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oct 27, 1778 - Measles and Hawaii

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James Cook set foot in Hawaii bringing along with him, measles to the people of the island. The population at the time was roughly around 400,000-1 million which dropped to 40,000 in 100 years. Today, there are less than 8,000 pure-blood Hawaiians

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oct 27, 1778
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~ 247 years ago