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