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	Royalty.nu - The History of Hawaii - Hawaiian Royalty
		In 1894 the Republic of Hawaii was established with Sanford Dole as its president.
		Hawaii by James A. Michener is a novel covering the entire history of Hawaii.
		Kaiulani, Crown Princess of Hawaii by Nancy Webb and Jean Francis Webb is a biography of Liliuokalani's heir.
	www.royalty.nu /America/Hawaii.html (3323 words)

	Hawaiian history - history of Hawaii from 300AD to 1900AD
		Before 300AD Hawaii was probably used as a base for peoples with a trans-Pacific contact between Asia and the northwest coast of South America.
		In 1791 rum is introduced to the Hawaiians and in 1792 Captain George Vancouver brought cows from California to Hawaii.
		Hawaii's famous hula festival held every April in Hilo is named after him.
	www.deephawaii.com /hawaiianhistory.htm (781 words)

	History of Hawaii
		Hawaii was formally annexed by a joint resolution of Congress shortly thereafter.
		Hawaii served as an important base for operations in the Pacific and it helped the USA to win the Pacific War.
		Hawaii's Living Volcanoes--Exploring Life in the Caldera of Fire - Volcanoes are an important aspect of Hawaii.
	www.historyofnations.net /oceania/hawaii.html (1679 words)

	EH.Net Encyclopedia: Economic History of Hawai'i
		The advent of the Spanish-American War and the ensuing hostilities in the Philippines raised Hawai'i's strategic value to the United States, and Hawai'i was annexed by a joint resolution of Congress in July 1898.
		Hawai'i became a U.S. territory with the passage of the Organic Act on June 14, 1900.
		The rise of the sugar industry and the massive inflow of immigrant workers into Hawaii was accompanied by a decline in the Native Hawaiian population and its overall welfare (La Croix and Rose, 1999).
	eh.net /encyclopedia/article/lacroix.hawaii.history (3813 words)

	Hawaii, history & volcanoes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hawaii was characterized by Mark Twain as "the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean." The name is thought to derive from Hawaiki, the former name of Raiatea, one of the Society Islands, from which Polynesians sailed in voyaging canoes to settle after AD 1000.
		Hawaii is governed by a state constitution that was originally adopted in 1950; it was amended in 1959, at the time of admission to statehood, and further amended at the constitutional convention of 1968.
		Hawaii's governmental structure is unique among the states in that it is limited to two levels of government: the state and the four counties, each with a mayor and a council.
	www.hawaiiplanner.com /html/history.htm (7910 words)

	A Brief History of Hawaii
		Hawaii is a chain of ielands which extends over a distance of nearly two thousand miles.
		Hawaii became a well-established port of call by the vessels engaged in the fur trade and in the general trade which was growing between Asia and the Americas.
		Agitation for annexation of Hawaii by the United States began as early as 1853 and was stimulated by the many industries that had developed in the islands with American capital.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/4870/HawaiiHistory.html (981 words)

	Hawaii History
		Hawaii's history in story and legend is ancient and proud, dating back at least a thousand years before American colonies became a nation in 1776.
		Much of the early history has disappeared with the death of the kahunas and other learned men whose function it was to pass on this knowledge, by means of chants and legends, to succeeding generations.
		The language of Hawaii and archaeological discoveries indicate that Hawaii was settled by two distinct waves of Polynesian migration.
	www.hawaiian-roots.com /hawaiihistory.htm (264 words)

	Hawaii History -- A Brief Overview
		Using the star Arcturus, legend says the great chief Hawai'i Loa guided the ohana, or families, to the "heavenly homeland of the north." Thought to have their roots in Southeast Asia, for 5,000 years these restless mariners migrated throughout the archipelagoes and islands of Indonesia, Micronesia, Fiji, Tahiti and Samoa, among many others.
		Hawaii's tourism industry really began at the turn of the century when the first hotels, such as the Moana, were built in Waikiki.
		By the mid-1970's, tourism was king, as millions of visitors from around the world came under the spell of Hawaii's history, culture and natural beauty.
	www.takeatrip.com /us/hawaii/history.html (1275 words)

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		History of Hawai'i Agriculture is a first attempt to assemble a history of agriculture in Hawaii.
		Hawaii School Reports History of the Hawaiian Islands portrays differing interpretations of what Hawaii was like before western contact and events during the period where the sovereignty of the islands passed from the Kingdom of Hawai'i to the United States.
		Hawaii Museums Association is the primary provider of museum training programs in the state of Hawai‘i, and dedicated to communication and cooperation among the staffs and supporters of Hawai‘i's museums.
	www.soc.hawaii.edu /dianena/history.htm (621 words)

	Hawaii, History of Hawaii, Hawaii history, Captain Cook, Pearl Harbor, Attack on Pearl Harbor
		The modern part of Hawaii history begins with the arrival of Spaniards in the sixteenth century.
		The next major event in the history of Hawaii was the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, who were expanding into south into the Pacific.
		Hawaii is well known for lovely beaches and I have heard that they have the best golf cour...
	www.destination360.com /north-america/us/hawaii/hawaii-history.php (771 words)

	History of Hawaii
		The first Hawaii constitution of the kingdom was established.
		Martial law is imposed in Hawaii until October 24, 1944.
		Hawaii receives its first live television program from the mainland, Notre Dame vs. Michigan State in football.
	www.lava.net /~poda/history.html (515 words)

	Hawaii - History of Hawaii - the Official Hawaii Vacation Travel Information
		Ancient history of Hawaii is preserved in chants and legends.
		The language of Hawaii and archaeological discoveries indicate that Hawaii was settled by two distinct waves of Polynesian migration: first, from the Marquesas, came a settlement as early as 600 or 700 AD, and then from the Society Islands, another migration about 1100 AD.
		The mid-1800 was the period of sugar boom in Hawaii history.
	www.hawaiipoint.com /pages/history.html (551 words)

	Hawaii history, history of Hawaii - about Hawaii history - Hawaii history - history - Hawaii - history
		The history of Hawaii begins when the islands of Hawaii were first settled by Polynesian migrants.
		Hawaii history says they crossed vast stretches of open unknown ocean in simple craft using only their knowledge of ocean currents, winds and stars to navigate.
		It is thoughtin Hawaii history, at least by some, that the first Polynesians landed along the southern shores of the Big Island of Hawaii.
	www.1-hawaii.com /hawaii_culture.htm (324 words)

	Hawaii History: Historic Facts and Overview
		Hawaii was a native kingdom throughout most of the 19th century, when the expansion of the vital sugar industry (pineapple came after 1898) meant increasing U.S. business and political involvement.
		Hawaii, which had enjoyed sustained economic and population growth since the end of World War II, saw both slow in the 1990s, as tourism, the sugar industry, and Japanese investment in the islands (particularly important in the 1980s) declined.
		Hawaii was admitted as the 50th state of the union on August 21, 1959.
	www.e-referencedesk.com /resources/state-history/hawaii.html (1736 words)

	History of Hawaii. FREE Quality Information on History of Hawaii (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hawaii consists of the Hawaii an Islands and a few other geographically unrelated islets located near the center of the northern Pacific Ocean...
		The state of Hawaii is made up of an island chain that extends for about 2,600 km (about 1,600 mi) between the island of Hawaii in the southeast and Kure Island in the northwest...
		Hawaii 's state constitution was drafted by a convention held in Honolulu in 1950.
	www.thebestaffiliate.com /travel/history-of-hawaii.php (853 words)

	History of Hawaii (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The history of the Polynesian islands, which Captain Cook named in honor of the Earl of Sandwich, is an extraordinary example of the transforming powers of modern civilization.
		They are Hawaii, the largest, and the one on which the great volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa, are situated; Maui Kauai; Molokai, famous for its leper settlement; Lanai; Kahulawi; Niihau, and Oahu, on which is Honolulu, the capital and principal city.
		The commerce of Hawaii is shown for the period between January 1 and June 14, 1900, as follows: Imports, $10,683,516; exports, $14,404,496; customs revenues, $597,597.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/The_Great_Republic_By_the_Master_Historians_Vol_IV/historyha_cg.html (923 words)

	Hawai'i Labor History
		Unionization in Hawai'i reached its zenith in the early seventies with the passage of the state's collective bargaining law for public employees.
		Long the lowest paid and least secure workers whose employment and wages were generally at the mercy of political caprice, state and county workers now had the right to bargain contracts and file grievances like their brothers and sisters in the private sector.
		Though in general, wages and benefits paid to Hawai'i's workers are still somewhat less than their mainland counterparts, the gap has grown smaller and smaller due in large part to the activity of organized labor.
	homepages.uhwo.hawaii.edu /~clear/Lhistory.html (1733 words)

	History of Hawaii. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hawaii ranks among the top in the U.S. for hotel occupancy (74.2 percent).
		It was first sung by the Kawaiahao Choir on November 16, 1874, on the king's birthday, and proclaimed the state anthem in 1876.
		- Distance : Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California, 3,850 miles from Japan, 4,900 miles from China and 5,280 miles from the Philippines.
	www.hcc.hawaii.edu /projects/HRD-KOREA/Group1/pages/history.html (254 words)

	Hawaii Jaycees History
		The Hawaii Jayceettes were established in 1979, extending the Jaycee experienced to the young women of Hawaii.
		The Hawaii Jaycees responded to the emergency by initiating the transport of supplies to the needy families on the island.
		The Hawaii Jaycees are a non-profit corporation, is now composed of more than 20 chapters throughout the state with approximately 2,000 young men and woman sharing the Jaycee experience.
	www.hawaiijaycees.org /About_Us/History/history.html (703 words)

	Chinese History in Hawaii (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The physical hardships by the sugar plantation lunas were hard to bare, so when their contracts were over the Chinese left and found success in business.
		They were called "coolies." The people wrote to the government to stop Chinese from coming to Hawaii.
		Hawaii was still a Kingdom, but the United States Government passed a law in 1882 which stopped the Chinese from going to that country.
	library.thinkquest.org /J003466/chinese/chinese_history_in_hawaii.htm (309 words)

	Hawaii's Official Tourism Site -- Travel info for your Hawaii vacation
		Hawaii became a port for seamen, traders, and whalers.
		In 1898, Hawaii became a territory of the United States.
		In the 20th century, sugar and pineapple plantations fueled Hawaii's economy bringing an influx of Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, and Portuguese immigrants.
	www.gohawaii.com /about_hawaii/learn/history_culture (388 words)

	Hawaii Scuba Diving - Hawaiian Information
		The islands, we call Hawaii were produced by the Hawaiian hot spot miles below the oceans surface millions of years ago.
		The first private estates were established in Hawaii by the foreigners (haole) or the children of haole and native Hawaiians.
		Olympian Duke Paoa Kahanamoku (1890-1968) puts Hawaii in the spotlight with gold medals, as he did with his 1912 Olympic medal for the world record in the 100-meter freestyle and as he would again in 1924 and 1928.
	www.hawaiiscubadiving.com /home/hawaiian-history.html (1017 words)

	Hawaii History \| hawaii-guide.info
		Because most of Hawaii's kings and queens after Kamehameha were short-lived, their reigns were less effective.
		Hawaii officially became a U.S. territory in 1898.
		Hawaii's rich culture formed from the various people who came to call this lush paradise home.
	hawaii-guide.info /past.and.present/history (1339 words)

	History of Hawaii Agriculture
		Hawaii was one of the last island groups to be settled.
		Hawaii's macadamia nut industry is the second largest in the world with 45% of the world's production.
		Hawaii continues to be the only state in the nation to grow coffee.
	www.hawaiiag.org /history.htm (2886 words)

	Molokai, Hawaii - History and Culture on The Most Hawaiian Island.
		The oldest known Hawaiian settlement on Molokai occurred in Halawa Valley, at the eastern end of the main highway that crosses the length of the island.
		The eastern side of the island was heavily populated in pre-contact Hawaii, a result of ample water from the mountains, fertile and level land for farming, and a rich and abundant ocean.
		To the early Hawaiians, the rising sun was symbolic of constant renewal and rebirth in the hula.
	www.visitmolokai.com /hist.html (971 words)

	History
		As a means of eliminating tariffs, the plantation owners announced a provisional government which eventually led to the overthrow of the monarchy and established Hawaii as a territory of the USA in 1900.
		Hawaii's importance to the USA grew as the US Navy established a huge military base at Pearl Harbor.
		This act, it must be said, was later renounced by the United States and resulted in the sending of an envoy to King Kauikeaouli.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /hawaii/about_destin/history.html (1790 words)

	Early History of Hawaii - Natural Guide To Hawaii
		Hawaii was one of the last island groups to be settled.
		The first wave of Tahitians arrived in Hawaii in about 1000 AD conquering and subjugating the Marquesans, forcing them to build temples, irrigation ditches and fishponds.
		Temples erected in ancient Hawaii, called heiaus, were built in two basic styles using lava rock.
	www.innerself.com /nyp/naturalhawaii/history/earlyhistory.htm (397 words)

	Natural History of Hawaii
		Hawaii is located in the middle of an oceanic plate called the "Pacific Plate." In the liquid-like Asthenosphere, hot magma rising due to convection currents reaches the Lithosphere.
		The poka is eaten and spread by the Kalij Pheasant and the feral pig.
		At the Hawaii Volcano National Park, which is one of the last stands of native Hawaiian plants, has its share of invasive alien plants.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~oran/natural.htm (4139 words)

	World History Blog: Hawaii
		A history of Texas notes, "Some claim to this day that Texas was never legally acquired by the United States as Congress does not have the power to acquire territory via a joint resolution.
		Hawaii was deemed to be a part of the USA by the international community by this action of the UN.
		Hawaii's Royalty on Stamps Brief information about the Kingdom of Hawaii, the Kamehameha kings, and their portrayal on stamps between 1853 and 1892.
	world-history-blog.blogspot.com /search/label/Hawaii (5701 words)

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