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Spanish sailors visit Hawaii, they describe volcanic eruption in their ship's log
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Hawaii is placed under the protectorate of Great Britain by Vancouver
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King Kamehameha I unifies all of Hawaii.
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Kamehameha I dies, and his son Liholiho became Kamehameha II. He promptly abolished the local religion.
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Catholic missionaries that arrived during the late 1820s were forced to leave or be imprisoned in 1831.
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The first sugar plantation is established on Kauai Island. From here plantations spread across Hawaii.
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Smallpox epidemic takes the lives of over 5,000 Hawaiians
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Sugarcane planting became an important industry. Thousands of workers were needed for these plantations; many came from China, Japan and the Philippines.
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Hawaii's state flag is replaced by the United States flag
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