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The very 1st Polynesians arrive in Hawaii. They traveled in large canoes, and used the stars to find their way from island to island.
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Captain James Cook reaches Hawaii. He named the islands the Sandwich Islands after his friend the Earl of Sandwich.
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King Kamehameha unites all the islands as the kingdom of Hawaii.
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Queen Kaahumanu helps bring an end to the Kapu System. The Kapu System was a system that had rules for things you could or couldn't do.
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The 1st protestant missionaries arrive in Hawaii. Churches sent missionaries to Hawaii to try to convert the Hawaiians to Chritianity.
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Sugar becomes a big business on the islands. They imported workers from other countries such as China, Japan, Germany, Tahiti, and Portugal.
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Hawaii becomes a possession of the US.
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Japanese bombers attack Pearl Harbor, bringing the US into WWI.
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A tsunami hits the big island, flooding the downtown area of Hilo, and killing 159 people.
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Hawaii becomes the 50th state!
