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My kids, who were young at the time of our visit, were exposed to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy and Japanese-American internment for the first time in their lives at these institutions. The importance of what is expressed in Hawai'i's museums and cultural sites is only overshadowed by how it is expressed; with pride and enthusiasm, and a firm foot in a shared cultural history.

A group of 13 men calling themselves the ‘Committee of Safety’ ended the rule of Queen Liliʻuokalani and abolished the monarchy, which had ruled Hawai'i for 98 years. A Hawaiian Republic was declared, and the country was annexed by the United States five years later, in the midst of the Spanish American War.

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Greetings Pacific History Guide fans, today I'm happy to unveil our newest location, the beautiful state of Hawai'i . The Hawaiian Islands are comprised of 137 volcanic islands stretching across 1,520 miles of ocean in two separate groups, the Windward Islands in the southeast and the Leeward in the northwest. The state of Hawaii includes both island groups, but for the sake of simplicity, nearly all state maps (and this guide) capture the Windward Islands only; these include