Hawaii

It is #50 in terms of Statehood.

It is #43 in terms of Area.

It is #42 in terms of Population.

It is #13 in terms of Population density.

It ranks itself #1 in terms of raw beauty.

As there is a (Diamond Head) in Hawaii and she had an odd hair style-like a topknot, it is not suprising Her Majesty acquired the sobriquet ( Diamond Lil)- though this also applied to a Mae West character (thirties) and the actress Lillian Russell who died in l922.

Alaska was admitted into the Union on January 3, 1959 becoming the 49th state to join the Union.

Hawaii was admitted into the Union on August 21, 1959 becoming the 50th state to join the union.

The overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy and annexation of Hawaii represents a imperial period in American history. The loss of Queen Lili'uokalani was seen as unfair, unjust, and cruel. It expanded the border of the United States far beyond any previous expansion. The annexation of what had been an independent country was very upsetting to the Hawaiian people and was seen as a threat by the Japanese Empire.

It became a US Territory by Act of Congress in 1897 and a US State by Act of Congress in 1959.

It was the token sum of $20 million dollars which included Guam and the Grand Prize was the Philippines Islands. Cuba was not directly included in the price tag but Spain gave assurances that they were out of there for good. It should be noted that the US also gave up three lives and 40 wounded in the battles fought in Puerto Rico.

Hawaii was annexed without treaty as a result of the Newlands Resolution which was a joint resolution of the US Congress and was signed into law by President William McKinley on 7 July 1898. On 12 August 1898 the flag of the Republic of Hawaii was lowered at Iolani Palace and the US Flag was raised in its place.

Hawaii was in a good location for the US Navy. And some American businessmen wanted the United States to claim the land.

Queen Liliuokalani was the last reigning queen before the Hawaiian Monarchy was overthrown by the US. In 1895, Liliuokalani was arrested when weapons were found in the grounds of her home. Although she denied knowing of the firearms, Liliu was arrested and imprisoned for five years in a small bedroom in Iolani Palace. The former-queen died in 1917.

Before Hawaii was a state, it was its own nation and was ruled by royalty.

Then, American businessmen, seeking to profit from Hawaii's promising economy, forced the queen to step down from her throne and sign over the kingdom at gunpofghdfhjedtrstnjwjr56int.

Because when the Referendum on Statehood was taken on 27 June 1959, for every No vote there were 17 votes favoring Statehood.

Hawaii is the 50th state in the United States of America. (USA)
Hawaii is one of the US States.
No, Hawaii is the 50th state of the United States of America (USA).
Hawaii is not a country, nor does it own any Countries.

In 1906 the very first group of Filipinos arrived in Hawaii. However, the major migration to this American territory occurred a couple decades later. As a matter of fact, it was galvanized by a labor situation first experienced by the Japanese immigrants in Hawaii. In October 1919, a group called the Japanese Young Men's Association sent seventy-five delegates who conferred in Hilo and called for a fairer working environment, with demands ranging from an 8-hour workday to increased wages. Another group of Japanese workers, called the Japanese Federation of Labor, met with Pablo Manlapit, the leader of the Filipino Labor Union, a small and somewhat underrepresented group, that included a number of Puerto Rican workers as well.

All of the eight "main" islands are inhabited except Kaho'olawe which was used from 1942 until 1990 as US Naval Aviation Bombing Range and Naval Gunfire target. It was the Vieques Island of the Pacific. It was returned to the State in 1994. It may not be fit for human habitation again. It can only be visited by Native Hawaiian's for cultural, spiritual and subsistence purposes.

The Monarchy was overthrown in 1893 and in fairness it should be pointed out that it was not Government Policy or Imperialism that removed the legitimate Hawaiian royalty but a small group of wealthy American Plantation owners and businessmen who created a Republic. Grover Cleveland made an effort to return the Monarchy to power but was voted out of office before he could do so by force of arms. William McKinley became the new US President, favored big business and was not concerned with the Will of the Peoplein such matters. It was five years after the coup d' etat that Hawaii became a US Territory.

Hawaii is a majority-minority state where non-Hispanic whites do not form a majority of the population. Asian Americans represent the largest ethnic group in the state with:

175,000 Filipino Americans,

161,000 Japanese Americans.

53,000 Chinese Americans.

40,000 Korean Americans.

Hispanic and Latinos total about 110,000 people primarily from Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Germans, Irish, English, Portugese and Italians in that order are the European ancestries. Only 9% percent of Hawaiians are Pacific Islanders and only 5.5% are native Hawaiians.

That depends on the opinion of who is speaking. If it was under the Hawaiian's opinion US would not be justified. If under a US citizen's opinion at the time, since there was a huge amount of jingoism. There was essentially a large push to imperialize.

The flag in use today is the eight stripe version of the 1816 flag with the order of stripes as White, Red, Blue, White, Red, Blue, White and Red. It was standardized in 1843 and was named the Official State Flag in 1959..

Hawaii was independent and "owned" by Hawaiians until the US annexed, without approval by Hawaiian leadership, Hawaii on July 7, 1898. The last two leaders before US takeover were: 1874-1891- King David Kalahua, who died in 1891 and was replaced by 1891-1893- Queen Liliuokalani. She protested the US intention to takeover Hawaii made known in 1893. But this was to no avail. On July 7, 1898 the US annexed Hawaii and in 1900 it was declared a US Territory. In 1959, the same year as Alaska, Hawaii became the 50th US State.

Her proposed Constitution was radical providing changes from the Bayonet Constitution which would have granted rights of citizenship like voting to Asians and Native Hawaiians. Minority White American Rule would have ended. The Queen simply had to go or their profits might have been cut in half.

The capital of Hawaii (Honolulu) is on the island of Oahu.

Alaska became the property of the US as the result of a simple purchase agreement with Russia.

The sad story of the transfer of power in Hawaii comes much closer to theft, fraud, abuse of power and Military takeover.

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