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James Cook “discovered” the Hawaiian islands, this is important because it is what first introduced europeans to Hawaii.
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King Kamehameha unified islands, this is important because it brought Hawaiian from all the islands together.
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Protestant Missionaries began to teach Christianity, this is important because it triggered a huge religion change in Hawaii.
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Hawaii adopted their first constitution, this is important because it was the start of Hawaii adapting to western ways.
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A law passed that year that divided the land between the king and his chiefs. Most of these men gave their land to the government, which in turn sold land to the Hawaiian people, this was important because it was a totally new way of holding and exchanging land for Hawaiians.
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First immigrants to Hawaii for plantation work begin coming, this was important because it hugely altered future populations in Hawaii and how Hawaii did economically during that time.
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King Kamehameha statue is first revealed, this was important because of what that statue symbolizes and how great of a symbol it was.
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Hawaii becomes a US territory, this was important because it saved hawaii from many other European countries that wanted Hawaii.
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Pearl Harbor is bombed by Japan in WWII, this was important because it is what brought the United States into WWII and it changed a lot of people's mind sets.
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Hawaii became the 50th state, this was important because it was the final connection between the United States and Hawaii.
