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Hawaiian Statehood Commemorative Stamp
This is a 0.84 inch by 1.44 inch postal stamp created by the Post Office Department. It was issued on the 21st of August 1959, in commemoration of President Eisenhower’s announcement of the decision to admit Hawaii into the United States of America,…
Letter from Lili’uokalani, Queen of Hawai’i to U.S. House of Representatives protesting U.S. assertion of ownership of Hawaii
This is an image of the typed document written by the Queen of Hawai’i in protest of the United States’ overthrow of her monarchy and the implementation of an American Government. Her use of the English language and the typed form, suggests the…
Home Rule in Hawaii
The report highlights the current standing of the Hawaiian Organic act in 1954. It shows the government bodies that were in act years before Hawaii voted to become a state of the United State and what ‘type’ of home rule Hawaii should have. Including…
Hawaii’s First Delegate to Congress
This is a government bill, produced by Robert Wilcox. In this bill he talks about extending the general land laws of the United States to the Territory of Hawaii. Robert Wilcox was born in Hawaii, and had native Hawaiian heritage through his mother.…
The Hawaiian Star June 29 1912
This source is a newspaper from Honolulu. The newspaper covers a variety of topics such as sporting results, and local news. The paper also features adverts for many different products such as cars and a carnival. However on page 7 there is a big…
Res. 84 of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Maui, November 21, 1958
This document is one of the various legislative petitions sent by the Maui County Board of Supervisors to Congress to request Hawaii’s statehood.
The County Clerk Toshi Enomoto states his request for an imme-diate statehood of the Territory of…
The County Clerk Toshi Enomoto states his request for an imme-diate statehood of the Territory of…
Official Statehood Medal Commemorating the Admission of Hawaii as the 50th State
This object is an Official Statehood Medal Commemorating the Admission of Hawaii as the 50th State of the United States of America, August 21, 1959. This medal was struck in 1959 and is a very large medal with a diameter of 2 ½ inches and a weight…
1954 Hawaii Statehood Petition
This petition, rolled onto a wooden spool 68 inches wide containing a roll of paper 16 inches in diameter, was signed by 116,000 supporters of Hawaii statehood and presented to the U.S. Senate on February 26, 1954.
This petition was presented by the…
This petition was presented by the…
March 18, 1959 - Eisenhower signing the Hawaii Statehood Bill
A black and white Photograph showing President Dwight Eisen-hower signing the Hawaii Statehood Bill on March 18, 1959 which made The Territory of Hawaii The State of Hawaii and made it the 50th US State.
Eisenhower had wanted to make Hawaii a US…
Eisenhower had wanted to make Hawaii a US…