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This newspaper cartoon negatively portrays the Hawaiian home rule party. It places the leader of the party, Robert William Wilcox (identified by his moustache) at the center of the illustration, carrying ‘anti-Dole’ papers. In the background, other…

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…