From the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the admittance of Hawaii as the 50th state to the tragic Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and volcanic eruptions, Hawaii certainly lays claim to some pretty shocking and suspenseful events throughout history. Here are 13 times the United States was completely focused on our magnificent Hawaiian Islands.

Tell us, what other events had the entire country fixated on Hawaii?

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