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James Cook from the Great Britain discovered Hawaii.
It led to the arrival of other Europeans and US ships on the way to China. Hawaii also become a protectorate of Great Britain. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/captain-cook-in-hawaii/
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This is known as a national Holiday and itʻs still commemorated by Native Hawaiians by Great Britain.
http://lahoihoiea.org/
http://www.alaulili.com/la-hoihoi-ea-hamakua.html
https://kawaiola.news/moomeheu/ea-mai-ka-lahui/ (link text) -
La Kuʻokoʻa is a day in 1843 when England and France formally recognized Hawaiʻiʻs independence. https://hawaiiankingdom.org/blog/la-kuokoa-independence-day-on-hawaii-island/
https://www.ksbe.edu/article/celebrating-laa-kuuokoa-hawaiis-independence-day
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The overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy was with Queen Liliuokalani by the U.S. Government and the republic of Hawaii is established.
https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/illegal-overthrow-hawaiian-kingdom-government
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The Hui Aloha ʻāina for women and men gathered 40,000 signatures in opposition to annexation and support for restoring the monarchy.
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/hawaii-petition
http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&PageID=355&returntoname=year
https://libweb.hawaii.edu/digicoll/annexation/petition.php