It was an Independent Kingdom, The Republic of Hawaii and the Territory of Hawaii before it became a US State.
Hawaii
No one. The US annexed Hawaii, which had been independent, in 1898.
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen was created in 1898.
Hawaii
It was once an independent nation.
Hawaii was once a group of Independent Islands that were United as the Kingdom of Hawaii under Kamehameha the Great. The Monarchy was overthrown in 1893 and became the Republic of Hawaii. Hawaii was an independent nation prior to becoming an American state.
Bank of Hawaii was created in 1897.
Kingdom of Hawaii was created in 1795.
The Hawaii Express was created in 1982.
Church of Hawaii was created in 1862.
Republic of Hawaii was created in 1894.