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Native Hawaiians are the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands.

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Traditional dance form central to Hawaiian culture
Hula is a foundational cultural practice used by Native Hawaiians to preserve history, genealogy, and mythology through dance and chant.
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Unifier and first monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
Kamehameha I unified the warring islands into a single kingdom, establishing the political structure that defined Native Hawaiian governance for a century.
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Indigenous language of the Native Hawaiian people
The Hawaiian language is central to Native Hawaiian cultural identity and underwent a significant revitalization movement in the late 20th century.
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Historical event causing loss of sovereignty
This 1893 coup d'état by American and European businessmen led to the end of the Hawaiian monarchy and significantly impacted the political status of Native Hawaiians.
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Sovereign state established by Native Hawaiian monarchs
This sovereign nation was established in 1795 by Kamehameha the Great and served as the primary political entity for Native Hawaiians until the 1893 overthrow.
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Central figure in Native Hawaiian mythology and spiritual belief
Pele is the goddess of fire and volcanoes, whose presence in the landscape is deeply intertwined with Native Hawaiian cultural identity and oral traditions.
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Annual religious festival observed by Native Hawaiians
This four-month-long festival was dedicated to the god Lono and involved the cessation of war and the collection of taxes, marking a vital period in the traditional Hawaiian calendar.
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cultural originators of the sport
The sport of lava sledding, known as holua, was developed and practiced by the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands as a cultural and recreational activity.
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1993 US federal law acknowledging the illegal overthrow
This US Public Law 103-150 formally apologized to Native Hawaiians for the role of the United States in the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.
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social class structure within the Native Hawaiian population
The aliʻi formed the hereditary ruling class at the top of the traditional social hierarchy of the Native Hawaiian people.
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Ancestral maritime tradition of Native Hawaiians
Native Hawaiians are descendants of Polynesian voyagers who used traditional wayfinding techniques to settle the Hawaiian Islands across vast distances of the Pacific Ocean.
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