Captain Cook arrived in Hawaii in 1779; centuries after the Hawaiian people began dancing the hula. ... But when Christian Missionaries arrived in Hawaii back in the 1820's, the art of hula was deemed "inappropriate" and "heathenish." ... Hawaiian traditions were born again and took on a new meaning. ... After World War II, the hula began to bring tourists to Hawaii. ... In the words of the man who welcomed hula dancing back into Hawaiian culture, King Kalakaua, "Hula is the language of the heart, and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people." ...

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Starting with technological imports from Great Britain, the U.S. continued in its strive for technology with the development of the cotton gin in the 1820's and the sewing machine in the 1870's. ... In the late 19th century the United States seized control of the islands of Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. ...

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It wasn't until the 1820's when America first began keeping an accurate count on how many immigrants arrived each year. ... Most of the Japanese as well as the Chinese came over to America as contract worker either to farms on the West coast or to plantations in Hawaii. ...

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