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  1. 1887
    ‘Bayonet Constitution’ takes Native Hawaiians’ rights
    The all-white Hawaiian League, formed in 1883, advocates the overthrow of the monarchy and annexation ...
  2. 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, ...
  3. 1900
    Native Hawaiians oppose U.S. annexation
    Nearly half the Native Hawaiians sign a petition to Congress opposing annexation. Liliu‘okalani, the ...
  4. 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 ...
  5. 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 ...
  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. 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 ...
  8. 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 ...
  9. 1968
    President Johnson signs the Indian Civil Rights Act
    President Lyndon Johnson calls for “termination” to be replaced by Indian “self-determination.” Congress ...
  10. 1970
    Termination era ends; self-determination proposed
    In a Special Message to Congress on Indian Affairs, President Richard Nixon denounces the Eisenhower- ...
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