1. On June 27, 1844, King Kamehameha III signed the "Great Mahele," a massive restructuring of land ownership rights in Hawaii that aimed to modernize the Hawaiian economy and promote land ownership by commoners.
2. On June 27, 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state admitted to the United States, marking the end of its period as a U.S. territory.
3. On June 27, 1972, the first state race-based admissions program in the United States was started in Hawaii, with the establishment of the Native Hawaiian Education Act to promote educational opportunities for Native Hawaiians.
4. On June 27, 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington State erupted, causing ash from the volcanic activity to rain over Hawaii for several days.
5. On June 27, 2009, Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle signed into law the Hawaii Tourism Authority's "Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative," setting a goal to achieve 70% clean energy for the state's power needs by 2030.
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