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Early The islands were ruled by a succession of royal families but were not united under one ruler until 1810.  
Early The islands were ruled by a succession of royal families but were not united under one ruler until 1810.  


'''1778'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; Captain James Cook of the British Navy arrived and named the islands the Sandwich Islands.</nowiki>
'''1778''':&nbsp; Captain James Cook of the British Navy arrived and named the islands the Sandwich Islands.  


'''1820:&nbsp;''' Protestant missionaries from New England brought Christianity to Hawaii.  
'''1820:&nbsp;''' Protestant missionaries from New England brought Christianity to Hawaii.  


'''1830s-1890s:&nbsp;''' Thousands of settlers and laborers came to Hawaii, mostly from the Orient.  
'''1830s-1890s:&nbsp;''' Thousands of settlers and laborers came to Hawaii, mostly from the Orient.[[Image:Hawaii flag.png|right|150px]]


'''1894:&nbsp;''' The Republic of Hawaii was established after the Monarchy was dethroned in 1893.  
'''1894:&nbsp;''' The Republic of Hawaii was established after the Monarchy was dethroned in 1893.  
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'''1959:&nbsp;''' Hawaii attained statehood.  
'''1959:&nbsp;''' Hawaii attained statehood.  


An especially helpful source for studying the history of Hawaii is Ralph S. Kuykendall, ''The Hawaiian Kingdom'', Three Volumes. (Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 1966-1968; FHL book 996.9 H2kr; Volume 1 on film 1321394 item 2).  
An especially helpful source for studying the history of Hawaii is Ralph S. Kuykendall, ''The Hawaiian Kingdom'', Three Volumes. (Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 1966-1968; FHL book 996.9 H2kr; Volume 1 on film 1321394 item 2). <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->  
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Revision as of 09:15, 15 August 2008

The following important events in the history of Hawaii affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements.

Early The islands were ruled by a succession of royal families but were not united under one ruler until 1810.

1778:  Captain James Cook of the British Navy arrived and named the islands the Sandwich Islands.

1820:  Protestant missionaries from New England brought Christianity to Hawaii.

1830s-1890s:  Thousands of settlers and laborers came to Hawaii, mostly from the Orient.

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1894:  The Republic of Hawaii was established after the Monarchy was dethroned in 1893.

1898:  Hawaii was annexed by the United States.

1900:  The Territory of Hawaii was established.

1959:  Hawaii attained statehood.

An especially helpful source for studying the history of Hawaii is Ralph S. Kuykendall, The Hawaiian Kingdom, Three Volumes. (Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 1966-1968; FHL book 996.9 H2kr; Volume 1 on film 1321394 item 2).