Yes
It was an Independent Kingdom, The Republic of Hawaii and the Territory of Hawaii before it became a US State.
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It was a former US Territory that achieved statehood by Act of Congress.
Alaska was a U.S. territory before becoming our 49 th state in 1959.
The current state of Hawaii. During the attack, Hawaii was NOT a state; it was a US territory.
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Hawaii is the 50th state admitted to the Union, it is part of the US.
Yes, Hawaii was a US Territory from 1898 to 1959.
Hawaii was obtained through a coup or an overthrow of the former government in 1893. Hawaii was annexed as a territory in June of 1898 by an Act of Congress, and became a state on 21 August 1959.
The 50th state (Hawaii). Note-at the time of the attack, Pearl Harbor was in the United State's "TERRITORY" of Hawaii; Hawaii was NOT a "state" in 1941.
Some advantages of becoming a territory are that that state would be more recognized.