History
Hawaiians ArriveThe Polynesian people from the Marquesas and Tahiti Islands came to Hawaii from the central Pacific. The Marquesas people came in the 300s with seeds of bananas, breadfruit, coconuts, sugar cane, and sweet potatoes. The Tahiti people took control of the Hawaiian island in the 1000s and settled in villages along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Each island had its own rulers, where the kings and queens ruled for eight centuries.
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Monarchy Over ThrownQueen Liliuokalani, the new ruler of Hawaii, wanted to restore her power over Hawaii by getting rid of other countries control over them. The American business and some Marines stormed the palace, over through the queen, and put a temporary government in its place. It was lead by Sanford B. Dole, the brother of James Dole of the pineapple farms. The law worked towards making Hawaii a part of the United States of America.
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Pearl HarborIn the morning of December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was bombed by Japan on the island of Oahu. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, nineteen ships were sunk and damaged, including the USS Arizona sinking to the bottom of the harbor with 1,100 sailors trapped inside it. More than 2,400 people died from Japan's attack. Because of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on Japan the next day. The United States also entered World War II in Europe.
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The Lonely IslandIn 1835, the leprosy disease made people sick in Hawaii, so these people were sent to Molokai Island because it had no cure. People were frightened of the island because of this due to it being contagious and causes terrible disfigurement. Father Damien, a Belgium missionary, helped them out by building houses and organizing schools, bands, and choirs when others were afraid. He later died of leprosy, but a cure was discovered during the twentieth century. Many people lived and stayed on Molokai Island with their families, even after the Hawaiian government allowed them to leave in 1969.
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The 50th StateFor many years, people in Hawaii wanted to be a part of the United States. After World War II this goal continued. At the same time that Hawaii was petitioning to be a state, so was Alaska. Congress passed a bill to make Hawaii a state on March 12, 1959. The president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, signed the bill making Hawaii the 50th state on August 21, 1959.
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