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The history of Hawaii began with the discovery and settlement of the Hawaiian Islands by Polynesian people between 940 and 1200 AD. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first recorded and sustained contact with Europeans occurred by chance when British explorer James Cook sighted the islands in January 1778 during his third voyage of exploration .
Hawaii Admission Act: 1959: Kalama Valley protests: 1971: State Constitutional Convention: 1978: Xerox murders: 1999: Occupation of Iolani Palace: 2008: Honolulu ...
Ancient Hawaiʻi is the period of Hawaiian history preceding the establishment in 1795 of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi by Kamehameha the Great. Traditionally, researchers estimated the first settlement of the Hawaiian islands as having occurred sporadically between 400 and 1100 CE by Polynesian long-distance navigators from the Samoan , Marquesas ...
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1913 - Hawaii State Library building constructed. [16] 1920 John H. Wilson becomes mayor. Mission Houses Museum established. [citation needed] 1922 Princess Theatre opens. [24] Hawaii Theatre built. [25] KGU signs on the air as Honolulu and Hawaii's first radio station; 1924 - Central Union Church dedicated. [26] 1926 - Honolulu Stadium opens. 1927
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Hawaii has a decades-long history of hosting more military space for the United States than any other territory or state. [73] This record of military activity has taken a sharp toll on the environmental health of the Hawaiian archipelago, degrading its beaches and soil, and making some places entirely unsafe due to unexploded ordnance . [ 74 ]
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