The human history of Hawaii includes phases of early Polynesian settlement, British arrival, unification, Euro-American and Asian immigrators, the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, a brief period as the Republic of Hawaii, and admission to the United States as Hawaii Territory and then as the state of Hawaii.
Read more about History Of Hawaii: Discovery and Settlement, Kingdom of Hawaii, Hawaiian Revolutions, Republic of Hawaii, Statehood
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