In 1841 Kamehameha lll merged schools and officiallly created the first public school system in Hawai which primarily taught i the Hawaiian language, afthough most Hawaiians were bi- or tr lingual. Hawaii became the first nation to make education required for children between the ages of six and fifteen. Europ & the United States only allowed quality education for the upper classes and aristocracy. Pre-US occupation, Hawaii celebrated the world's highest literacy rate at 98%. US invasion of Hawaii
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