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A group of Polynesians reach Hawaii. Previously, there was another group of Polynesians that found Hawaii first, but the second group overwhelmed the first. They are described as unusually tall and strong. (January 1st is not the actual date, and the Polynesians reached Hawaii around 1200, not at 1200).
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Captain Cook and his crew stumble across Hawaii and its people. He was searching for the "Northwest Passage," sent by the Earl of Sandwich. He used the two ships, HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery. (January 1st is not the actual date).
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Captain Cook is killed in a fight between the Hawaiians and the British. (January 1st is not the actual date).
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Kamehameha unites the islands and creates the Kingdom of Hawaii. (January 1st is not the actual date).
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Queen Ka'ahumanu brings an end to the kapu system, a community of taboos forbidding the people to do certain things, in fright that the gods would punish them. (January 1st is not the actual date).
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Missionaries arrive in Hawaii. They are horrified by the clothes the Native Hawaiian women wore, so they made dresses for them instead of just skirts. (January 1st is not the actual date).
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Queen Lili'uokalani is overthrown; the Republic of Hawaii is created. (January 1st is not the actual date).
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Pearl Harbor becomes a U.S. naval base. Unfortunatly, it was bombed shortly afterward by the Japanese, causing the U.S. to enter World War II. (January 1st is not the actual date).
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Hawaii becomes the 50th state! (January 1st is not the actual date).
