is made from the United States to Hawai'i
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Japanese fighter planes bomb Pearl Harbor; the United States enters World war II
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Hawai'i enters the Union as the 50th state
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Hawai'i's fist native Hawai'ian governor, John Waihe'e, is elected
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President Bill Clinton and Congress apologize to Hawai'i on the 100th anniversary of the overthrow of Queen Lili'uokalani
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Hawai'i enters the 21st century!!