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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…

This photo taken outside of ‘Ioani Palace in Honolulu shows American and Hawaiian draped with big USA letters in the center. In the foreground men dressed in suits and hats can be seen watching the ceremony, and in the background, people standing on…

Following from the Newlands Resolution, on April 30th 1900. President McKinley signed the Hawaiian Organic Act. As a result, this formally made the islands of Hawaii a territory of the United States.

The Organic Act redefined the political…