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Hawaii in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Hawaii in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records1 event labels1 people1776–1778

Historical events in Hawaii

1776

1776
Discovery of Hawaii
James Cook · Exploration and Discovery

Visits the Cook Islands & Hawaii

1778

17 January 1778
Discovery of Hawaii
James Cook · Exploration and Discovery

Discovers Hawaii, names them the Sandwich Islands after Lord Sandwich

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Hawaii. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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