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Hawaii
Hawaii is the southernmost state in the United States. It ranks 43rd in terms of total land area and 42nd in terms of population.
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Ua Mao ke ea o ka aina i ka pono?
Ua Mau ke oka `Aina i ka Pono- The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. It is a hawaiian saying and is also featured on the state seal. It is important to the people there because of their connection to the `Aina ( land ) and how they were wrongfully overthrown out of government.
Did the United States buy Hawaii?
No. It was annexed (ie taken) by the US in 1898 and granted statehood in 1959.
American businessmen stole it, created the Republic of Hawaii, and then offered it to the US as a Territory.
How many years has Hawaii been part of the US?
In 1898 the Hawaiian Monarchy was overthrown and "The Group of Five" which at best could be called thieves, Robber Barons, Pirates. Banditos, Imperialists and Republicans, stole the Kingdom of Hawaii, imprisoned the Monarch and made overtures to become a part of th United States. The US President Grover Cleveland rejected such actions that were issued by a minority of white Americans based on the Bayonet Constitution that insured that Majority Asiasns and Non-Aristocratic Native Hawaiians were denied the right to vote.
The next election brought in William McKinley a Republican, supporter of big business and a supporter and part of the Imperalist concept of the time was in office. A bill was brought before the US Congress which annexeded the Hawaiian Islands and made it a US Territority in 1898.
Are there any Native American tribes that live in Rhode Island?
Yes. The Narragansetts, the Wampanoags, the Pequots, the Nipmunks, and the Niantics were all the Native Americans in Rhode Island.
Why is Hawaii not legally a state?
That's because it is a State! Was this question posted on or before August 20, 1959?? (btw.. Hawaii was admitted to the Union on August 21st, 1959)
Oh... just in case... Alaska is also a State! (hence the 50 Stars on the Flag!)
Answer
A State is a political & geographical area that is part of a larger Country. A country has States so that it makes it easier to govern the citizens. Therefore, this group of islands in the Pacific was formed into a State.
Why Chinese immigrants came to Hawaii?
Chinese came to Hawaii to work in the sugar plantation fields. Their contract was that they would stay there for five years and would receive transportation, wages of $3.00 a month, food, clothing, and housing. But the main reason was to earn money...
What are the advantages of Hawaii becoming a state?
One of the main benefits of the US acquisition of the Hawaiian Islands was a port for naval operations. Having a tropical area as part of the nations is a benefit too.
What is a famous landmark in Hawaii?
Diamond Head
Waikiki Beach
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel (Pink Palace)
King Kamehameha Statue
Punchbowl
Pearl Harbor
Haleakala Crater
Waimea Falls
Iao Valley
Lahaina Harbor
What is the nearest US state to Hawaii?
California. 2300-2400 miles- as the crow flies!
Actually surprisingly the closest state to Hawai'i is Alaska!
Hilo, HI to Lompoc, CA = 2358 miles
Princeville, HI to King Cove, AK = 2238 miles
Which US buisness interest group pushed for the annexation of Hawaii?
Hawaiian planters were supported by lobbyists for candy companies and any other large volume sugar users. Sugar production is labor intensive and they wanted cheap labor to maximize their profits.
In World War 2 what happened on December 7 1941?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor happened on this day. Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
What kind of government did Hawaii have before the US took control?
Hawai'i was ruled by a royal family descending from King Kamehameha and later King Kalakaua before American businessmen took over by force and annexed Hawaii to the U.S.
Which was the last state that was joined in the US before Hawaii and Alaska?
New Mexico was #47, Oklahoma was #46 and Utah was #45.
What year was Hawaii made the fiftieth state?
Hawai'i became a state in 1951, following passage of the Hawaii Admission Act and ratification by the people of Hawaii.
Despite this, there is a strong contingent of native islanders who maintain that the Hawai'ian Kingdom was improperly over thrown by the US military and thus the islands should be independent.
Did Columbus call one of the Americas island Hispanola?
Yes, Christopher Columbus's first settlement in the New World was Hispaniola. Turns out that he was right and this whole "earth not being flat" thing.
Who was the first Native American tribe in Hawaii?
The first was the Navajo Indians.
After giving thought to the answer, it may in fact be a correct and legitimate answer. It could have been a simple throw out answer that hit the mark by accident but here is a plausible explanation.
By Jewish Tradition a Minyon mandates 10 men to form a community and the same numerical value often exists among Native American Hierarchy which of course an accident based upon the number of digits humans have on their hands. A tribal council often mandated the same number of men present before a decision effecting the "tribe" had any validity.
It is therefore possible that the first time a "Native American Tribe" came together in the Hawaiian Islands was when the Navajo Code Talkers assembled there after their training in California to be teamed up to Marine Regiments.
Serendipity?
What is Hawaii's statehood date?
The celebration was all because of this: At approximately 10:04 in the morning (Hawaii Standard Time), the U.S. House of Representatives voted 323 to 89 in favor of granting statehood to Hawaii. As the Honolulu Star-Bulletin pointedly observed, "Congress ended decades of procrastination today and sent to the White House a bill to give the Statehood it has so long deserved."
Five months later, on August 21, President Dwight D. Eisenhower made it official, signing the proclamation that welcomed Hawaii as the 50th state of the union. Hawaii had been annexed to the United States in 1898 and became a territory two years later.
Local historians say that it wasn't until Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941 that people on the U.S. mainland fully recognized the importance of Hawaii to the rest of the country. It was 48 years ago, on August 21, 1959, that Hawaii became the 50th state in the Union.
Were native Americans and Hawaiians cannibals?
It is questionable to whether or not that they are cannibals. Many in white culture do believe that they are but there has been no evidence for it. The evidence that they supposedly had for the Mayans and Aztecs of Meso-America being cannibals proved to be caused by other means, such as pot-polish which is the wearing away of the bone and thought to be from bones rubbing together in a pot can just be caused over time. As well as the supposed cut marks that had to be from cutting the meat off of the bone, many of the bone pieces that were found are too small to show any sort of cut marks, and when you cut meat off of the bone you don't cut the bone because it dulls the blade.
What kind of food do people eat in Hawaii everyday?
The dining habits of the vast majority of Hawaiians is eclectic with very few noteworthy differences from that of residents in Peoria, Waco or Tampa. Some are big fans of pizza and others prefer the Big Mac. Everyday is not a Luau and Poi is rarely served on a daily basis. The demographics will slant a larger then average number of people to an oriental selection and that may account for the extended life span found in Hawaii when compared to the mainland.
Hawaii is 6,423 sq. miles in area.
Hawaii is actually 4,028.0 sq. miles and 10,432.5 km.
When did America take over Hawaii?
It became a US Territory in 1898 by act of Congress.
The Republic of Hawaii was the formal name of Hawaii from 1894 to 1898 when it was run as a republic. The republic period occurred between the administration of the Provisional Government of Hawaii which ended on July 4, 1894 and the adoption of the Newlands Resolution in Congress in which the Republic was annexed to the United States and became the Territory of Hawaii on July 7, 1898. The state was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, making it the 50th state.
What was a consequence of Hawaiian contact with outsiders?
loss of control of their government
loss of independence
What was the connection between Hawaiian annexation and the Spanish-American War?
Hawaii was annexed in June during the Spanish American War (April-August 1898) as a strategic point of embarkation to the Philippines and Cuba, where most of the fighting was waged against Spain; its annexation was part of a larger theme of expansionism that served as a prominent impetus for U.S. foreign relations at the end of the 19th- and the dawn of the 20th-centuries. After the Treaty of Paris was struck is Spain in December of 1898, the U.S. acquired the Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam as territorial possesions.
