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Period: 200 to 500
Between the years 200 and 500- Polynesians arrive in Hawaii.
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Period: Apr 14, 800 to Apr 15, 1200
Between 800 and 1200- Tahitian's invade the islands.
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1736- King Kamehameha the first is born.
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1778- Captain Cook anchors in Waimea bay, Kawaii.
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1794- Hawaii is placed under protection by Britain.
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The uniting of the islands by Kamehameha in 1810.
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The pineapple/coffee industry takes off in 1813.
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In 1820 American missionaries came to spread Christianity.
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Hawaii and the United States sign peace treaty in 1826.
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1835 - First Sugarcane plantation started.
This is very important because it is the start of a very big trade product that Hawaii is able to produce. -
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The Epidemics of 1848 and 1849 which killed about 10 thousand people.
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1850- King Kamehameha III makes Honolulu the capital of Hawaii.
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In 1868 there was a massive earthquake measuring 7.9 on the richter scale.
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1885- Japanese immigrants come to Hawaii to work the sugarcane plantations.
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1887 - King Kalakaua brings back many Hawaiian traditions that were once lost.
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The republic of Hawaii was made in 1894.
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The annexation of Hawaii in 1898.
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1900- Hawaii becomes a territory of the US.
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The bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.