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The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory [1] [2] [3] (Hawaiian: Panalāʻau o Hawaiʻi) was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 30, 1900, [4] until August 21, 1959, when most of its territory, excluding Palmyra Island, was admitted to the United States as the 50th US state, the State of Hawaii.
The Hawaiians believed that the land, the sea, the clouds and all of nature were interconnected, which is why they used these resources to reach the desired balance in life. [58] Sustainability was maintained by the konohiki and kahuna (priests who restricted the fishing of certain species during specific seasons).
The first European to see Texas was Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, who led an expedition for the governor of Jamaica, Francisco de Garay, in 1520.While searching for a passage between the Gulf of Mexico and Asia, [17] Álvarez de Pineda created the first map of the northern Gulf Coast. [18]
Though many Americans think of a vacation in a tropical paradise when imagining Hawaii, how the 50th state came to be a part of the U.S. is actually a much darker story, generations in the making.
The attack force, commanded by Chūichi Nagumo, began its attacks at 7:48 a.m. Hawaiian time (6:18 p.m. GMT) on December 7, 1941. [nb 5] The base was attacked by 353 fighters, level and dive bombers, and torpedo bombers in two waves launched from six aircraft carriers. [18] Of the eight U.S. battleships present, all were damaged and four were sunk.
As spiritual powers were perceived by Hawaiians to imbue all of nature, experts in many fields of work were known as kahuna, a term commonly understood to mean priest. [31] The various types of kahuna passed on knowledge of their profession, be it in "genealogies, or mele , or herb medicine, or canoe building, or land boundaries", [ 32 ] etc ...
There were many ancient Hawaiian battles and wars through 1782, some of which might be mythical. [citation needed] Naval skirmish between King Kumuhonua of Oahu and his brothers over land successions. (11th century) First Oahuan Revolution/ Battle of Lihue Fortress. (13/14th century) Conflicts under Maʻilikākahi. (13/14th century) Battle of ...
In the late 18th century, Hawaii underwent a series of wars in which Maui changed hands multiple times, and which culminated with the unification of the Hawaiian islands. Sometime around the time of Captain Cook's first visit, King Kalaniʻōpuʻu of Hawaii briefly conquered Maui's Hana District from King Kahekili II, but was pushed out around ...