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  1. 1930
    Hawaiian Bureau of Public Health Nursing established
    Hawai‘i establishes the Bureau of Public Health Nursing. ... Medicine Ways ... Hawai‘i
  2. 1921
    Congress sets aside land for Native Hawaiian homesteading
    In the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, the U.S. Congress recognizes Native Hawaiian fishing rights. The ...
  3. 1926
    Funding to improve newborn survival reaches Hawai‘i
    The U.S. Congress expands the 1921 Maternity and Infancy Act to include the Territory of Hawai‘i. The ...
  4. 1930s
    Heart disease, cancer replace infectious diseases as leading causes of death in Hawai‘i
    Heart disease and cancer begin to replace tuberculosis, pneumonia, and gastrointestinal illnesses as ...
  5. 1930
    The O‘ahu Insane Asylum closes
    The O‘ahu Insane Asylum, opened by King Kamehameha IV in 1866 on the Iolani Palace grounds in Honolulu, ...
  6. 1941–45
    American Indian war effort in World War II is remarkable
    American Indians have the war’s highest rate of voluntary enlistment in the military. Of 350,000 American ...
  7. 1941
    Hawai‘i under martial law; U.S. military takes sacred lands
    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor at Honolulu, Hawai‘i. The United States declares war on Japan and enters World ...
  8. 1946
    Deadly tsunami leads to establishment of warning center
    On April 1, a tsunami hits the Hawaiian Islands. At Hilo on the Island of Hawai‘i, it kills more than ...
  9. 1951
    Kea‘iwa Heiau, a sacred site on O‘ahu, is rededicated
    Atop a hill on O‘ahu, Native Hawaiians rededicate the sacred site Kea‘iwa Heiau, originally built in ...
  10. 1959
    Hawai‘i becomes a state; Native Hawaiian program funded
    Hawai‘i becomes the 50th of the United States. By the terms of the federal Hawaiian Admission Act, the ...
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