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  1. AD 1200
    Tahitian settlers in Hawai‘i set up social classes
    Hawai‘i
  2. 1758
    The first Hawaiian monarch is born
    ... become the first monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i after the chiefdoms of all the islands are ... Choris, an artist on a Russian expedition to Hawai‘i under the direction of Otto von Kotzebue, painted ...
  3. 1810
    Kamehameha I unifies the Hawaiian Islands
    ... the former king of the Big Island of Hawai‘i and part of Maui. For the first time, ... Hawai‘i
  4. 1819
    Hawaiian queen lifts kapu, or taboos
    Heiau (temple) at Kealakekua Bay, Hawai‘i, 1782. Engraved by W. Walker based on an illustration by William Ellis. Ellis, an English missionary and naturalist, traveled on the ...
  5. 1891
    Hawai‘i’s last monarch is crowned
    Hawai‘i
  6. 1898
    U.S. annexes Hawai‘i; seizes land; suppresses healers
    The U.S. annexes Hawai‘i and seizes royal and government lands. Launching aggressive assimilation policies, the U.S. outlaws traditional healers known as kahuna . Punishments ...
  7. 1900
    Native Hawaiians oppose U.S. annexation
    ... and President William McKinley signs it into law. Hawai‘i becomes a territory of the U.S., with ... Hawai‘i
  8. 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 War II. The U.S. places the Territory of Hawai‘i under ...
  9. 1971
    Native Hawai‘i movement protests eminent domain
    ... and commercial development. The protest launches the Native Hawai‘i movement, modeled on the U.S. civil rights ...
  10. 1972
    Native Hawaiian group calls for reparations from U.S.
    Hawai‘i
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