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*'''1820:''' Protestant missionaries from New England brought Christianity to Hawaii. | *'''1820:''' Protestant missionaries from New England brought Christianity to Hawaii. | ||
*'''1840's''': King Kamehameha III decided to divide the [[Hawaii Land and Property|lands]] of Hawaii. This decision lead to the Land Commission Award (LCA) and Royal Patent (RP) | *'''1840's''': King Kamehameha III decided to divide the [[Hawaii Land and Property|lands]] of Hawaii. This decision lead to the Land Commission Award (LCA) and Royal Patent (RP) | ||
*'''1860: '''King Kamehameha IV signed an Act to Regulate Names. Prior to this individuals had only a single name. The law required the King's subjects to adopt surnames:'''1. '''legally married women would use her husband's name as her surname.'''2.''' every child born within wedlock would have three names - a Christian name, a Hawaiian name and the fathers' name as a surname. '''3.''' any child born out of wedlock also would have three names - a Christian name, a Hawaiian name, and the mothers' name as a surname. '''4.''' individuals over the age of twenty would retain their single name. | *'''1860: '''King Kamehameha IV signed an Act to Regulate Names. Prior to this individuals had only a single name. The law required the King's subjects to adopt surnames:'''1. '''legally married women would use her husband's name as her surname.'''2.''' every child born within wedlock would have three names - a Christian name, a Hawaiian name and the fathers' name as a surname. '''3.''' any child born out of wedlock also would have three names - a Christian name, a Hawaiian name, and the mothers' name as a surname. '''4.''' individuals over the age of twenty would retain their single name. [https://nupepa-hawaii.com/2017/10/30/law-on-naming-1863/ Law on naming - 1863] | ||
*'''1830s-1890s:''' Thousands of settlers and laborers came to Hawaii, mostly from the Orient. | *'''1830s-1890s:''' Thousands of settlers and laborers came to Hawaii, mostly from the Orient. | ||
*'''15 April 1889:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Damien Father Damien de Veuster], "Apostle of the Lepers" died. | *'''15 April 1889:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Damien Father Damien de Veuster], "Apostle of the Lepers" died. | ||